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Featured Faculty
Celeste Carruthers
Associate Director, William F. Fox Distinguished Professor of Labor Economics
Lawrence Kessler
Research Professor
Donald Bruce
Director, Boyd Distinguished Professor
Michael Kofoed
Assistant Professor
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Recent News
Q&A: UT Economics Expert Explains Tennessee Lottery-Funded College Scholarships’ Dwindling Revenues
Head of UT Haslam’s Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research discusses lottery scholarship revenue drop and alternate funding sources.
More Than Half of Tennessee Employers Absorbing Higher Fuel Costs
UT Haslam Faculty Finds Tennessee’s Free Community College Expands Opportunity without Breaking Budgets
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