Bruce Chapman (Australian economist)

Bruce Chapman
AO
Born (1951-09-16) 16 September 1951 (age 73)
Canberra, Australia
Alma materAustralian National University
Yale University
Occupation(s)Economics professor
University academic
Employer(s)Australian National University
Research School of Economics
Known forFather/architect of the HECS system
AwardsOfficer of the Order of Australia (AO)
Websitehttps://brucejchapman.com/

Bruce James Chapman AO (born 16 September 1951)[1] is an Australian economist and academic known for being the founder or architect of the HECS system.[2] HECS is the Higher Education Contribution Scheme loans system. He was a professor at the College of Business and Economics, Australian National University.[3] In 2001, he became a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), "for service to the development of Australian economic, labour market and social policy".[4] In 2017, Chapman was appointed the inaugural Sir Roland Wilson Chair of Economics.[5]

  1. ^ Who's Who in Australia (2019), ConnectWeb.
  2. ^ "The Australian". www.theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Professor Bruce Chapman - Researchers - ANU". researchers.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Order of Australia Honours Lists 1975-2012". www.gg.gov.au. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Dead duck or just resting: has economic liberalism run into a dead end?". srwfoundation.anu.edu.au. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2017.