Commentator and UVM economist Art Woolf has been considering a recent
policy initiative on his campus and he’s wondering exactly what it was
designed to accomplish.
Six years ago, the U.S. housing market collapsed. Today, Art Woolf sees signs of improvement but worries about the
tension between affordability for buyers and sellers who want to
protect the value of their homes.
Economist and commentator Art Woolf sees some good economic news on the horizon, but that won’t be enough to solve Vermont’s continuing property tax problem.
Commentator Art Woolf thinks that individual Americans have learned some important lessons from the recession but the public sector hasn’t gotten the message.
All this week, VPR news is looking at the effect of the economic downturn on Vermonters. Economist and commentator Art Woolf agrees that the economy is in bad shape – no doubt about it – but he insists that we’re not in a depression.