Louis Johnston College of Saint Benedict / Saint John's University   Department of Economics 262 Simons Hall Saint John's University Collegeville, MN 56321 USA   ljohnston@csbsju.edu   http://employees.csbsju.edu/ljohnston   Biographical Sketch: Assistant Professor of Economics, CSB/SJU, 1997 to present Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, 1990 MA UC Berkeley, 1987 BS University of Minnesota, 1983 Commentator for Minnesota Public Radio Contributor to Minneapolis Star Tribune Business Forum   Primary Research Focus: Development of the international economy, 1850-present; US economic growth since 1840   JEL Areas: N1 : Economic History: Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Growth and Fluctuations: General, International, or Comparative E0 : Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics: General