Art Woolf

Associate Professor
Department of Economics
339 Old Mill
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT  05405
awoolf<at>uvm.edu
802-656-0190

Teaching

Fall 2009Economics 11:  Principles of Macroeconomics
Spring 2009Economics 110:  Survey of American Economic History
Economics 210:  Twentieth Century American Economic History

Fall 2008

Economics 11 Principles of Macroeconomics
Economics 195  The Election and the Economy

Spring 2008

Economics 12  Principles of Microeconomics

Economics 220  The Vermont Economy

Fall 2007

Economics 172  Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Economics 110 Survey of U.S. Economic History

Fall 2006

Economics 110   Survey of U.S.Economic History
Economics 210   20th Century U.S.Economic History

Spring 2006

Economics 20   A Field Guide to Economics
Economics 172  Intermediate Microeconomic Theory

Fall 2005

Economics 20 TAP  Public Policy Problems

Spring 2005

Economics 11  Principles of Macroeconomics
Economics 172 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory

 

 


  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 Union College).

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

Marginal Revolution   

Greg Mankiw's blog  

 EconLog

Vermont Tiger

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
AJWS ....so kids in Darfur can live

 

 

 

Last updated  August 31, 2009