Matthew Harris

New analysis from the University of Tennessee Knoxville (UTK) shows the state could grow by nearly 1 million people over the next 20 years with the population reaching 7.87 million by 2040. According to the analysis from UT’s Boyd Center…

Tennessee expected to grow by 1 million people next 20 years, mostly in Nashville region

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LeAnn Luna

“States lost an estimated $11.4 billion in 2012 and those losses are likely to continue to grow rapidly, at least for the next several years.”

The next tax reform: Internet sales tax

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William Fox

Bill Fox, director of the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, said in a phone interview that lower income households spend a bigger share of their income every month, and they tend…

Tennessee consumers hit harder by inflation than in most states

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Marianne Wanamaker

Doctor Marianne Wanamaker, an economist and the director of Howard H Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy at the University of Tennessee, is a Research Associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research and a member of their economic history…

The numbers are down again, but is it a recession? UT Economist explains

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Tennessee Business Leaders Survey: Pandemic-Induced Recession Fading

The economy is improving quickly across Tennessee, according to the most recent survey conducted by the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research.