Haslam College of Business - In The News

All aboard Amtrak’s sleeker, cleaner new trains

Rail carries 8 percent of the world’s passengers, yet accounts for just 2 percent of global transportation energy demand. In that sense, the Airo trains will help make a clean form of transport even cleaner. Alex Scott, a professor of supply chain...

Budget Categories

What are the most important categories to include in a budget? I personally like to keep it super simple. I only have two categories in my budget: Needs and Wants. Some people like to think about budgeting in terms of fixed costs vs variable costs...

It’s an ‘entirely different ecosystem’ with this many UT students back in town

As Knox County anticipates 75,160 new residents by 2040, the University of Tennessee at Knoxville will temporarily increase the local population by nearly half that number as students return for the fall semester. At a time when Knoxville ranks am...

Gas and oil market trends, television interview with ABC News – Cleveland, 2014

“Why Buying a Home is a Smart Investment for Millennials,” U.S. News and World Report, 2015

“Dual Class Share Structure and Innovation,” featured on Columbia University’s Blue Sky Blog, 2018

Cryptocurrency, interview with Kent State’s SKY NEWS, 2020

GameStop stock performance, interview with Kent State’s SKY NEWS, 2021

Use of stock market apps, interview with KentWired, 2021

Expert Thoughts on City Simplicity Card, WalletHub, 2025

Tennessee Lottery Sales Slump Puts HOPE Scholarship Funding in Focus

In the fiscal year ending June 2025, Tennessee lottery revenue fell by $90 million, or about 18%, and the trend continued into June 2026. Don Bruce, a professor at the University of Tennessee’s Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research, said ...

Tennessee lottery sales are down. That could be a problem for college scholarships

The Tennessee HOPE scholarship is a merit-based award that provides up to $6,000 a year in tuition funds. Since its inception in 2003, it has helped more than 2.5 million students go to college, and that's led to a pivotal big-picture change. “We ...

Why Knox County Schools is losing students despite the population boom

Matthew Harris, an economics professor at the Boyd Center, said both migration and births in the county reflect steady growth. Since 2020, Knox County has grown by about 33,000 residents, with the largest influx in 2022 when 10,000 people moved here....

Lessons from efforts to cut income taxes in Kansas and Tennessee

Don Bruce, the director of the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, explained that Missouri’s tax revenue portfolio is vastly different from Tennessee’s. “I’m not going to point fingers at Mis...

Nike memo indicates two Memphis warehouses could close

Michael Kofoed, assistant economics professor at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, said tariffs and fuel prices are hitting Nike’s bottom line. "Traditionally, Nike would just maybe pass that cost on to the consumer,” Kofoed said. “But giv...

900 Miler Club

Erin Hatfield, the communications and events specialist for Haslam's Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research, was featured in the UT System magazine for completing the "900 Miler Club," comprised of members who complete every trail in the Grea...