Alex Millmow | |
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| Awards | 2005 HETSA Award for Best PhD Dissertation [1] |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Australian National University |
| Thesis | The power of economic ideas : the origins of macroeconomic management in interwar Australia : 1929-1939 (2004) |
| Doctoral advisor | Selwyn Cornish |
| Influences | John Maynard Keynes Joan Robinson Colin Clark |
| Academic work | |
| School or tradition | Keynesian economics |
| Institutions | Federation University Australia Australian National University Department of the Treasury |
| Doctoral students | C. J. Coventry |
| Main interests | Economic history |
| Notable works |
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Alexander John Millmow is an Australian economic historian, journalist, and author. Formerly an associate professor at Federation University Australia,[2] he is an honorary research fellow at Australian National University and a adjunct associate professor at Federation,[3] and is president of the History of Economic Thought Society of Australia.[4]
Millmow was an early advocate of increasing economics education in schools because of the decline in practical economic literacy in Australia.[5] He also believes politicians in the 1970s and 1980s acted more boldly than politicians of the 2020s.[6] He has cautioned the Albanese Government that its plans to make the Reserve Bank of Australia completely independent are undermining Australian Labor Party history.[7]
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)[8]
- A History of Australasian Economic Thought (Routledge, 2017)[9]
- The Gypsy Economist: The Life and Times of Colin Clark (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021)[10]
He is co-editor of Reclaiming Pluralism in Economics (Routledge, 2016, with Jerry Courvisanos and James Doughney).[11]
References
- ^ "recent prize winners". History of Economic Thought Society of Australia. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ^ "Associate Professor Alex Millmow". 150 Faces of Fed. Federation University. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ About the author. Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "The president, HETSA". History of Economic Thought Society of Australia. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Interview with Alex Millmow - Rethinking Economics Australia". 3 October 2021.
- ^ '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, doi:10.1111/j.1467-8446.2011.00326.x
- Peter Fearon, The Economic Record, doi:10.1111/j.1475-4932.2011.00737.x
- Hansjoerg Klausinger, History of Economic Ideas, JSTOR 23723619
- Matthew Smith, Journal of the History of Economic Thought, doi:10.1017/S1053837214000595
- ^ Reviews of A History of Australasian Economic Thought:
- Michael Beggs, Journal of the History of Economic Thought, doi:10.1017/S1053837218000469
- Selwyn Cornish, Agenda, JSTOR 90022780
- Simon Guttmann, The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, doi:10.1080/09672567.2020.1720362
- G. C. Harcourt, History of Political Economy, doi:10.1215/00182702-7685303
- John Hawkins, Australian Economic History Review, doi:10.1111/aehr.12176
- J. E. King, The Economic and Labour Relations Review, doi:10.1177/1035304618757633
- Brendan Markey-Towler, Economic Record, doi:10.1111/1475-4932.12387
- William Coleman, "Introducing a History of Australasian Economic Thought", doi:10.1080/10370196.2018.1542763
- Anthony M. Endres, "Noise and Signal in the Latest History of Australasian Economic Thought", doi:10.1080/10370196.2018.1488510
- Gregory C. G. Moore, "The Failure of Historians to Engage with Recent Economic Thought: The Case of Millmow", doi:10.1080/10370196.2018.1535241
- Peter Kriesler & J. W. Nevile, "Keynesianism in Australia", doi:10.1080/10370196.2018.1540079
- Paul Oslington, "Comments on Alex Millmow’s History of Australasian Economics", doi:10.1080/10370196.2018.1535228
- John Lodewijks, "Millmow and Australasian Economics", doi:10.1080/10370196.2018.1535229
- Alex Millmow, "The HAET of the Matter", doi:10.1080/10370196.2018.1535232
- ^ Reviews of The Gypsy Economist:
- Ross Fitzgerald, The Australian, [1]
- Frank Stilwell, Journal of Australian Political Economy, [2]
- ^ Reviews of Reclaiming Pluralism in Economics:
- Salewa ‘Yinka Olawoye, American Review of Political Economy, [3]
- Frank Stilwell, Journal of Australian Political Economy, [4]
