Tony Aspromourgos
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Tony Aspromourgos | |
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| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Queensland University of Melbourne University of Sydney |
| Influences | Piero Sraffa, Peter Groenewegen |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History of Economic Thought |
| Institutions | University of Sydney |
| Website | |
Tony Aspromourgos (born 1957-01-11) is an Australian historian of economic thought, professor at the University of Sydney and a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA). He has published several books and many articles in economic journals on different subjects concerning the history of economic thought, especially on William Petty, Richard Cantillon and Adam Smith.
In 1978 Aspromourgos did his Bachelor of Economics at the University of Queensland. Three years later, in 1981 he became a Master of Commerce at the University of Melbourne, and in the same year he received his degree as a Master of Arts at the University of Chicago. In 1986, he obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Sydney.[1]
Since 1978 Aspromourgos has held positions at the University of Melbourne and the University of Sydney:[1]
- 1978-1980: Tutor in Economics (University of Melbourne)
- 1980: Senior Tutor in Economics (University of Melbourne)
- 1985-1989: Lecturer in Economics (University of Sydney)
- 1990-1997: Senior Lecturer in Economics (University of Sydney)
- 1998-2005: Associate Professor of Economics (University of Sydney)
- since 2006: Professor of Economics (University of Sydney)
