DENNIS VENTER
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Citizenship: Australian
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Education:
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2024 - Master by research, thesis topic: Appropriate Modelling of Complexity in Economics, University of Sydney.
2023 Introduction to Political Economy and Economics, School of Political Economy, Melbourne.
2012 - 2014 Bachelor of Economics, University of Pretoria.
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Professional experience:
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2022 - Curriculum Reform Project Lead at Rethinking Economics Australia.
https://rethinkeconomics.org.au/research
2022 Editor at Exploring Economics.
https://www.exploring-economics.org/en/accounts/profile/f3c638ce-eff9-40ce-a8f1-17ea83456ea5/
2024 - Casual tutor with Sydney University's Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme.
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Memberships:
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2023 - Member of the Behaviour and Society Working Group at the Young Scholars Initiative (YSI)
Conferences & presentations:
2023. “Economic Theories and Frameworks.” Presented in the Rethinking Economics Australia panel during the New Economy Network Australia Conference, Canberra, Australia.
[Link: Presentation recording]
2023. "Expanding the Dynamic Approach to Economics with Dennis Venter." Presented in a webinar hosted by the KN Raj Economics Club.
2018. “The Need for a Dynamic Approach to Economics.” Presented at the International Initiative for Promoting Political Economy (IIPPE), Pula, Croatia.
[Link: Presentation Recording]
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Research Reports:
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2023, Venter, Dennis, "Economics Curriculum Survey Report",
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Popular pieces and creative writing:
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Venter, Dennis, 2024, "An Interconnected Economic Reality. Part 1: Rethinking the economics curriculum, Economic Reform Australia Review, vol. 16, no. 4.
https://era.org.au/an-interconnected-economic-reality-part-1
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Venter, Dennis, 2024, "An Interconnected Economic Reality. Part 2: A framework for robust policy advice", Economic Reform Australia Review, vol. 16, no. 5.
https://era.org.au/an-interconnected-economic-reality-part-2/ ​
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Venter, Dennis, 2024 The Blue Mountains Space Portal, Amazon Direct Publishing, Sydney.
https://www.amazon.com.au/Blue-Mountains-Space-Portal/dp/B0DRSXLCTZ
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Preprints:
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2021, Harris, Mathew, & Venter, Dennis. "Out of Our Minds: The New Boundaries of Rationality"
https://www.dennisventer.info/copy-of-article1652vd
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2016, Venter, Dennis. "The Need for a Dynamic Approach to Economics",
https://www.dennisventer.info/article1652vd
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Published educational pieces:
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Venter, Dennis; Varma, Arpitha; Desgraz, Romain; 2024, "Why We Should Think Twice About Production Functions", Exploring Economics.
https://www.exploring-economics.org/en/discover/why-we-should-think-twice-about-production-functions
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Venter, Dennis, 2023, "Think Complexity Economics is too Complicated?", Exploring Economics.
https://www.exploring-economics.org/en/discover/easy-explanation-of-complexity-econ​
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Venter, Dennis; Desgraz, Romain; 2025 (forthcoming), "Let's think about J.M Keynes and the ISLM Curve", Exploring Economics.
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Blog articles:
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Venter, Dennis, 2023, "RE Australia Launch Curriculum Reform Project",
https://www.rethinkeconomics.org/2023/01/09/re-australia-launch-curriculum-reform-project
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Venter, Dennis, 2022, "Three Things to Consider When Rethinking Economics",
https://rethinkeconomics.org.au/3-things-to-consider-when-rethinking-economics-dennis-venter/
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Videos:​
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2024. "Feminist Economics & The Family"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p34TWFvZgw&t=26s
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2023. "Australia's Failing Economics Curriculum"
https://youtu.be/0kQZ0BO8oxQ?si=XPMb-8fQJcWGH7zw
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2022. "Introducing the Dynamic Approach to Economics"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-lTgT1U5Sk
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2016. The Dynamic Approach to Economics Video 1-4.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS3vd1u4ISo&t=88s
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CURRICULUM VITAE
Dennis Venter