Searching for a ‘First-Class Man’: The Appointment of the Inaugural Ritchie Professor of Economics

Alex Millmow

History of Economics Review, 2005, vol. 42, issue 1, 57-66

Abstract: This paper recalls the extraordinary lengths to which the University of Melbourne went to fill one of its most prized and ambitious endowments – the Ritchie Chair in economic research. Following a rebuff from an eminent English economist, an international head-hunt was conducted by two committees. While there was some interest in the names put forward, it was D.B Copland who rather unselfishly solved the problem by suggested a local enigmatic figure who had been initially overlooked. The subsequent appointment proved a wise one and reflected well upon the man who initially suggested it.

Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1080/18386318.2005.11681214

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