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Richard Cebula is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His expertise spans Applied Economics, Economic Freedom, Health Economics, Labor Economics, and Public Economics. He investigates topics ranging from tax policies and fiscal impacts to sports economics and regional economic dynamics. His research frequently employs advanced econometric methods like Bayesian modeling and coarsened exact matching (CEM).
Recent studies include analysis of energy market shocks during the Russia-Ukraine war, the NFL draft's economic implications, and the relationship between rent levels and health insurance enrollment in Virginia. He has also explored migration patterns influenced by coal dust exposure, post-Great Recession geographic mobility linked to tax freedom measures, and the role of mixed ownership reforms in corporate overinvestment.
His work spans macroeconomic policy, banking sector failures (with focus on small banks), and the interplay between tax policies and interest rate yields. Notable contributions include critiques of runaway college costs, empirical analyses of federal budget deficits' impact on interest rates, and theoretical inquiries into tax evasion mechanisms like the FairTax plan.
Awards and grants are not explicitly listed in the provided materials. His research collaborates with institutions like the University of Tennessee's Haslam College of Business and engages with real-world policy issues such as homelessness determinants, ESG responsibilities in firms, and the economic impact of the pandemic on jock tax revenues.
