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How Richard Downing Obtained the Ritchie Chair

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This article discusses how, after a tortuous process, Melbourne University found the right person to occupy the Ritchie Research Chair in Economics. It had been a position that had fallen vacant for over a decade after L.F. Giblin’s retirement in 1940. At a time when good economists were in short supply and following the failure of an advertising campaign, the position was offered to one of Melbourne’s own, Richard Downing. Before his elevation, a number of leading Australian economists had been considered. One of them, Douglas Copland, had always relished the position but there were institutional and personal hurdles facing his appointment.

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  • Alex Millmow, 2013. "How Richard Downing Obtained the Ritchie Chair," History of Economics Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 58(1), pages 57-70, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rherxx:v:58:y:2013:i:1:p:57-70
    DOI: 10.1080/18386318.2013.11682209
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