Assistant Professor of Economics
Email: rasmith5@ualr.edu
Phone: 501-916-6749
Location: Reynolds Building 316
Education
PhD Economics University of Georgia
MA Economics Cleveland State University
BS Personal Finance Central Michigan University
Publications
Johnson, J., & Smith, R. A. (2023, May). Main Street Business Initiatives and Crime in Small Towns. 209, 91-112.
Ellis, C., Grace, M., Smith, R. A., & Zhang, J. (2022, June). Medical Marijuana and Automobile Accidents: Evidence from Auto Insurance. , 31(9), 1878-1897.
Lebesmuehlbacher, T., & Smith, R. A. (2021, July). The Effect of Medical Cannabis Laws on Pharmaceutical Marketing to Physicians. , 30(10), 2409-2436.
Cook, A. C., Leung, G., & Smith, R. A. (2020, March). Marijuana Decriminalization, Medical Marijuana Laws, and Fatal Traffic Crashes in U.S. Cities, 2010-2017. American Journal of Public Health, 110(3), 363-369.
Smith, R. (2020, April). The Effects of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries on Adverse Opioid Outcomes. Economic Inquiry, 58(2), 569-588.
Garin, J., Pohl, R., & Smith, R. A. (2019, June). The Effect of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries on Opioid- and Heroin-Overdose Mortality. 168, 2.
Teaching
2023 UALR Spring
Macroeconomic Principles (ECON2323)
- Sections
- ECON2323-001
- ECON2323-991
- ECON2323-9S1
- ECON2323-9U1
2023 UALR Summer
Macroeconomic Principles (ECON2323)
- Sections
- ECON2323-990
- ECON2323-991
- ECON2323-9U0
- ECON2323-9U1
2022 UALR Fall
Macroeconomic Principles (ECON2323)
- Sections
- ECON2323-001
- ECON2323-991
- ECON2323-9S1
- ECON2323-9U1
Quantitative Business Analysis (ECON3355)
- Section
- ECON3355-001
2022 UALR Spring
Macroeconomic Principles (ECON2323)
- Sections
- ECON2323-001
- ECON2323-991
- ECON2323-9S1
- ECON2323-9U1
2022 UALR Summer
Macroeconomic Principles (ECON2323)
- Sections
- ECON2323-991
- ECON2323-9U1
Survey Of Economics (ECON2301)
- Sections
- ECON2301-991
- ECON2301-9U1
2021 UALR Fall
Business Statistics I (ECON2310)
- Section
- ECON2310-002
Macroeconomic Principles (ECON2323)
- Sections
- ECON2323-001
- ECON2323-991
- ECON2323-9U1
- ECON2323-9W1
2021 UALR Spring
Macroeconomic Principles (ECON2323)
- Sections
- ECON2323-002
- ECON2323-991
- ECON2323-9U1
- ECON2323-9W2
2021 UALR Summer
Macroeconomic Principles (ECON2323)
- Sections
- ECON2323-991
- ECON2323-9U1
Survey Of Economics (ECON2301)
- Sections
- ECON2301-991
- ECON2301-9U1
2020 UALR Fall
Macroeconomic Principles (ECON2323)
- Sections
- ECON2323-001
- ECON2323-991
- ECON2323-9U1
Microeconomic Principles (ECON2322)
- Section
- ECON2322-9H1
2020 UALR Spring
Macroeconomic Principles (ECON2323)
- Sections
- ECON2323-002
- ECON2323-991
- ECON2323-9U1
Quantitative Business Analysis (ECON3355)
- Section
- ECON3355-001
2020 UALR Summer
Macroeconomic Principles (ECON2323)
- Sections
- ECON2323-991
- ECON2323-9U1
2019 UALR Fall
Macroeconomic Principles (ECON2323)
- Sections
- ECON2323-001
- ECON2323-003
- ECON2323-991
- ECON2323-9U1
2019 UALR Spring
Macroeconomic Principles (ECON2323)
- Sections
- ECON2323-991
- ECON2323-9U1
Quantitative Business Analysis (ECON3355)
- Sections
- ECON3355-001
- ECON3355-002
2019 UALR Summer
Macroeconomic Principles (ECON2323)
- Sections
- ECON2323-991
- ECON2323-993
- ECON2323-9U1
- ECON2323-9U3
2018 UALR Fall
Macroeconomic Principles (ECON2323)
- Sections
- ECON2323-001
- ECON2323-003
- ECON2323-991
- ECON2323-9U1