![Georgia’s economy will bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic next year, despite inflation and the latest COVID-19 variant, the dean of the business school at the University of Georgia predicted Monday.](https://www.gpb.org/sites/default/files/styles/flexheight/public/2021-12/ayers_at_acquarium.jpg?itok=btZoYCEU)
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"I am pleased to report that by late 2022, Georgia’s economy will fully recover from the COVID-19 recession," said Benjamin C. Ayers, dean of the Terry College of Business, at the University of Georgia’s 39th annual Georgia Economic Outlook.
Credit: UGA Terry College of Business