Prof Ian McDonald
BA (Hons) Leicester, MA Warwick, PhD Simon Fraser
Biography
Ian McDonald graduated with a PhD from Simon Fraser University in 1974. His fields of study are Behavioural Economics and Macroeconomics. Ian was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 1981, Reader in 1986 and Professor in 1990. He has held visiting positions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Monash University, Nanyang University, Oxford University and Queen’s University. Ian has held a number of administrative positions including Head of the Department of Economics, University of Melbourne 1993 to 1996, Chair of the Teaching and Learning Quality Assurance Committee, University of Melbourne, 1999 to 2000 and Deputy Dean, Faculty of Economics and Commerce, University of Melbourne, 1999-2002 and 2005. Ian is an Editor of the Australian Economic Review and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, Australia.
Research Interests
- Range of Equilibria - Inflation and Unemployment
- Behavioural Economics and Macroeconomics
- Consumption Balance - Ageing, Saving and Future Living Standards
- Economic Education
- Full Employment
Teaching responsibilities
- 316-337 Behavioural Economics