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Duncan Ironmonger

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Duncan Ironmonger
Born(1931-10-12)12 October 1931
Died3 September 2024(2024-09-03) (aged 92)
NationalityAustralian
Academic career
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
University of Cambridge
Information at IDEAS / RePEc

Duncan Standon Ironmonger AM (12 October 1931 – 3 September 2024) was an Australian household economist. He was an Honorary Principal Fellow and Associate Professor of the Households Research Unit, Department of Economics, University of Melbourne.[1]

Ironmonger was born in Orange, New South Wales,[2] and finished his schooling at Canberra Grammar School. He worked for the Australian Bureau of Statistics, then studied at the University of Cambridge. He returned to the ABS to contribute to the creation of a system for reporting the national accounts, then worked at the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research.[3]

In 2013, he was made a Member of the Order of Australia.[4]

Ironmonger died on 3 September 2024, at the age of 92.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Associate Professor Duncan Ironmonger". University of Melbourne. Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Vale Duncan Standon Ironmonger (1931–2024)", Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbourne
  3. ^ Kate Legge, "Splash of colour in world of black and white", The Weekend Australian, 17–18 March 2001
  4. ^ "Member of the Order of Australia entry for Dr Duncan Standon Ironmonger". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 17 November 2024. For significant service to economics as a researcher, author and academic
  5. ^ "Death notice", The Age, 21 September 2024