
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.

Associate Director, William F. Fox Distinguished Professor of Labor Economics

Department Head and Professor

Director, Boyd Distinguished Professor
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