Matthew Harris
Boyd Distinguished Professor of Health Economics, Michael Stahl PEMBA Faculty Research Fellow, Joe Johnson Faculty Research Fellow, SEC Faculty Athletics Representative, and Associate Professor
Matt Harris is the Boyd Distinguished Professor of Health Economics in the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research and the Department of Economics in the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee. Harris currently holds the Michael Stahl PEMBA Faculty Research Fellowship, serves as SEC Faculty Athletics Representative, and chairs the organizing committee for the Annual Health Econometrics Workshop.
His research interests are primarily in labor, public, and health economics. Harris is also responsible for population forecasting for the Tennessee Advisory Council on Intergovernmental Relations.
Awards & Honors
Media & Press Releases
- Knoxville’s changing business landscape: job growth boosts local economy - WATE TV 6 News
- Haslam Summer Scholars Research Awards Top $1M in Funding
- Report: 1-in-8 TN children will be victims of abuse; annual economic impact could tip $3B - The Tennessean
- Impacts of Child Abuse Cost Tennessee Billions Annually
- UT expert breaks down need for Medicaid expansion in Tennessee - WATE TV 6 News
- 42 Faculty Members Receive Haslam Summer Scholars Research Awards
- Tennessee expected to grow by 1 million people next 20 years, mostly in Nashville region - WZTV news nashville
- University of Tennessee business college receives $3 million gift - WATE
- What current employment levels say about Knoxville's return to work - Knoxville News Sentinel
- Why is the cost of food rising? - WVLT TV