SUMMARY CV ROD O DONNELL OCCUPATIONAL HISTORY

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1 SUMMARY CV ROD O DONNELL OCCUPATIONAL HISTORY CURRENT POSITION 2008-present Professor of Economics, University of Technology Sydney PREVIOUS POSITIONS Professor of Economics, Macquarie University Visiting Research Fellow, University of Western Sydney Adjunct Professor, AGSM, University of New South Wales Visiting Professor, University of Wollongong. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS PhD, Cambridge University, BEc, University of Sydney, BA, First Class Honours (Philosophy), University Medal, University of Sydney, MEngSc, University of Queensland, BE (Civil), First Class Honours, University Medal, University of Queensland, CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS The thought of J.M. Keynes (chiefly in economics, philosophy and politics) Rationality under risk and uncertainty Conceptual and philosophical foundations of economics Pluralism in modern economics Opportunity cost Human capital formation in tertiary students (including creativity and innovation) Threshold concepts Teaching economics.

2 SELECTED RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS 1. JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS RANKING 2006 Ranked 17th out of 663 journal-published economists for in n and New Zealand Economics Departments (using Mason, Steagall and Fabritius weights). 2. ECONOMICS RESEARCH GRANTS For research into the thought of J.M. Keynes, chiefly his economics, philosophy and politics. ARC DISCOVERY GRANT, : Total of $157,500 over three years. ARC LARGE GRANTS, 1989 TO 1995: Total of $175,825 with grants awarded in each of these 7 successive years. ARC SMALL GRANTS, 1994 TO 1998: Total of $46,000 over these 5 years. MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY GRANTS, 1991 TO 1997: Total of $65,000 over these 7 years. 3. TEACHING RESEARCH GRANTS 2010 $8,000 UTS Business Faculty Grant, with Natalia Nikolova and Kylie Redfern, Embedding Creativity and Innovation Capabilities in Business Majors $63,000 UTS Learning and Teaching Performance Fund, Cross-Faculty Grant with Theresa Anderson and Darrall Thompson, Understanding and Fostering Creativity and innovation in University Curricula $10,000 n Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC), Citation Grant $125,857 Vice-Chancellor s Development Fund (Macquarie University), Peer Assisted Learning Project $72,628, Vice-Chancellor s Development Grant, R. O Donnell and K. Matthews, Macroeconomic Principles Internet Project $24,000, Macquarie Teaching and Development Grant, R. O Donnell and colleagues, Computer-Aided Instruction in 100 Level Economics Units. TEACHING AWARDS n Learning and Teaching Council: Macquarie University: Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning 2008 Outstanding Teacher Award 2006 Outstanding Teacher Award 1997.

3 JOURNAL ACTIVITY Editor, and currently co-editor, of Australasian Journal of Economics Education Referee for Cambridge Journal of Economics, European Journal for the History of Economic Thought, Economic Papers, History of Economics Review, Australasian Journal of Economics Education. CONFERENCES ORGANISED th Australasian Teaching Economics Conference, Macquarie University 2005 History of Economic Thought Society of Conference, Macquarie University th Australasian Teaching Economics Conference, University of Western Sydney th Australasian Teaching Economics Conference, University of Technology, Sydney. MAIN PUBLICATIONS 1. PhD Dissertation O'Donnell, R.M. (1982) 'Keynes: Philosophy and Economics, An Approach to Rationality and Uncertainty.' University of Cambridge, UK. 2. Books O'Donnell, R.M. (1989) Keynes: Philosophy, Economics and Politics, The Philosophical Foundations of Keynes's Thought and their Influence on his Economics and Politics. London; New York: Macmillan; St. Martins Edited Books O'Donnell, R.M. (1991) (ed) Keynes as Philosopher-Economist. Proceedings of the Ninth Keynes Seminar at the University of Kent, Macmillan: London Refereed Journal Articles (i) Economics Current Submitted Papers O Donnell, R.M. (2011a) Some Important but Largely Neglected Contributions by Keynes. Submitted to the Economic Record. O Donnell, R.M. (2011b) Opportunities Lost and Regained in the Land of Opportunity Cost. Submitted to the Southern Economic Journal.

