Alex Millmow

Australian historian

  • The Power of Economic Ideas (2010)

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]

References

  1. ^ "Associate Professor Alex Millmow". 150 Faces of Fed. Federation University. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. ^ About the author. Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved 24 July 2021. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. ^ "The president, HETSA". History of Economic Thought Society of Australia. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  4. ^ https://rethinkeconomics.org.au/resources-2/millmow/
  5. ^ '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
  6. ^ '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
  7. ^ 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
  8. ^ 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
    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", 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
  9. ^ Reviews of The Gypsy Economist:
    • Ross Fitzgerald, The Australian, [1]
    • Frank Stilwell, Journal of Australian Political Economy, [2]
  10. ^ Reviews of Reclaiming Pluralism in Economics:
    • Salewa ‘Yinka Olawoye, American Review of Political Economy, [3]
    • Frank Stilwell, Journal of Australian Political Economy, [4]