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Do I need a smoothbore slug barrel or a rifled barrel?
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"Rifled Slugs" (Foster and Brenneke Types) are generally shot from smoothbore barrels. They can be shot from rifled barrels also, but generally there is no benefit (and they tend to lead the barrel badly).
Sabot slugs should only be shot from rifled barrels.
All other things being equal, a sabot slug from a rifled barrel should be most accurate.
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Which slug is more economical?
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The various rifled slugs, by far. They tend to be half to a third of the price of sabots.
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Is there such a thing as a rifled choke to replace the choke in my existing 28" barrel?
And if so, what slugs would I use?
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Yes, there are rifled choke tubes. I've never used one, and most of the reports I have found say that they are mostly a gimmick. They are meant to be used with sabots.
As a general rule of thumb, a smoothbore gun with open sights shooting rifled slugs is good out to 50-75 yards, varying with the hunter's skill. A rifled slug gun shooting sabots is useful from 100-150 yards - again dependant on the shooter's skill.