The Building of Economics at Adelaide: 1901-2001

260 Pages·2006·1.72 MB·English

by  Kym Anderson

Kym Anderson and Bernard O’Neil
The Building of Economics
at Adelaide
19012001
BARR SMITH PRESS
Sir William Mitchell
(1861-1962)
Th e Building of Economics at Adelaide
1901 - 2001
Kym Anderson and Bernard O’Neil
Modern undergraduate economics teaching at
the University of Adelaide began in 1901. Th e
University was founded in late 1874 and fi rst
off ered subjects in March 1876. Twenty–fi ve
years later a core Economics undergraduate
subject was introduced, and that year saw the
fi rst two B.A. students and fi rst LL.B. student
graduate after completing the subject. Th us
it was that Adelaide became, in 1901–02, one
of the world’s earliest providers of tertiary
economics and commerce courses.
An imprint of the University of Adelaide Press
T B E

HE UILDING OF CONOMICS
A
A
T DELAIDE

1901-2001
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T B E

HE UILDING OF CONOMICS
A
A
T DELAIDE

1901-2001
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University of Adelaide School of Economics History – Economics Study and Teaching (higher)
South Australia Adelaide History – Economists South Australia Biography

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Contents

Page
List of charts and tables vi
Preface ix
A chronology of the building of Economics at Adelaide x
Chapter 1 Birth and adolescence, 1901–1949 1
The Mitchell years 1
The inter–war years 9
The 1940s 18

Chapter 2 Growth and adaptation, 1950–2001 21
The Karmel et al. years 21
The Jarrett et al. years 26
The Pincus et al. years 30

Chapter 3 Prospects for the next century 43

References 46

Appendix 1: Biographies of staff who became Professors 50

Appendix 2: Charts 67

Appendix 3: Tables 85
List of charts and tables

Page
Appendix 2: Charts 67

68
Chart 1: Economics Lecturers A–E by level, 1901–2002
Chart 2: Economics Lecturers B–E by level, 1946–2002 69
Chart 3: Economics Lecturers B–E by gender, 1946–2002 70
Chart 4: Commerce Lecturers A–E by level, 1954–2002 71
Chart 5: Advanced Certificate, Diploma and Bachelor 72
graduates, 1904–1957
Chart 6: B.Ec. and B.Fin. graduates, 1945–2002 73
Chart 7: B.Ec., B.Com. and B.Fin. graduates, 1990–2002 74
Chart 8: B.Ec. admissions by gender, 1969–2002 75
Chart 9: Honours, Masters and Ph.D. graduates, 1945– 76
2002
Chart 10: Growth in double degree enrolments, 1992–2001 77
Chart 11: Double degree enrolments with B.Ec., 1992–2001 78
Chart 12: Double degree enrolments with B.Fin., 1997– 79
2001

Chart 13: Double degree enrolments with B.Com., 1992– 80
2001

Chart 14: Double degree enrolments with LL.B., 1992–2001 81
Chart 15: Double degree enrolments with B.A., 1992–2001 82
Chart 16: Double degree enrolments with B.Eng., 1992– 83
2001

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Appendix 3: Tables 85

Table 1: Alphabetical list of full–time Economics 87
Lecturers, with years of service, 1901–2002

Table 2: Full–time Economics Lecturers by level of
93
appointment and start date, 1901–2003

Table 3: Number of full–time Economics Lecturers at
106
each level, by year, 1901–2003

Table 4: Titled, Emeritus and Adjunct Professors, 1959–
108
2003

Table 5: Lecturers elected Fellows (and Presidents) of the
109
learned academics, 1952–2002

Table 6: Lecturers who became chaired Professors (and
110
Vice–Chancellors), by initial level of

appointment at Adelaide, 1901–2002

Table 7: Alphabetical list of Ph.D. graduates, 1971–2003 112
Table 8: Titles of theses of Ph.D. graduates, by year of 114
graduation, 1971–2003
Table 9: Alphabetical list of Masters graduates, 1950–
2002
118
Table 10: Titles of theses of Masters graduates, by year of
120
graduation, 1950–2002

Table 11: Alphabetical list of Honours graduates, 1945–
126
2002

Table 12: Titles of theses of Honours graduates, by year of
141
graduation, 1945–2002

Table 13: Alphabetical list of students completing a
170
Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or

Applied Masters, 1990–2002

Table 14: Rhodes Scholars with a University of Adelaide
173
major in Economics, 1938–2003

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Table 15: University awards in Economics and Commerce, 174
1901–2002
Table 16: Undergraduate graduations in Economics and 175
Commerce, by award, 1904–1957
Table 17: Number of new B.Ec., B.Fin., M.Ec. and Ph.D. 177
graduates, by award, 1945–2003
Table 18: Number of other new economics–related 179
graduates, by award, 1989–2003
Table 19: South Australian Centre for Economic Studies 180
staff, 1982–2002
Table 20: Centre for International Economic Studies staff, 182
1989–2003
Table 21: Chinese Economies Research Centre staff, 1990– 184
1999
Table 22: The Joseph Fisher Lectures and lecturers, 1904– 185
2003
Table 23: Deans, Assistants and Librarians of the Faculty 188
and Schools of Economics, Commerce and
Graduate Business, 1946–2002
Table 24: Number of Lecturers E, D and B–E in Australian 192
teaching Departments of Economics with more
than two Professors, 1987 and 2002

Table 25: Average Ph.D. and Masters thesis completion 193
times, 1948 to 2002
Table 26: School/Department of Economics working 194
papers, 1970–2002
Table 27: South Australian Centre for Economic Studies 205
working papers and monographs, 1982–2002
Table 28: Centre for International Economic Studies 208
working papers and monographs, 1989–2002
Table 29: Chinese Economies Research Centre working 239
papers, 1990–1999

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