It's touted as honorable, sensible and even sage: What you buy should originate as close to home as possible.
But that practice should be looked at with a generous helping of skepticism, says Art Woolf. Free Press business writer Dan D'Ambrosio moderates.
Recorded on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016

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Buy local? I don't buy it.

Troubling numbers: Vermonters with the most money are among the most likely to depart these shores. What gives? 
Dan D'Ambrosio, the Free Press' business reporter mulls the possibilities with UVM economist Art Woolf.
Recorded on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016

Art Woolf: Vermont's wealthiest are leaving town

The first edition of "After the Whistle," a sports podcast from the Burlington Free Press. Free Press staff writers Austin Danforth and Alex Abrami recap recent action in Vermont sports and talk about what's happening in the week to come.

After The Whistle — Sept. 19, 2016

Household incomes should be easy to measure against the other 49 states, correct? It depends, Woolf says, on which numbers you choose to work with. He unwinds his methods with Free Press Business Reporter Dan D'Ambrosio.
Recorded on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016.

Art Woolf: How do we measure our incomes?

Vermont's enviable national ranking for poverty is less rosy when its mostly white population is measured against the same demographic elsewhere.
Who came up with definitions for poverty, anyway? UVM economist Art Woolf discusses the shifting sands of data and policy with Free Press Business Reporter Dan D'Ambrosio.

Art & Dan: VT's stealth poverty ranking

A round of encouraging employment numbers for Vermont are in. To what extent do they reflect the truth? and, as troubling: How do such statistics play into the hands of politicians — particularly in an election year?
UVM economist Art Woolf and Free Press Business Writer Dan D'Ambrosio tease out the possibilities.
Recorded Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016.

Woolf & D'Ambrosio: When can we believe these stats?

Free Press Columnist Art Woolf speaks with Business Reporter Dan D'Ambrosio about Vermont's current and past health care systems and the new proposed all-payer plan.

Art & Dan: All-payer health care

The Green Mountain State is among the nation's top spenders on education, and its high teacher-to-student ratio seems to be the primary cause.
UVM economist Art Woolf talks with Free Press reporter Dan D'Ambrosio about how we might go about determining if Vermont is getting its money's worth — and where its leaders might look for better answers.
Recorded on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016.

Art & Dan: Does Vermont overspend on education?

High family incomes sometimes indicate a vibrant economy. In Vermont's case, Woolf argues, middle-aged adults account for the bulge: There are fewer young (and lesser-earning) families in the area.

Woolf: Households age in (and out) of wealth

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