Art Woolf
Associate Professor
Department
of Economics
339
University
of Vermont
awoolf<at>uvm.edu
802-656-0190
Teaching
Fall 2009 | Economics 11: Principles of Macroeconomics |
Spring 2009 | Economics 110: Survey of American Economic History Economics 210: Twentieth Century American Economic History |
Fall 2008 |
Economics
11 Principles of Macroeconomics |
Spring 2008 |
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Fall 2007 |
Economics 172
Intermediate Microeconomic Theory |
Fall 2006 |
Economics
110 Survey of U.S.Economic History |
Spring 2006 |
Economics
20 A Field Guide to Economics |
Fall 2005 |
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Spring 2005 |
Economics
11 Principles of Macroeconomics |
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For Students: General materials
Percents: This page explains how to calculate percents, percent changes, and gives you a few questions to make sure you understand the arithmetic.
Writing: How to write a wicked good term paper
(courtesy of
What you should get out of college: (According to Ben Stein)
What you should get out of your principles of economics course : You should understand why this video is funny.
Useful Economic Sites
Government Statistics
Bureau of Labor Statistics for
inflation, unemployment, and labor data
Census Bureau for
decennial and lots of other data. Click on Census A to Z
Bureau of Economic Analysis for GDP and other NIPA data; also
regional and state income and GSP data
Statistical
Abstract of the United States more data on more subjects than you'll
ever need
Economic Report
of the President great time series data and the text chapters on
economic issues are very readable and informative
Congressional Budget Office
good analysis of policy issues, including social security, federal deficit and
budget, immigration, medicare
My favorite blogs |
My favorite charities:
The Smile Train
... so kids can smile (Here's Steve Levitt, of Freakonomics Fame, with a nice
description of the Smile Train |
Last updated August 31, 2009