Danny Woodbury
Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Programs
Member Of:
- School of Economics
Office Phone: 404-894-8234
Office Location: Old Civil Engineering G07-D
Email Address: dwoodbury@gatech.edu
Overview
Danny Woodbury’s training and primary research focus is in public finance, especially pertaining to issues unique to state and local government. As an educator, he seeks to provide students with an active learning environment allowing for the development of skills in economic reasoning that will serve them well beyond the classroom. Danny received his PhD from the University of Kentucky in 2018 and joined the School of Economics at Georgia Tech in 2023. His research has appeared in Public Finance Review and International Tax and Public Finance.
Education:
- Ph.D., University of Kentucky
- J.D., University of La Verne
- B.A., Brigham Young University
Interests
Teaching Interests:
macroeconomics, sports economics, probability and statistics, forecasting
Research Interests:
public finance
Research Fields:
- Public Economics
Issues:
- Political Economy
- Sports
Courses
- ECON-2100: Economics and Policy
- ECON-2105: Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECON-2106: Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON-2250: Statistics for Econ
- ECON-3120: Advanced Macroeconomic Analysis
- ECON-4160: Economic Forecasting
- ECON-4520: Economics of Sports
- ECON-6161: Econometric Modeling
- ECON-8803: Sports Economics
Publications
Journal Articles
- The flypaper sticks even when aid travels overseas
In: Public Finance Review [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2021
- The provision of infrastructure: benefit–cost criteria for optimizing local governments
In: International Tax and Public Finance [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2020
Updated: Feb 13th, 2026 at 11:31 AM