Daniel L. Smith
Assistant Professor of Public Budgeting and Financial Management

Dan Smith’s research focuses on state government budgeting and financial management. In particular, he examines two related questions: 1) What are the budgetary implications of state fiscal institutions, especially balanced budget requirements; and 2) How do states accumulate and use their major accounting funds, and what are the implications of these practices for public policy and management? For the second question, his research focuses on budget stabilization funds (“rainy day” or contingency funds), unemployment trusts, and pension funds. His research appears in Journal of Public Administration Research and TheoryMunicipal Finance JournalPublic Administration ReviewPublic Budgeting & Finance, and Public Choice, among others.

Professor Smith is on the Board of Directors of the New York University Federal Credit Union, an independent, federally regulated financial institution, where he is also Treasurer. He was voted "Professor of the Year" by Wagner students in 2011. He holds a Ph.D. in public administration from The University of Georgia.