Economics
The Department of Economics produces research identifying national and state economic trends that inform the policy debate.
We work in conjunction with the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research and the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy.
Celeste Carruthers
While the overall benefits of [ending teacher tenure] were slight, the lowest-performing students experienced the greatest gains in achievement.
Don Bruce
"A recent paper by University of Tennessee professors Donald Bruce, William F. Fox and LeAnn Luna observed that those losses were estimated to be $11.4 billion in 2012 and were 'likely continue to grow rapidly, at least for the next several years.'"
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Defining the Conversation
From taxation to social programs, energy, the environment, global security, leadership and government, our faculty define the conversation.
Census: Tennessee Continues to Age and Become More Diverse
The state follows national population trends according to data released by the Census Bureau and disseminated by the Tennessee State Data Center.