Boyd Center - Haslam College of Business

Academic Research

Our faculty help inform public policy through research in economics, education, health and taxes.

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Publications & Reports

The Boyd Center conducts research on behalf of multiple public entities to reveal key insights about the economy in Tennessee and across the nation, as well as the efficacy of public programs.

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Tennessee State Data Center

The Tennessee State Data Center, housed within the Boyd Center, disseminates data from the U.S. Census Bureau and is a designated State Data Center.

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2024 Economic Report to the Governor

Tennessee forecasts, current as of December 2023, are based on an array of assumptions, particularly at the national level, which are described in Chapter One. Chapter Two details evaluations for major sectors of the Tennessee economy and presents the short-run and long-run outlook for the state economy, with an agriculture section provided by the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture. Finally, Chapter Three provides an assessment of business formation in Tennessee.

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Going Beyond Free College: Initial Findings on College Success with Supplemental Coaching and Grants

We examine the relationship between short-term success in college and student take-up of supplemental coaching and financial aid. These extra supports were made available to some students participating in Tennessee’s “free community college” program starting in fall 2018. We use residence, income, and other eligibility criteria to understand how coaching and additional grants are associated with persistence into a second year of college, or receipt of an early college credential in the first year. Results indicate that students who were more engaged with their coaches were significantly more likely to re-enroll in college for a second year or complete an early credential. Students who received supplemental grants, often for emergencies or unanticipated expenses, were not more or less likely than others to persist into a second year of college or earn an early postsecondary credential.

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2020-2070 Population Projections

Every two years, the Boyd Center publishes population projections for Tennessee’s 95 counties. The data includes forecasted population, age, race/Hispanic ethnicity and sex for each county in the state.

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Tennessee Economic and Fiscal Indicators

As Tennessee grappled with COVID-19 during the height of the initial pandemic, the Boyd Center partnered with the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration to produce a series of weekly and monthly data that showed how it affected Tennessee’s economy.

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