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Louis Johnston

William E. and Virginia Clemens Professor of Economics and the Liberal Arts

Office: Main Building 307, CSB

320-363-5683

[email protected]

Education

  • B.S., University of Minnesota
  • M.A., University of California, Berkeley
  • Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

Biography

Louis centers his life around his wife, Susan Riley and his children, Olivia and John. Besides family and economics, his passions are history, music (especially big band jazz) and trains.

Teaches

Macroeconomics, Economic History, Economic Growth, Introductory Economics.

Research Interests

Evolution of Minnesota’s economy, U.S. output and productivity before 1930. Columnist in MinnPost. Contributor to textbooks: a. Robert Frank and Ben Bernanke, Principles of Economics, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2009 and 2012 (4th and 5th editions); b. Robert Frank and Ben Bernanke Principles of Economics, Brief Edition McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2009 and 2011 (1st and 2nd editions).