4 O Donnell, R.M. (2011c) A Critique of the Threshold Concepts Hypothesis and its Application to Opportunity Cost in Economics. Submitted to Studies in Higher Education. Accepted papers O'Donnell, R.M. (forthcoming) Social Justice in Keynes s Economic and Political Writings. Cambridge Journal of Economics, accepted with some revision. O Donnell, R.M. (2011) Keynes and the General Theory after Seventy-Five Years, History of Economics Review, 54, Summer. O Donnell, R.M. (2009) The Concept of Opportunity Cost: Is it Simple, Fundamental or Necessary?, Australasian Journal of Economics Education, 6 (1), O'Donnell, R.M. (2009) The Permanent Need for Political Economy, Agenda, 16 (4), O'Donnell, R.M. (2006) 'Keynes's Principles of Writing (Innovative) Economics.' Economic Record, 82(259), O'Donnell, R.M. (2004) 'What Kind of Economic Graduates Do We Want? A Constructive Critique of Hansen's Proficiencies Approach.' Australasian Journal of Economics Education, 1(1), O'Donnell, R.M. (1999) 'The Genesis of the Only Diagram in the General Theory.' Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 21(1), O'Donnell, R.M. (1999) 'On Reading and Arguing: A Reply to Ahiakpor.' Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 21(1), O'Donnell, R.M. (1998) 'Mixed Goods and Social Reform.' Cahiers d'economie Politique, (30-31), O'Donnell, R.M. (1996) 'John Maynard Keynes: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.' History of Economics Review, Winter-Summer (25) O'Donnell, R.M. (1996) 'What Can Economists Learn from Keynes's Philosophy?' History of Economics Review, Winter-Summer (25) O'Donnell, R.M. (1995) 'Editing Large Unpublished Writings: The Case of J.M. Keynes.' Journal of the History of Economic Ideas, 3(2) O'Donnell, R.M. (1995) 'A Supplementary Edition of J.M. Keynes's Writings: Rationale, Nature and Significance.' History of Economics Review, Winter (23) O'Donnell, R.M. (1992) 'The Unwritten Books and Papers of J.M. Keynes.' History of Political Economy, 4(4) O'Donnell, R.M. (1990) 'Keynes on Mathematics: Philosophical Foundations and Economic Applications.' The Cambridge Journal of Economics, 14(1) O'Donnell, R.M. (1990) 'An Overview of Probability, Expectations, Uncertainty and Rationality in Keynes's Conceptual Framework.' Review of Political Economy, 2(3) (ii) Philosophy O'Donnell, R.M. (1992) 'Keynes's Weight of Argument and Popper's Paradox of Ideal Evidence.' Philosophy of Science, 59(1) O'Donnell, R.M. (1990) 'The Epistemology of J.M. Keynes.' British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, 41(3)

5 5. Book Chapters O'Donnell, R.M. (2012) 'Keynes s Treatise on Probability,' in The Elgar Companion to Post Keynesian Economics, J. King (ed), Edward Elgar: Aldershot, forthcoming. O'Donnell, R.M. (2010) 'Economic Pluralism and Skill Formation: Adding Value to Students, Economies and Societies', in Economic Pluralism, Garnett R., Olsen E., & Starr M. (eds), Routledge: London, O'Donnell, R.M. (2007) 'Keynes, John Maynard', New Dictionary of Scientific Biography, Charles Scribner s Sons, New York. O'Donnell, R.M. (2004) 'Keynes as a Writer: Three Case Studies,' in History and Political Economy, Essays in Honour of P.D. Groenewegen, T. Aspromourgos and J. Lodewijks (eds), Routledge: London. p O'Donnell, R.M. (2003) 'The Thick and the Thin of Controversy,' in The Philosophy of Keynes's Economics, J. Runde and S. Mizuhara, (eds), Routledge: London. pp O'Donnell, R.M. (2003) 'The Treatise on Probability,' in Post Keynesian Economics, J. King (ed), Edward Elgar: Aldershot. pp O'Donnell, R.M. (2001) 'John Maynard Keynes,' in Statisticians of the Centuries, C.C. Heyde and E. Seneta (eds), Springer-Verlag: New York. pp O'Donnell, R.M. (1999) 'Keynes's Socialism: Conception, Strategy and Espousal,' in Keynes, Post-Keynesianism and Political Economy, C. Sardoni and P. Kriesler (eds), Routledge. pp O'Donnell, R.M. (1997) 'Keynes and Formalism,' in A Second Edition of the General Theory, G. Harcourt and P. Riach (eds), Routledge. pp O'Donnell, R.M. (1995) 'Keynes on Aesthetics,' in New Perspectives on Keynes, M. Lawlor and A. Cottrell (eds), Duke University Press. pp O'Donnell, R.M. (1991) 'Keynes's Political Philosophy,' in Perspectives on the History of Economic Thought, W.J. Barber (ed), Edward Elgar. pp O'Donnell, R.M. (1991) 'Keynes on Probability, Expectations and Uncertainty,' in Keynes as Philosopher-Economist, R.M. O'Donnell (ed), Macmillan. pp O'Donnell, R.M. (1991) 'Reply,' in Keynes as Philosopher-Economist, R.M. O'Donnell (ed), Macmillan. pp O'Donnell, R.M. (1990) 'Continuity in Keynes's Conception of Probability,' in Perspectives on the History of Economic Thought, D.E. Moggridge (ed), Edward Elgar. pp O'Donnell, R.M. (1990) 'Keynes's Weight of Argument and its Bearing on Rationality and Uncertainty,' in Keynes and Philosophy, B.W. Bateman and J.B. Davis (eds), Edward Elgar. pp