Dear Colleagues
Today 7 December the great Australian economist Geoff Harcourt, 90, passed away after a short illness.
He was one of the doyens of Australian economics.
He was founder member of the history of economic thought society of Australia and a distinguished fellow of the society. He was awarded of
Companion in the Order of Australia - that nation’s highest honour – in 2018 citing his ‘eminent service to higher education as an academic economist and author, particularly in the fields of post-Keynesian economics, capital theory and economic thought’.
He wrote an excellent biography of Joan Robinson (With Prue Kerr). Many scholars will recall that Geoff was a mentor to hundreds of HET students and that many, including myself owed their careers to his influence and advice. we will sorely miss him
Kind regards
Alex Millmow
Associate Professor in Economics
Federation Business School
and
President of the History of Economic Thought Society of Australia