Economics Department
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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.
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Featured Faculty
Celeste Carruthers
William F. Fox Distinguished Professor of Labor Economics
Celeste Carruthers is the William F. Fox Distinguished Professor of Labor Economics in the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with a joint appointment in the…
Email: [email protected]
865-974-6000
Scott Gilpatric
Department Head and Professor
Fields of Interest: Microeconomic Theory, Industrial Organization, Game Theory, and Behavioral Economics Research Interests: Contract Design, Contest Theory, Regulation, Procrastination and Self-Control, Education and School Choice
Email: [email protected]
865-974-1696
Donald Bruce
Boyd Distinguished Professor
Donald Bruce is the Boyd Distinguished Professor in the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee with a joint appointment as director of the Boyd Center for Business and…
Email: [email protected]
865-974-6088
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