Andrew Charlton was a senior economic advisor to former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. During his run in politics, Charlton also served as Australia’s senior economic representative to the G20 Leaders Forum. Charlton earned his illustrious political posts after demonstrating his economic knowledge throughout his long academic career. In 2000, Charlton earned a B.Ec in Accounting, Finance, and Economics from the University of Sydney.
He also earned first-class honors in Economics and won the University of Sydney’s University Medal in Economics. These honors, as well as becoming a Rhodes Scholar in 2001, helped him get into Oxford University in London, to study Economics.
Charlton earned his M.Phil degree in Economics from Oxford in 2003 and went on to earn a D.Phil degree in Economics and International Finance in 2005. In 2004, Charlton won the John Hicks Prize for excellence in the Doctoral Program at Brasenose College at Oxford. His doctoral thesis also won the Edgeworth Prize for best doctoral thesis in economics in 2005.
Andrew Charlton is the author of multiple books, articles, and essays over the past decade. Fair Trade for All is his most famous book, which he wrote with the Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz. Fair Trade for All has since been translated into 13 different languages since its publication by Oxford University Press in 2005.
His quick rise in the academic discussion of economic policies worldwide earned him a spot at the table with the Australian Prime Minister. Andrew Charlton now works for the Australian corporate giant Wesfarmers.
He also earned first-class honors in Economics and won the University of Sydney’s University Medal in Economics. These honors, as well as becoming a Rhodes Scholar in 2001, helped him get into Oxford University in London, to study Economics.
Charlton earned his M.Phil degree in Economics from Oxford in 2003 and went on to earn a D.Phil degree in Economics and International Finance in 2005. In 2004, Charlton won the John Hicks Prize for excellence in the Doctoral Program at Brasenose College at Oxford. His doctoral thesis also won the Edgeworth Prize for best doctoral thesis in economics in 2005.
Andrew Charlton is the author of multiple books, articles, and essays over the past decade. Fair Trade for All is his most famous book, which he wrote with the Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz. Fair Trade for All has since been translated into 13 different languages since its publication by Oxford University Press in 2005.
His quick rise in the academic discussion of economic policies worldwide earned him a spot at the table with the Australian Prime Minister. Andrew Charlton now works for the Australian corporate giant Wesfarmers.
