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Robert Johnson

Brian and Jeannelle Brady Associate Professor

Department of Economics

Office
3084 Jenkins And Nanovic Halls
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Phone
+1 574-631-2785
Email
rjohns24@nd.edu

Brian and Jeannelle Brady Associate Professor

  • International economies
  • International trade and macroeconomics
  • Global value chains and trade policy
  • Tariffs

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Johnson in the News

“It’s almost certainly the case we’re collecting less than that,” said Robert Johnson, an associate professor of economics at the University of Notre Dame, of Trump’s $2 billion per day figure.

FactCheck

“My best guess would be that Trump is probably conflating different concepts,” Robert C. Johnson, an associate professor of economics at the University of Notre Dame, told us. 

Along with products’ various countries of origin, “there’s a chain of people involved in importing goods,” said Robert C. Johnson, an international economist and associate professor at the University of Notre Dame.

Robert Johnson, an economist at the University of Notre Dame, told Newsweek it typically takes a long time to assess the full impact of changes in trade policy, and he doesn't expect quick answers on this "very large policy change."

“Tariffs have redistributional effects,” says Robert Johnson, an international economist who teaches at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. “But who are the winners and losers?” he asks.

To make sense of these policy changes, Robert Johnson, the Brian and Jeannelle Brady Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Notre Dame, explained how tariffs affect global economies and what this means for U.S. engagement in global trade.

“One option is you can export to pay for your imports. The other option is that you can borrow to pay for your imports,” said Robert Johnson, an economics professor at the University of Notre Dame.