Haslam College of Business
Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research
Academic Research
Our faculty help inform public policy through research in economics, education, health and taxes.
Publications & Reports
The Boyd Center conducts research to reveal key insights about the economy and public programs in Tennessee and across the nation.
Tennessee State Data Center
Housed within the Boyd Center, TNSDC disseminates data from the U.S. Census Bureau and is a designated State Data Center.
Featured Research
About a quarter of employers who responded to the August 2025 Business Leaders Survey said tariffs have affected their business a lot, while almost 50% said they have felt a little effect from tariffs. Nearly half (44.2%) said they are passing on some or all of the tariff costs to customers. Most respondents believed the Tennessee economic outlook was better than the U.S. We summarize these key themes in our latest report.
2025 Economic Report to the Governor
Economic forecasts, current as of December 2024, are based on an array of assumptions, particularly at the national level in Chapter 1. Chapter Two details major sectors of the Tennessee economy and presents the short-run and long-run outlook, and Chapter Three assesses artificial intelligence and how it could affect the economy nationwide.
2022-2070 Population Projections
Every two years, the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research partners with the Tennessee State Data Center to publish population projections for Tennessee’s 95 counties. The most recent data, published in fall 2024, includes forecasts through 2070 on population, age, race/Hispanic ethnicity and sex for each county in the state.
Tennessee’s Navigate Reconnect, 2024 Report
Since 2019, Navigate Reconnect has been Tennessee’s primary model of college coaching and advising for independent and over-25 students in Tennessee. For the first annual Navigate Reconnect report, we combined program records with state administrative data to understand the rate at which Reconnectors enroll and persist in college and complete credentials.
Impact of TennCare
The Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research contracts with the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration to conduct an annual survey of Tennessee residents in order to ascertain their insurance status and use of medical facilities. It also gauges satisfaction rates for the TennCare program.
Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research
Featured experts
Donald Bruce
Boyd Distinguished Professor
Celeste Carruthers
William F. Fox Distinguished Professor of Labor Economics
Matthew Harris
Boyd Distinguished Professor of Health Economics, Dr. Michael Stahl PEMBA Faculty Fellow (2017-2022-2023)
Lawrence Kessler
Research Associate Professor
Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research
Recent News
Tennessee Business Leaders Feel Tariff Impact but Stay Optimistic About Economy
Survey participants also believe Tennessee's economy will remain stronger than the national economy.
UT Haslam Economics Expert Addresses Ramifications of Recent IRS Staff Cuts
