William Smith, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor
678-839-4779
wjsmith@westga.edu
Roy Richards Sr. Hall - Room 325
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.
- ECON-3402 (Statistics for Business I)
- ECON-3408 (Intro to Programming Anlytics)
- ECON-3460 (Forecasting)
- ECON-4475 (Intro to Econometrics)
- ECON-4480 (Urban and Regional Economics)
- ECON-4486 (Internship in Fin Economics)
- ECON-6430 (Business Forecasting)
- ECON-6470 (Ethical Found of Capitalism)
- ECON-6485 (Economics of China)
Spring 2022 Sections
- ECON-3408 (Intro to Programming Anlytics) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-4475 (Intro to Econometrics) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-4486 (Internship in Economics) Section: 01D external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2021 Sections
- ECON-4486 (Internship in Economics) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-6430 (Business Forecasting) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2021 Sections
- ECON-3408 (Intro to Programming Anlytics) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-6485 (Special Topics in Analytics) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2021 Sections
- ECON-3402 (Statistics for Business I) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2020 Sections
- ECON-6430 (Business Forecasting) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2020 Sections
- ECON-4475 (Intro to Econometrics) Section: 01
Fall 2019 Sections
- ECON-3460 (Forecasting) Section: 01
- ECON-6430 (Business Forecasting) Section: 01
- 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
- ECON-6430 (Business Forecasting) Section: 01
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
- ECON-4486 (Transportation Economics) Section: 01D
- ECON-6430 (Business Forecasting) Section: 01
Summer 2016 Sections
- ECON-6470 (Ethical Found of Capitalism) Section: 01
Spring 2016 Sections
- ECON-4475 (Intro to Econometrics) Section: 01
- ECON-6485 (Economics of China) Section: 01S
Fall 2015 Sections
- ECON-3460 (Forecasting) Section: 01
- ECON-4486 (Internship in Fin Economics) Section: 01
- ECON-6430 (Business Forecasting) Section: 01
Spring 2015 Sections
- ECON-4475 (Intro to Econometrics) Section: 01