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As a professor of economics at the University of Houston, Dr. Smith teaches and conducts research in urban economics and public finance. He has been affiliated with the University of Houston since 1973 and has previously served as Chairman of U of H's Economics Department, and as Director of the Center for Public Policy. Dr. Smith continues to work with the Center as the Director of the Institute for Regional Forecasting. Dr. Smith received his Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Chicago in 1971 and 1974 respectively. Author of scores of books and papers on the Houston economy, Dr. Smith is quoted in both the national and local media. He is a popular speaker to select groups of both private investors and financial institutions. His forecasts are regularly reproduced nationally and internationally | 