Louis Johnston
@ldjeconomics.bsky.social
William E. and Virginia Clemens Professor of Economics and the Liberal Arts at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University. Telling the stories of Minnesota's economy, past and present. https://www.csbsju.edu/economics/person/louis-johnston/
Bottom line: Tariffs don't help steelworkers and hurt employment in industries that use steel. That's not good for mining either.
October 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Bottom line: Tariffs don't help steelworkers and hurt employment in industries that use steel. That's not good for mining either.
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Greater Minnesota
A witty, wise, and affectionate journey to every corner of the North Star State. After years of living abroad, writer and poet Patrick Hicks returns to Minne...
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October 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
More about the book: iupress.org/978025307379...
Not naive - it's a memoir/travelogue/nonfiction book about Minnesota.
October 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Not naive - it's a memoir/travelogue/nonfiction book about Minnesota.
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"There's a reason we speak of technological progress but institutional change. There is no way that we can show [institutions] get better over time. (...) They will come down again and it seems there's some evidence to show that is what is happening today."
October 13, 2025 at 8:49 PM
"There's a reason we speak of technological progress but institutional change. There is no way that we can show [institutions] get better over time. (...) They will come down again and it seems there's some evidence to show that is what is happening today."
My favorite is A Culture of Growth: The Origins of the Modern Economy.
October 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
My favorite is A Culture of Growth: The Origins of the Modern Economy.