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The annual economy year-in-review with Chris Farrell and Louis Johnston

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Chris Farrell, left, and Louis Johnston spoke on a panel on the economy moderated by Gary Eichten at the Eugene J. McCarthy Center at St. John's University in 2019.
Courtesy of Jillian Schulz, St. John's University

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Economist Louis Johnston and APM’s Chris Farrell offer their reflections on the condition of the economy this year and look to the future.

Retired MPR host Gary Eichten moderates a listener call-in program, one he has hosted annually for decades.

Louis Johnston is a professor of economics at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University. His most recent work is a history of Minnesota's economy for the Minnesota Historical Society's MNopedia.

Chris Farrell is senior economics contributor at Minnesota Public Radio and APM’s Marketplace. He's co-host of the podcast, small change: Money Stories from the Neighborhood, and he writes regular columns for PBS Next Avenue and the Minneapolis Star Tribune.