Alex Millmow Explained
Alexander John Millmow is an Australian economic historian, journalist, and author. Formerly an associate professor at Federation University Australia,[1] he is an honorary research fellow at Australian National University and a adjunct associate professor at Federation,[2] and is president of the History of Economic Thought Society of Australia.[3]
Millmow was an early advocate of increasing economics education in schools because of the decline in practical economic literacy in Australia.[4] He also believes politicians in the 1970s and 1980s acted more boldly than politicians of the 2020s.[5] He has cautioned the Albanese Government that its plans to make the Reserve Bank of Australia completely independent are undermining Australian Labor Party history.[6]
Books
Millmow is the author of books including:
- The Power of Economic Ideas: The Origins of Keynesian Macroeconomic Management in Interwar Australia 1929–39 (Australian National University E Press, 2010)[7]
- A History of Australasian Economic Thought (Routledge, 2017)[8]
- The Gypsy Economist: The Life and Times of Colin Clark (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021)[9]
He is co-editor of Reclaiming Pluralism in Economics (Routledge, 2016, with Jerry Courvisanos and James Doughney).[10]
Notes and References
- Web site: Federation University. Associate Professor Alex Millmow. 150 Faces of Fed. 26 May 2021 . 23 July 2021.
- Book: About the author. Publisher web site for book The Gypsy Economist. Palgrave Macmillan. 24 July 2021.
- Web site: The president, HETSA. History of Economic Thought Society of Australia. 24 July 2021.
- https://rethinkeconomics.org.au/resources-2/millmow/
- 'How a secret plan 50 years ago changed Australia’s economy forever, in just one night', The Conversation, 2023, https://theconversation.com/how-a-secret-plan-50-years-ago-changed-australias-economy-forever-in-just-one-night-209378
- 'Jim Chalmers wants a truly independent RBA. He should be careful what he wishes', The Conversation, 2023, forhttps://theconversation.com/jim-chalmers-wants-a-truly-independent-rba-he-should-be-careful-what-he-wishes-for-204550
- Reviews of The Power of Economic Ideas:
- Bernard Attard, Australian Economic History Review,
- Peter Fearon, The Economic Record,
- Hansjoerg Klausinger, History of Economic Ideas,
- Matthew Smith, Journal of the History of Economic Thought,
- Reviews of A History of Australasian Economic Thought:
- Michael Beggs, Journal of the History of Economic Thought,
- Selwyn Cornish, Agenda,
- Simon Guttmann, The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought,
- G. C. Harcourt, History of Political Economy,
- John Hawkins, Australian Economic History Review,
- J. E. King, The Economic and Labour Relations Review,
- Brendan Markey-Towler, Economic Record,
See also a colloquium in History of Economics Review (volume 69, 2018) dedicated to this work:
- William Coleman, "Introducing a History of Australasian Economic Thought",
- Anthony M. Endres, "Noise and Signal in the Latest History of Australasian Economic Thought",
- Gregory C. G. Moore, "The Failure of Historians to Engage with Recent Economic Thought: The Case of Millmow",
- Peter Kriesler & J. W. Nevile, "Keynesianism in Australia",
- Paul Oslington, "Comments on Alex Millmow’s History of Australasian Economics",
- John Lodewijks, "Millmow and Australasian Economics",
- Alex Millmow, "The HAET of the Matter",
- Reviews of The Gypsy Economist:
- Reviews of Reclaiming Pluralism in Economics:
