Don Bruce
Director of the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research
Don Bruce studies the economic and behavioral effects of tax policies on such things as small business activity and owner-occupied housing.
Celeste Carruthers
William F. Fox Distinguished Professor of Labor Economics
Celeste Carruthers studies education policy with crossovers into public economics, labor economics, and economic history.
Bill Fox
Professor of Economics
Bill Fox is an expert in internet taxation, state tax policy, public finance, and economic development.
Matt Harris
Boyd Distinguished Professor of Health Economics
Matt Harris is responsible for population forecasting for the Tennessee Advisory Council on Intergovernmental Relations, and much of his academic and Boyd Center research focuses on labor, public and health economics.
Larry Kessler
Research Associate Professor of Economics
Larry Kessler is the project director for the annual Economic Report to the Governor, and his research interests include health economics, education, and public policy.
Andrew Muhammad
Blasingame Chair of Excellence in Agricultural Policy
Andrew Muhammad assists the state and nation’s agricultural decision makers in evaluating policies and programs dealing with agricultural commodities.
Seth Neller
Assistant Professor of Economics
Seth’s research interests include health and public economics, with an emphasis on understanding the long-run impacts of childhood circumstances.
Marianne Wanamaker
Executive Director of the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy
Marianne Wanamaker is an expert on American economic policy, labor markets, workforce development, and American economic history.