Rate My Professor Mark Hornshaw

Mark Hornshaw is a lecturer in Economics, Entrepreneurship, and Management at the University of Notre Dame Australia's School of Business on the Sydney campus. His teaching philosophy centers on student-focused, self-directed learning, as evidenced by his receipt of the Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching in the undergraduate sub-category in 2017. This accolade highlights his ability to foster high teaching performance evaluations and engage students effectively in business disciplines.

A key example of Hornshaw's practical approach to education occurred in 2010 during an Innovation and Entrepreneurship course assignment. Students developed comprehensive business plans offering sustainable industry guidance for Zambian workers, focusing on honey production, fish farming, and handcrafted shoulder bags. Hornshaw noted that the real-life project was challenging but profoundly rewarding, providing students with meaningful opportunities to apply theoretical knowledge to global development challenges.

Hornshaw contributes to economic discourse through opinion articles in prominent publications. For the Foundation for Economic Education, he authored 'Why a “Billionaire” Wealth Tax Would Hurt the Working Poor and the Middle Class' (2019), critiquing proposed wealth taxes; 'Focus on People During Economic Crises, Not Macro Statistics' (2020), advocating for individual-centered policy responses; and 'Is Hayek or Keynes the Spirit of this Age of Economic Policy?' (2018), analyzing contemporary economic thought. In The Spectator Australia, his article 'Sorry Stan, but blaming Hayek for tampergate is a no-ball' (2018) defended classical liberal economics. He also co-authored 'Australia's Violent Enforcement of Lockdowns Sparks Memories of the Eureka Rebellion' (2020) for the Institute of Public Affairs. These works demonstrate his influence in promoting free-market principles and libertarian economics.

Hornshaw has presented on entrepreneurship at events such as the Mises seminar with 'Entrepreneurs: Starting Young' and the 2020 Australasian Business Ethics Network conference, where he discussed the essential social function of profit and loss signals. His career at Notre Dame Australia emphasizes bridging academia with real-world economic applications.