Center for Business & Economic Research, University of Tennessee

CBER Conference

Mobility and Tax Policy: Do Yesterday's Taxes Fit Tomorrow's Economy?

The conference will be held October 2–3, 2008, in the Glocker Business Administration Building, at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
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CBER News and Events

Don Bruce will make two presentations at the 11th Annual Welfare Research & Evaluation Conference in Washington, DC, May 28—30.
- Performance-Based Contracting in Tennessee: An Examination of Employment Outcomes by Contractor Zone
- Making Administrative Data Available for Research: Best Practices from Tennessee
The conference is sponsored by the Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation in the Administration for Children & Families of the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services.

Current Publications
	Tennessee Business and Economic Outlook, Spring 2008
	2008 Economic Report to the Governor
	Education Crossroads (A Report for the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury)
	School-to-Work: Do Tennessee's Higher Education Graduates Work in Tennessee? Part 3. Employment and Earnings Trends by Field of Study.
	Annual Population Estimates and Components of Change: U.S. and States, July 2007
	Looking for Opportunity in Tennessee's Manufacturing Sector (A Report for the UT Institute for Public Service)
	School-to-Work: Do Tennessee's Higher Education Graduates Work in Tennessee? Part 2. Employment and Earnings Trends by Institution.
	Subcounty (Place) Population Data for Tennessee, 2006
	Tennessee Annual Population Estimates by Sex & Age, 2000-2006 Resident Population / (click here for pdf ) Civilian Population / (click here for pdf)
	School-to-Work: Do Tennessee's Higher Education Graduates Work in Tennessee? Part 1. State-level Labor Market and Earnings Trends.
	County Population Data for Tennessee, 2007
	The State of Manufacturing in Tennessee
Current Economic Indicators
Unemployment Rate (SA) U.S.:0.3 pt (5.1% Mar 2008) Tennessee:0.4 pt (5.3%(p) Feb 2008) U.S. Payroll Employment 80,000(p) in Mar 2008 U.S. Average Hourly Earnings $0.05 (p) in Mar 2008		U.S. Consumer Price Index 0.3% (Mar 2008 SA Index 213.3) U.S. Consumer Confidence Index 12.3 pts (Feb 2008 Index 75.0 1985=100) U.S. Leading Index 2.0% (Mar 2008 Index 102.0 2004=100) U.S. Help-Wanted Advertising Index 2 pts (Mar 2008 Index 19, 1987=100)
p preliminary / NSA not seasonally adjusted / SA seasonally adjusted / pts points
month-to-month change: increase decrease no change

Proposed Glocker Building

CBER in the media

Recent articles, wire service bulletins, and more

May 11, 2008
Bill Fox : "Tennessee Sales Tax Slumps in Current Downturn" (Chattanooga Times Free Press, Dave Flessner)

April 16, 2008
Bill Fox : "Thousands Report, Pay Out-of-State Sales Tax" (Kansas.com, Jeannine Koranda, Topeka, KS)

April 7, 2008
Bill Fox : "Econ Expert Warns State about Tax Slowdown" (The Tennessean, Theo Emery, Nashville)

February 20, 2008
Bill Fox editorial: "Fed Takes Short View, Sacrifices Credibility" (The Tennessean, Nashville)

February 19, 2008
Matt Murray: "UT Report: More Economic Slowdown But No Recession" (WVLT-TV, Knoxville)

February 15, 2008
Matt Murray: " Report Looks at Link between Education, Quality of Life in State" (Education Week, Associated Press)

January 28, 2008
Bill Fox: "Undeclared Tax Holiday: Internet Remains a Shelter for Shoppers" (Charleston Gazette, Joe Morris)

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The University of Tennessee
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