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Australia’s top economists back carbon price, say benefits of net-zero outweigh cost
Poll 50
Eight in ten of Australia’s leading economists back action to cut Australia’s carbon emissions to net-zero.
Almost nine in ten want it done by a carbon tax or a carbon price – mechanisms that were explicitly rejected at the 2013 election.
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Economics Nobel 2021
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2021 has just been awarded to David Card “for his empirical contributions to labour economics”, and Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens “for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships”.
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The Reserve Bank has launched Unreserved
In early 2021 the Reserve Bank published a digital archive (called Unreserved) and released the first tranche of digitised archival records to the public. RBA archives span nearly 200 years of Australia’s economic, financial and social history. (The records predate the Reserve Bank as it is known today because we descended from the original Commonwealth Bank of Australia which had a central banking function and had absorbed other banks with a colonial history.)
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5th annual Australian Gender Economics Workshop (AGEW2022)
We are delighted to invite you to the 5th annual Australian Gender Economics Workshop (AGEW2022), hosted by the Australian National University (ANU) and the Women in Economics Network (WEN).
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Promoting vaccination uptake in Australia
Poll 49
"What measures should Australian governments adopt to promote demand for vaccination once supply is no longer a constraint?"
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Winner of the Joseph Stiglitz Essay Prize, 2021
IEA have announced the winner of this year's Joseph Stiglitz Essay Prize in the Graduate and Undergraduate categories.
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Policies to deliver higher wage growth
Poll 48
Our panellists were asked
"Higher wages growth is now a top priority of the RBA in its efforts to sustain stronger economic growth. Please identify the three of these government policies you think would best help deliver higher wages growth".
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ACE2021
The Australian Conference of Economists (ACE) 2021 was held from 12 to 14 July 2021 as a fully virtual event.
ACE 2021 celebrated over 100 years of welfare economics and brought together like-minded individuals to explore concepts of allocation, utilisation and distribution of our resources as they relate to the wealth and wellbeing of individuals and our society.
Where permission has been granted, we have uploaded presenations.
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Helpful resources for managing the coronavirus pandemic
In addition to official health information, WEN has collated the following professional resources to help our community through the challenge of the current COVID-19 pandemic. This includes online resources to help our academics and teachers quickly switch to virtual classrooms and online teaching, resources to help workers convert to working-from-home, and weblinks to help with home schooling.
Events
What needs to happen to make gender equality a reality in Queensland? - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Oct 19, 2021, 5:00 pm
WEN Queensland invites you to join an online forum to provide feedback for a new Queensland Women's Strategy.
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Women in Economics Network event: The circular economy
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Oct 20, 2021, 5:15 pm
The Women in Economics Network (WEN) invite you to an evening event with special guest speaker, Kat Heinrich, Director and Associate Consultant at Rawtec. Kat will provide an overview of the circular economy and her work in the field, followed by a Q&A session.
View ...2021-2022 Western Australian State Budget Review
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Oct 21, 2021, 5:15 pm
View ...2021-2022 Western Australian State Budget Review
Date: Thursday Oct 21, 2021, 5:15 pm
The WA Government released it’s 2021-22 Budget on 9 September 2021. Western Australia is in an enviable positon, with one of the strongest economies in the nation and a record budget surplus of $5.7 billion amidst a global pandemic. However, the strength of our economy does not mean that all sectors are faring equally well, or that we are immune to future shocks and structural changes in the global economy.
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Book Launch 'The New Economics: A Manifesto' with Steve Keen - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Oct 21, 2021, 6:00 pm
From: Australian Capital Territory
Steve Keen will present on his new book The New Economics: A Manifesto and discuss the state of economics.
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Reflecting on the SAPC – contributing to SA productivity - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Oct 26, 2021, 5:30 pm
The Economic Society of Australia (South Australia) is organising an evening ONLINE event with our special guest speaker, Dr Matthew Butlin from the South Australian Productivity Commission on Tuesday 26 October, 2021. The topic of the presentation is "Reflecting on the SAPC – contributing to SA productivity"
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Professional Development Seminar: Productivity Commission - Modelling Working from Home - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Oct 28, 2021, 12:30 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic forced many employees and firms to experiment with working from home. This demonstrated that many jobs can done effectively from home and that the number of people working from home will likely remain high relative to pre-pandemic levels.
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WEN (ACT) Annual General Meeting 2021
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Nov 4, 2021, 5:30 pm
From: Australian Capital Territory
The Women in Economics Network is pleased to invite you to our Annual General Meeting. The meeting will be face to face and by zoom for registered attendees.
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ESA (ACT) Annual General Meeting 2021
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Nov 4, 2021, 6:30 pm
From: Australian Capital Territory
The ESA (ACT) is pleased to invite you to our Annual General Meeting. It is a face to face meeting for 22 members, with a zoom option for additional members.
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In Conversation with Ross Garnaut - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Monday Nov 8, 2021, 4:00 pm
Ross Garnaut delves into the economic impact of the pandemic, by exploring the challenges Australia carried into the pandemic, identifying alternative paths forward for our nation in the post-pandemic world, and demonstrating how Australia can reset its economy and build a successful future. Timing of this event is 4pm AEDT.
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The Economic Impact of COVID on Women - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Wednesday Nov 10, 2021, 10:15 am
Online LITE Event: Guest Speaker Danielle Wood on the Economic Impact of COVID on Women
The Lighthouse Talks in Economics (LITE) Program aims to establish and nurture a trans-disciplinary dialogue among scholars in Economics, the Humanities and the Social Sciences on contemporary issues of societal relevance. It aims to establish a venue for critical thinking where focal ideas are examined and discussed to reach out and develop a more complex understanding of contemporary societies.
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Women in Economics Virtual Retreat 2021 - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Monday Nov 15, 2021, 3:00 pm
The ‘Virtual Retreat’ provides an opportunity for around 30-40 junior and mid career women economists to develop their networks, receive mentoring and strengthen their leadership and career decision making. Participants will be drawn from academia, government and the private sector.
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Ted Evans Public Policy Lecture by Dr Martin Parkinson
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Nov 24, 2021, 6:30 pm
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5th annual Australian Gender Economics Workshop (AGEW 2022) - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Feb 10, 2022, 12:00 am
We are delighted to invite you to the 5th annual Australian Gender Economics Workshop (AGEW2022), hosted by the Australian National University (ANU) and the Women in Economics Network (WEN).
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Welcome to the National website of the Economic Society of Australia (The Society). The Society is primarily concerned with promoting discussion and debate of economic issues within Australia.
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