Contact Details
| Organization: | Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Melbourne Business School |
| Position: | Honorary (Professor Emeritus), Honorary (Chair Melbourne Business School) |
| Work: | 9349 8165 |
| Fax: | 9349 8227 |
| Room: | 217 |
| Level: | 01 |
| Building: | Melbourne Business School |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Biography
Ian Harper is one of Australia’s best known economists. He has worked closely with governments, banks, corporates and leading professional services firms at the highest level. As a member of the celebrated Wallis Inquiry, he was at the forefront of financial market reform in Australia.
In August 2008, Ian joined Access Economics where he is now a Director, following a 25-year academic career, including 16 years in various roles at Melbourne Business School. In recognition of his service to the University of Melbourne, Ian was elected Emeritus Professor on his departure.
From December 2005 to July 2009, Ian served as Chairman of the Australian Fair Pay Commission, an independent statutory body whose role was to set and adjust minimum wages in Australia.
Ian Harper is sought after as a commentator and public speaker on economic and financial issues. He has been described as “one of those relatively rare academics who can communicate extremely well with both the business community and the academic community”.
In 2000, Ian was elected to a Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia in recognition of his standing as an academic economist. More recently, he was elected to a Fellowship of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and to the ANU Faculty of Economics and Commerce Alumni Hall of Fame
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Economics | The University of Queensland | 31-Dec-1977 | |
| Master of Economics | The Australian National University | 31-Dec-1978 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | The Australian National University | 31-Dec-1982 |
Fellowships
| Fellowship | Date Awarded |
|---|---|
| Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA) | 01-Jan-2000 |
| Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD) | 01-Jan-2009 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Finance Economics (APPLIED ECONOMICS) (340203)
- Macroeconomics (incl. Monetary and Fiscal Theory) (APPLIED ECONOMICS) (340208)
- Applied Economics not elsewhere classified (APPLIED ECONOMICS) (340299)
- Economic History (ECONOMIC HISTORY AND HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT) (340301)
- Economics not elsewhere classified (OTHER ECONOMICS) (349999)
- Banking, Finance and Investment not elsewhere classified (BANKING, FINANCE AND INVESTMENT) (350399)
- Cultural Studies not elsewhere classified (CULTURAL STUDIES) (420399)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Finance and investment services (FINANCE, PROPERTY AND BUSINESS SERVICES) (710401)
- Monetary policy (MACROECONOMIC ISSUES) (720102)
- Macroeconomic issues not elsewhere classified (MACROECONOMIC ISSUES) (720199)
- Industrial organisations (MICROECONOMIC ISSUES) (720203)
- Microeconomic issues not elsewhere classified (MICROECONOMIC ISSUES) (720299)
- Economic issues not elsewhere classified (OTHER ECONOMIC ISSUES) (729999)
- Preserving institutional and histories (WORK) (750104)
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.