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University of Western Australia

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5.08/20/2025

Encourages critical thinking and analysis.

4.05/21/2025

Brings energy and passion to every lesson.

5.03/31/2025

Encourages students to think independently.

4.02/27/2025

Makes learning exciting and meaningful.

5.02/17/2025

Always goes the extra mile for students.

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About Rodney

Rodney Tyers is Winthrop Professor, Senior Honorary Research Fellow, and Emeritus Professor in the UWA Business School at the University of Western Australia, a position he has held since 2009. He holds a B.Eng (Hons) and M.Eng.Sci from the University of Melbourne, and an MS and PhD from Harvard University. He is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA), elected in 2019. His distinguished career includes serving as Professor of Economics in the College of Business and Economics at the Australian National University from 2001 to 2009, Reader in the Department of Economics at ANU from 1993 to 2001, Senior Lecturer in Economics at ANU from 1990 to 1993, Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of Adelaide from 1987 to 1990, Research Fellow at the National Centre for Development Studies at ANU from 1984 to 1987, Research Fellow in the Department of Economics, Research School of Pacific Studies at ANU from 1982 to 1984, and Research Associate at the Resource Systems Institute, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii in 1980-1981 and 1978-1979. He also holds an adjunct professorship at the Australian National University.