Michael Hymie Cooper OBE (né Kupferroth, 15 December 1938 – 15 July 2017)[1] was a British-born economist and one of the first to develop the field of health economics in the 1960s. He later moved to the University of Otago in New Zealand.
Michael Cooper | |
|---|---|
| Born | Michael Hymie Kupferroth 15 December 1938 |
| Died | 15 July 2017 (aged 78) Martinborough, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Occupation | Economist |
Biography edit
Cooper took a position as senior chair in economics at the University of Otago in 1976, where he established the university's first health economics class.[2] He worked at the university for 18 years, becoming pro vice-chancellor.[3] He chaired the Otago Area Health Board.[4] In 1990 he was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal,[5] and in the 1994 New Year Honours, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to health administration.[6]
He died on 15 July 2017 at his home in Martinborough.[1]
Selected publications edit
- The Price of Blood. The Institute of Economic Affairs, 1968
- Rationing Health Care. Croom Helm, 1975
References edit
- ^ a b Sinclair, Kay (14 October 2017). "Economics professor shining star in health arena". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ Topham-Kindley, Liane (2 August 2017). "Michael Cooper, NZ's father of health economics, understood primary care".
- ^ "Two Economists: W. J Baumol (1922-2017) and M. H. Cooper (1938-2017) | Pundit". www.pundit.co.nz. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Economics – science, art or business?". University of Otago 1869-2019. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 106. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
- ^ "No. 53528". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1993. p. 34.