Erin Wolcott

I loved this class and felt like it was very relevant to today. We began by learning about monetary policy and what the Fed does, then we worked in small groups to create our own presentation for the "Fed Challenge". The beginning of the course was more taxing than the end, but I though the work was fulfilling and interesting. At the end of the course, you pick a policy brief that you are interested in and write a paper on it. I loved being able to pick a topic I was interested in and she was a great resource. Overall, had a great experience!

I loved this class and felt like it was very relevant to today. We began by learning about monetary policy and what the Fed does, then we worked in small groups to create our own presentation for the "Fed Challenge". The beginning of the course was more taxing than the end, but I though the work was fulfilling and interesting. At the …Read more

Best class at Middlebury hands down, super easy, super insightful. If you need a 300 level elective for Econ this is the one you want. Professor Wolcott is also awesome. Presentations are all mainly group based and there are no exams or finals

Work in this class is concentrated in the beginning half of the term because we are preparing for the Collegiate Competition Fed Challenge. A lot of this class involves group work (working on a practice Fed Challenge presentation in a small group, then working as a class on the presentation that we will take to the competition), so if you don't like teamwork, this might not be the right class for you. Also, there were things that were annoying about the way the class was structured that caused us to do not-so-well at the competition, but Wolcott is really open to taking feedback, so there are reasons to think the class will be better next year.

Work in this class is concentrated in the beginning half of the term because we are preparing for the Collegiate Competition Fed Challenge. A lot of this class involves group work (working on a practice Fed Challenge presentation in a small group, then working as a class on the presentation that we will take to the competition), so i …Read more