Professor Smith teaches the survey of Europe since the seventeenth century, France since 1815, and business history. His graduate courses include reading seminars on nineteenth century Europe, modern France, and economic development. His publications include various articles on French political and business history and two books, Tariff Reform in France, 1860-1900: The Politics of Economic Interest (Cornell University Press, 1980), and The Emergence of Modern Business Enterprise in France, 1800-1930 (Harvard University Press, 2006).