Russell Mathews

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Russell Lloyd Mathews CBE AO (born January 5, 1921 in Geelong , Victoria , Australia , † March 1, 2000 in Canberra ) was an Australian economist .

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Russell Mathews was the son of Percival Mathews Mathews and his wife Rose nee. Goslin. He attended Sandringham State School and then, on a scholarship, Haileybury College in Melbourne . From 1939 he worked in a real estate company and studied accounting at an evening school . In 1941 he went to the Australian Army , was active in New Guinea and Bougainville and was promoted to captain . In 1945 he had to be treated for almost a year with a severe leg injury; he was permanently disabled. He published his war experiences in the book Militia Battalion at War.

From 1946 he studied trade and economics at the University of Melbourne and graduated in 1949. In the same year he went to the Australian National University (ANU), was a research assistant to the Vice-Chancellor Douglas Copland and later Administrative Officer of the University Chancellor Ross Hohnen. In 1951 he went to London to recruit staff and doctoral students for the ANU. From 1953 he was a reader at the University of Adelaide ; In 1958 he was appointed to a chair and became dean of the Faculty of Commerce. In 1965 the ANU appointed him to an endowed chair for accounting and finance at the Faculty of Economics. In 1972 he became the founding director of the ANU's Center for Research on Federal Financial Relations . In 1959 the Social Science Research Council of Australia selected him as a member; In 1972 he became a Fellow of the subsequent Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia . In 1986 he retired .

Russell Mathews' research and publications focus on accounting, public finance, taxation, fiscal federalism, and inflation. He is considered an advocate of Keynesianism and the teachings of John Kenneth Galbraith . Mathews has advised several government organizations and agencies at both the Commonwealth of Australia and state and territory levels. From 1972 to 1990 he was a member of the Commonwealth Grants Commission , which advises the Australian government on issues related to financial equalization between states and territories. Here he mainly developed methods for establishing claims. He also examined the tax systems of other states such as Fiji . From 1990 to 1999 he was a member of the Australian Capital Territory Casino Surveillance Authority , which examines, among other things, the taxation of casinos.

Russell Mathews married his then fellow student Joan nee in 1947 . Tingate. They had a son, the archaeologist Peter Mathews (* 1951), and a daughter, the writer and journalist Sue Mathews (* 1952).

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Russell Mathews is the author or co-author of over 40 books and has published more than 250 articles.

  • Militia Battalion at War. The history of the 58 / 59th Australian infantry battalion in the second world. 58 / 59th Battalion Association, Kyabram 1961, ISBN 1-86252809-8 . New edition 1987.
  • Accounting for economists. Cheshire, Melbourne 1963.
  • with William Robert C. Jay (Ed.): Government accounting in Australia. A book of readings. Cheshire, Melbourne / Canberra 1968.
  • The accounting framework. Cheshire, Melbourne 1972.
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    With Ronald Ma: The accounting framework. A contemporary emphasis. Longman, Melbourne 1979, ISBN 0-582-71094-4 .
  • with William Robert C. Jay: Federal finance. Intergovernmental financial relations in Australia since federation. Nelson, Melbourne 1972.
  • Fiscal federalism. Retrospect and prospect. Australian National University, Canberra, 1974, ISBN 0-7081-0470-3 .
  • Federalism in Australia and the Federal Republic of Germany. A comparative study. Australian National University, Canberra 1980, ISBN 0-7081-1600-0 .
  • with Rae Else-Mitchell: Federal grants to states. Australian National University, Canberra 1981, ISBN 0-86784-333-0 .
  • Fiscal equalization in transport. Australian National University, Canberra 1984, ISBN 0-86784-470-1 .
  • Federalism an the environment. Australian National University, Canberra 1985, ISBN 0-86784-590-2 .
  • with Bhajan S. Grewal: The public sector in jeopardy. Australian fiscal federalism from Whitlam to Keating. Center for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne 1997, ISBN 1-87533-896-9 .

literature

  • Charles Percy Harris: Russell Mathews. A review of his academic and professional career. Australian National University, Canberra 1988, OCLC 22268830 .

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personal data
SURNAME Mathews, Russell
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mathews, Russell Lloyd (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian economist
DATE OF BIRTH January 5, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Geelong , Victoria , Australia
DATE OF DEATH March 1, 2000
Place of death Canberra