Curtin University’s highly respected economist, Professor Peter Kenyon, has passed away after a battle with cancer.
Peter Kenyon was Professor of Economic Policy at Curtin and developed the economics curriculum for our MBA program.
Curtin Vice-Chancellor Professor Jeanette Hacket said that Peter’s passing was a sad loss for the Curtin community.
“Peter’s economic expertise was interwoven with his deep sense of social justice and equity,” Professor Hacket said.
“He will be fondly remembered by colleagues and students for his innate ability to present the driest economic policy within a humanitarian context.”
Professor Kenyon was the Chair of the WA Advisory Board of the ‘Big Issue’, a street paper that assists homeless, long-term unemployed and disadvantaged people.
His research interests included labour economics and the Australian labour market, regulatory economics and competition policy and the theory and practice of economic policy.
During his tenure at Curtin, Professor Kenyon was the Director of the Institute for Research into International Competitiveness (IRIC) and heavily involved in research and development within the Curtin Business School.
Professor Kenyon’s great love of fine food and wine saw him establish his own cooking school, “The Cooking Professor” and travel extensively throughout Europe with his wife, Jan.
Curtin University extends its condolences to Peter’s family, associates and many friends.
