William Smith, Ph.D.
Chair, David A. Johnson Professor in Predictive Analytics
678-839-4779
wjsmith@westga.edu
Roy Richards Sr. Hall - Room 325
William J. "Joey" Smith is the Chair of the Department of Economics at the University of West Georgia and David A. Johnson Professor in Predictive Analytics. 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-4475 (Intro to Econometrics)
- ECON-4486 (Internship in Economics)
- ECON-5208 (Business Analytics Programming)
- ECON-5475 (Applied Econometrics & Analyt)
- ECON-6430 (Business Forecasting)
- ECON-6485 (Special Topics in Analytics)
- ECON-6486 (Grad Intern Appl Busn Analytic)
Fall 2025 Sections
- ECON-3408 (Intro to Programming Anlytics) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-5208 (Business Analytics Programming) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-5208 (Business Analytics Programming) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-6430 (Business Forecasting) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-6430 (Business Forecasting) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2025 Sections
- ECON-6486 (Grad Intern Appl Busn Analytic) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2025 Sections
- ECON-5475 (Applied Econometrics & Analyt) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-5475 (Applied Econometrics & Analyt) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-6486 (Grad Intern Appl Busn Analytic) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2024 Sections
- ECON-3408 (Intro to Programming Anlytics) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-5208 (Business Analytics Programming) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-5208 (Business Analytics Programming) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-6430 (Business Forecasting) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-6430 (Business Forecasting) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-6486 (Grad Internship in Analytics) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-6486 (Grad Intern Appl Busn Analytic) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-6486 (Grad Intern Appl Busn Analytic) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-6486 (Grad Intern Appl Busn Analytic) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2024 Sections
- ECON-3408 (Intro to Programming Anlytics) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-5208 (Business Analytics Programming) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-6486 (Grad Intern Appl Busn Analytic) Section: E04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-6486 (Graduate Internship in ABA) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-6486 (Grad Intern Appl Busn Analytic) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-6486 (Graduate Internship in ABA) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2024 Sections
- ECON-5475 (Applied Econometrics & Analyt) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-5475 (Applied Econometrics & Analyt) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-6486 (Grad Intern Appl Busn Analytic) Section: 01D external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-6486 (Grad Intern Appl Busn Analytic) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2023 Sections
- ECON-3408 (Intro to Programming Anlytics) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-4486 (Internship in Economics) Section: 01D external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-5208 (Business Analytics Programming) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-5208 (Business Analytics Programming) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-6430 (Business Forecasting) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2023 Sections
- ECON-3408 (Intro to Programming Anlytics) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2023 Sections
- ECON-5475 (Applied Econometrics & Analyt) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2022 Sections
- ECON-3408 (Intro to Programming Anlytics) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-6430 (Business Forecasting) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECON-6485 (Healthcare Managmnt Analytics) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
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