Maureen Brunt

Maureen Brunt (26 December 1928 – 30 January 2019) was an Australian economist and academic who specialised in the field of competition law. She was Emeritus professor of Economics at Monash University.

Early life and education Brunt received a degree in economics from the University of Melbourne in 1951 and a Doctor of Philosophy in industrial organization from Harvard University in 1964. She is known for her "innovative analysis of the interaction of ... law and economics". She was described by the Privy Council as "a distinguished Australian economist."

Brunt was a member and then Chair of the Victorian Government Consumer Affairs Council, serving for nearly ten years.

Awards and honours Brunt was named an officer of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours in 1992 for "services to the Trade Practices Tribunal and to education." In 1995, she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from Monash University. She was elected a distinguished fellow of the Economics Society of Australia in 2006.

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