T'Chat - 30 July

This fantastic event will cover A short History of Economics with interesting anecdotes for your classes.

This week's presenter will be:
Andrew Leigh
Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury, and Federal Member for Fenner in the ACT

The topic we will be presenting and discussing in this week's T'Chat will be:
A short History of Economics

Not your typical politician! Andrew has published 11 books and is a keen Ironman triathlete and marathon runner. Andrew Leigh is the Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury, and Federal Member for Fenner in the ACT. Prior to being elected in 2010, Andrew was a professor of economics at the Australian National University. He holds a PhD in Public Policy from Harvard, having graduated from the University of Sydney with first class honours in Arts and Law. Andrew is a past recipient of the Economic Society of Australia's Young Economist Award and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences.