Richard Holden (economist)

Richard Holden (born 2 December 1974) is an Australian economist and Professor of Economics at the University of New South Wales.[1] He was previously a faculty member at the University of Chicago and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Richard Holden
Born (1974-12-02) 2 December 1974
Sydney, Australia
CitizenshipAustralian
InstitutionUNSW
FieldEconomics
Alma materHarvard University
University of Sydney
Doctoral
advisor		Oliver Hart
Philippe Aghion
Information at IDEAS / RePEc

Early life and education

Holden was born in Sydney, Australia and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Sydney, where he was awarded the university medal in economics. He received an A.M and Ph.D from Harvard University.

Career

Holden is currently editor of the Journal of Law and Economics and is formerly an Australian Research Council Future Fellow. He is a fellow of the Econometric Society and a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia. Holden's research, which mainly is centralized around topics including organizational, political, and law economics have garnered attention from prominent newspapers including: The New York Times, The Economist, and others. He has over 25 publications and 15 working papers/papers under review. Prior to his heavy involvement in the world of academia, Holden worked as an associate and senior consultant at Bain & Company (1997–1998) followed by time as an analyst, then as Vice President for Pacific Equity Partners (1998–2001).[2]

Controversial affiliation with Blueprint Institute

Upon its launch in mid-2020, Holden was appointed to the Strategic Council of the Blueprint Institute, an online think thank associated with moderate members of the Liberal Party.[3]

The Blueprint Institute provides no transparency with respect to the identity of its financial backers. However, given that the Blueprint Institute was co-founded by Ian Hancock, the managing director of lobbying firms PremierNational and PremierState, and Lachlan Crombie, the Director of Government Relations at both firms, there has been speculation the organization is funded by the lobbyists as a front for the financial interests of their clients, particularly those in the renewable industry sector.[4] Michael Photios, chairman, founder and owner of PremierNational and PremierState, sits on the Strategic Council of the Blueprint Institute alongside Holden.[5]

References
  1. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3JArHAIAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
  2. http://research.economics.unsw.edu.au/richardholden/index.html
  3. "Subscribe to The Australian | Newspaper home delivery, website, iPad, iPhone & Android apps". www.theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  4. "A Lobbyist's Notion of a Think Tank – Quadrant Online". quadrant.org.au. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  5. "PremierNational + PremierState | Michael Photios". PremierNational + PremierState. Retrieved 30 January 2021.


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