Chair and Professor
678-839-4779
wjsmith@westga.edu
Miller Hall - Room 1307
Office Hours
By appointment
William J. "Joey" Smith is a professor of economics, the David A. Johnson Distinguished Scholar, and Chair of the Department of Economics at the University of West Georgia. Joey provides information on the regional economy at the annual UWG Fall Forecasting Breakfast, through the Quarterly Updates published through the Center for Business and Economic Research, and speaking engagements and interviews. His primary areas of expertise is program participation, state and local taxation, and urban and regional economics focusing on the West Georgia Region. Joey has provided expert and technical research for large energy providers, the Georgia State Legislature and for private businesses. Formerly, Joey worked as a Senior Research Associate for the Fiscal Research Center at Georgia State University. While working at the FRC, Joey specialized in county growth patterns of the Atlanta Metro Area, Georgia tax policies, and welfare reform.
Spring 2021 Sections
- ECON-3402 (Statistics for Business I) Section: E01 View Syllabus External Resource
Fall 2020 Sections
- ECON-6430 (Business Forecasting) Section: E01 View Syllabus External Resource
Spring 2020 Sections
- ECON-4475 (Intro to Econometrics) Section: 01 Download Syllabus [PDF]
Fall 2019 Sections
- ECON-3460 (Forecasting) Section: 01 Download Syllabus [PDF]
- ECON-6430 (Business Forecasting) Section: 01 Download Syllabus [PDF]
- ECON-6485 (Economics & Analytics) Section: 01
Summer 2019 Sections
- ECON-4480 (Urban and Regional Economics) Section: N01
- ECON-6485 (Intro to Business Analytic w/R) Section: N01
Fall 2018 Sections
- ECON-3460 (Forecasting) Section: 01
- ECON-4486 (Internship in Economics) Section: 01
- ECON-6430 (Business Forecasting) Section: 01
Summer 2018 Sections
- ECON-4486 (Internship in Econ&DataAnalyti) Section: 01D
Spring 2018 Sections
- ECON-4475 (Intro to Econometrics) Section: 01
Fall 2017 Sections
- ECON-3460 (Forecasting) Section: 01 Download Syllabus [PDF]
- ECON-6430 (Business Forecasting) Section: 01 Download Syllabus [PDF]
Summer 2017 Sections
- ECON-6470 (Ethical Found of Capitalism) Section: 01
Spring 2017 Sections
- ECON-4475 (Intro to Econometrics) Section: 01
Fall 2016 Sections
- ECON-3460 (Forecasting) Section: 01 Download Syllabus [PDF]
- ECON-4486 (Transportation Economics) Section: 01D
- ECON-6430 (Business Forecasting) Section: 01 Download Syllabus [PDF]
Summer 2016 Sections
- ECON-6470 (Ethical Found of Capitalism) Section: 01 Download Syllabus [PDF]
Spring 2016 Sections
- ECON-4475 (Intro to Econometrics) Section: 01 Download Syllabus [PDF]
- ECON-6485 (Economics of China) Section: 01S Download Syllabus [PDF]
Fall 2015 Sections
- ECON-3460 (Forecasting) Section: 01 Download Syllabus [PDF]
- ECON-4486 (Internship in Fin Economics) Section: 01
- ECON-6430 (Business Forecasting) Section: 01 Download Syllabus [PDF]
Spring 2015 Sections
- ECON-4475 (Intro to Econometrics) Section: 01 Download Syllabus [PDF]