Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research
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Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research
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Applied Econometrics
Behavioral & Experimental Economics
Education
Health Economics
Labor Economics
Public Economics & Taxation
Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research
Featured Faculty
Celeste Carruthers
William F. Fox Distinguished Professor of Labor Economics
Lawrence Kessler
Research Associate Professor
Donald Bruce
Boyd Distinguished Professor
Michael Kofoed
Research Assistant Professor
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Recent News
Two UT Boyd Center Faculty Leading Top Economics of Education Journals
Celeste Carruthers is the editor-in-chief at the Economics of Education Review, while Mike Kofoed is a co-editor for the Education Finance and Policy.
UT Haslam Honors Staff, Faculty and Students at Annual Awards Ceremony
UT Boyd Center Finds Tennessee Employers Use AI To Complement Workers; Tariff Effects Linger
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In The NEws
Gun violence cost Tennessee nearly $4.5 billion in 2023, UT Knoxville study findsWKRN Nashville
UT economics professor breaks down impact of rising inflationWATE TV
Hiring levels hit lowest level since pandemicFox 13 Memphis
Boyd Center analysis: tnAchieves students generate up to $45.9 billion in lifetime earningsWBBJ TV
Hunters, fishers have funded the TWRA for decades; A new bill could change thatWBIR
Tennessee HOPE Scholarship funding threatened by rise of prediction marketsWATE-TV 6
Tennessee businesses optimistic despite economic uncertainty, survey findsWKRN Nashville
Gun fatalities in Tennessee cost state more than $3 billion in 2023, data showsWBIR
New Data Puts Cost of Gun Violence in Tennessee at $3.6 Billion for One Year Alone
Sports gambling was supposed to create new revenue. Instead it’s damaging college scholarshipsTennessee Lookout
Tennessee lawmakers want to eliminate the grocery tax. What’s standing in the wayThe Tennessean
Lottery revenue drop threatens Tennessee college scholarshipsYahoo News