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Douglas P. Woodward



Professor
Economics Department

Director of Division of Research


Contact Information
Phone: (803) 777-2510
Fax: (803) 777-9344
woodward@moore.sc.edu

Recent Article
"African Apparel Exports, AGOA, and the Trade Preference Illusion"

Biography

Dr. Douglas P. Woodward is the Director of Division of Research and Professor of Economics at the Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina.  He earned his Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Texas in 1986. Dr. Woodward's primary research interests are industry location, economic development, and foreign direct investment. 

He has published articles on these and other topics in economics and regional science journals. Dr. Woodward is co-author of a book on foreign direct investment in the United States, The New Competitors, ranked as one of the “top ten business and economics books” by Business Week and listed by Fortune as one of the books “CEOs are reading.”  Recent articles include academic papers on industry location in the Journal of Urban Economics, The Journal of Regional Science and the Review of Economics and Statistics.

Sponsored research includes economic impact analyses of BMW and Coca-Cola in the United States, China, Morocco, South Africa, Kenya, and elsewhere.  Among other projects at the state and national level, Dr. Woodward is currently engaged in extensive research on economic and business development in sub-Saharan Africa.  

Over his career, Dr. Woodward has received numerous grants and awards. He has testified before local, state, and national government committees and has presented his research at many conferences around the world, including the prestigious World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.  Dr. Woodward has been quoted frequently in the national press and has often appeared on television and radio programs discussing economic development and related topics.

Education

  • Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin, 1986
  • M.A., New York University, 1981
  • B.A., State University of New York, Purchase, 1978
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