Prof. Ian Ross Harper
QUALIFICATIONS
Academic Qualifications
Ph.D. (Economics) from the Australian National University in 1982
Master of Economics from the Australian National University in 1978
Bachelor of Economics with First Class Honours in Economics from the University of Queensland in 1977
Scholarships, Awards & Distinctions
University of Queensland Vice-Chancellor’s Alumni Excellence Award, 2016
Economic Society of Australia Distinguished Public Policy Fellow, 2016
First Prize, Australian Christian Literature Awards, 2011
Fellowship of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, 2009
Appointed Professor Emeritus of The University of Melbourne, 2008
Elected to ANU Faculty of Economics & Commerce Alumni Hall of Fame, 2004
Fellowship of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, 2000
Fulbright Post–Doctoral Fellowship Award, 1987
Commonwealth Postgraduate Research Award, 1979
Australian National University Master Degree Scholarship, 1978
CEDA Prize in Economics, 1978
University Medal, 1977
Brinds Limited Prize in Economics, 1976
Australian National University Vacation Scholarship, 1976
Archibald Scholarship, 1975
PROFILE
Ian Harper is an Australian economist best known for his work in public policy. He has worked with governments, banks, corporates and leading professional services firms at the highest level.
In March 2018 he returned to the Melbourne Business School at the University of Melbourne as its sixth Dean.
In May 2016 Ian was appointed to the board of the Reserve Bank of Australia and became a Senior Advisor to Deloitte Access Economics, having previously been a partner with the firm.
Prior to his consulting career, Ian spent 20 years at the University of Melbourne, including 16 years in various roles at the Melbourne Business School. He was elected Emeritus Professor of the University on his departure in 2008.
From March 2014 to March 2015, Ian chaired the Australian Government’s Competition Policy Review, a “root and branch” review of Australia’s competition policy, laws and regulators.
From December 2005 to July 2009, he served as inaugural Chairman of the Australian Fair Pay Commission, and from January 2011 to February 2012, he was one of three panellists chosen to review Victoria’s state finances.
Ian was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia in 2000 and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors in 2009. In 2016 he was elected a Distinguished Public Policy Fellow of the Economic Society of Australia and received a Vice-Chancellor’s Alumni Excellence Award from the University of Queensland.
SCIENCE/FAITH INTERESTS
Ian Harper has an interest in the relationship between Christianity and economics. The modern science of economics has roots in moral philosophy, some of which have Christian overtones. Exploring this association and how it influences what economists do are matters of continuing interest and research for Ian.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Economic Society of Australia
Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
TOPICS HE CAN PRESENT ON
The relationship between economics and Christianity
Being a Christian in the modern workplace