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Economics

The School of Economics has established an endowment fund for an annual Visiting Professorship, named after distinguished academic and leading economist Geoff Harcourt.

Emeritus Professor Geoff Harcourt has been recognised for the enormous contribution to the School and University during his 25-year career here and to the field of economics generally then and since.

Head of School Professor Christopher Findlay said: "As a leading economist, both at home and overseas, Geoff has had a profound impact on the world of economic thought and economics education. But, more than this, as a gregarious, enthusiastic and compassionate human being, he has left a lasting impression on the students and colleagues whose lives he has touched."

Geoff Harcourt began his career at Adelaide as a lecturer in economics in 1958 and was promoted to professor in 1967. He left Adelaide in 1982 for Cambridge University, where he was a lecturer in economics until his retirement in 1998.

Among numerous awards, he was admitted as an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1994, made a Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Society of Australia in 1996 and a Distinguished Fellow of the History of Economics Society in 2004.

The Geoff Harcourt Visiting Professorship will annually invite a global leader in a field of economics to share their knowledge and experience with students, staff and the business community.

For more information on supporting the Professorship please contact the School of Economics on (08) 8303 4768 or email: harcourt@adelaide.edu.au