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Budget 2023
Poll 59
Our panellists were asked the following 2023 budget question: "On May 9, the government delivered a budget designed, in the Treasurer's words, to strike a balance between relief, repair and restraint'. What grade would you give the budget, given that objective: A, B, C, D, E or F?"
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Australian Conference of Economists 2023
The Australian Conference of Economists (ACE) 2023 will be held from the 9 - 12 July 2023 in Brisbane, Queensland.
Our aim is to organise a conference with interest to all economists, both academic and professional. Only by a balanced approach of practice and theory can we solve the problems our society faces.
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How economists would raise $20 billion per year
Poll 58
When panellests were asked to find an extra A$20 billion per year to fund government priorities like building nuclear submarines and responding to climate change, Australia’s top economists overwhelmingly back land tax, increased resource taxes, an attack on negative gearing and extending the scope of the goods and services tax.
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Modernising Research Assessment in Australia
The Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) and the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia are seeking the views of researchers in Australia on how assessment practices in universities, governments and the private sector shape research careers and how they influence researchers’ choices and priorities.
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Unreserved - RBA's latest release of digitised archival records
The latest tranche of archival records has been released in the Bank’s digital archive, Unreserved. It includes additional records from the Bank’s Research Department in the 1970s which span issues of contemporary relevance in relation to inflation shocks, the first Research Discussion Papers and early quantitative work on economic modelling and forecasting.
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Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study - Fellowship and Short-term Research Stays
Located in the Botanic Garden in Uppsala, the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (scas) is a
national institute for advanced study. For the academic year 2024-25 the Collegium offers residential
fellowships for senior and early-career scholars from all countries. The Collegium is also offers short-term research stays (approximately two weeks to two months) to scholars from all countries.
Eminent Speaker Series 2023
The Central Council Executive is delighted to see the return of the Eminent Speaker Series. Professor Joshua Gans of University of Toronto will visit three locations as part of this program. If you missed seeing Professor Gans in person, you can follow the links here to catch up on his presentation.
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Call for Papers - IEA Congress
The call for papers for contributed sessions closes on Feb 28. Papers can be submitted here.
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Leading economists back Federal Government action to curb rising gas and electricity prices
Poll 57
Australia’s top economists have overwhelmingly endorsed intervention to restrain gas and electricity prices, with only three of the 47 leading economists surveyed believing the best thing the government can do is to leave things to the market.
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Unreserved - RBA's latest release of digitised archival records
The Reserve Bank has been releasing a large volume of digitised archival records to the public through our digital archive (called Unreserved). These records span nearly 200 years of Australia’s economic, financial and social history. The latest release includes records about the work and influence of Dr HC Coombs along with additional records from the Bank’s Research Department, with much of the new information covering the period from the Bank’s ‘separation’ from the original Commonwealth Bank in 1960 through to the early 1970s.
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Central Council Executive, 2022-2025
Following the Central Council meeting held at ACE 2022, we are pleased to confirm that Catherine de Fontenay was elected unopposed as President; Russell Ross was re-elected unopposed as Secretary; and following a secret ballot,
Central Council would like to acknowledge and thank outgoing President Danielle Wood for her enormous contribution to the Society. You can read more about Central Council's Executive here.
Awards 2022
A number of prestigious awards were bestowed upon worthy economists at a recent Zoom ceremony. Read on to find out who won the 2022 ESA National Awards.
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WEN Credible Blog Series Writing Competition - Winners Announcement
In 2022, NSW WEN hosted its inaugural writing competition as part of the Credible Economist series.
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ACE 2022
Australian Conference of Economists (ACE) 2022 was held from 10 to 13 July 2022 in Hobart, Tasmania as an in-person event. Our theme, Economics in the New Normal, sought to address the challenges that a post-pandemic world faces.
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Vale Professor Geoffrey Brennan
It is with great sadness that the Economic Society of Australia acknowledges the passing of Professor Geoffrey Brennan.
Geoffrey Brennan was an outstanding scholar, who did ground-breaking work in economics and philosophy and at their intersection and played a major role in the development of PPE as a global interdisciplinary research program.
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Policy in the Pub: Identity Economics
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Jun 8, 2023, 5:30 pm
The Economic Society of Australia, Victoria Branch, invites you to join us for Policy at the Pub, to discuss Identity Economics with adviser and consultant Ryk Bliszczyk.
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ABE presents a briefing and discussion with Anna Hughes
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Thursday Jun 15, 2023, 12:15 pm
ABE is pleased to present a briefing and discussion with Ms Anna Hughes Chief Executive Officer Australian Office of Financial Management.
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University of Sydney Adam Smith at 300
Date: Friday Jun 16, 2023, 6:00 pm
Marking the tercentenary of the birth of Adam Smith
Public lecture by Emeritus Professor Tony Aspromourgos at the School of Economics, Friday 16 June 2023, 6.00pm - 7.30pm
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“Young Economist’s Career Development Evening”
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Jun 20, 2023, 5:30 pm
As early-career economists, exposure to our field can be limited and often we find ourselves working within a confined area of economics or policy. It’s easy to lose sight of just how broad and applicable economics is in today’s workforce – and how many different opportunities are available for economists.
Young Economists Qld (YE) welcome you to join them for a career development evening where you will hear about the challenges and triumphs experienced by professionals across the private, public and academic sectors. Question time will form a large part of the evening and audience members are encouraged to leverage this opportunity to gain genuine career advice, particularly from corners of the economics and policy field that might not be familiar to them.
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ESA WA ECONOMIC FORUM – INFLATION AND THE RESERVE BANK
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Jun 21, 2023, 5:15 pm
With inflation at its highest levels in 30 years, and interest rates rising sharply in response, monetary policy is one of the hottest topics in economics. Is the current outburst of inflation different to past periods of rapidly rising prices; and if so, what policies do we need to address it? What are the social consequences of rising living costs and interest rates, especially in a housing and rental market many experts say is in “crisis”? How well (or badly) has the Reserve Bank of Australia handled monetary policy, and will the recommendations of the recent independent review of the Bank improve its transparency and decision making?
In this forum, the speakers will address some of these questions before a general panel discussion on inflation and the reserve bank.
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ANU -The Longevity and budgetary impact of the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Thursday Jun 22, 2023, 5:30 pm
From: Australian Capital Territory
In his presentation, Frank will assess the effect of long-run changes in the drugs provided by the PBS on mortality and hospital utilisation in Australia. He will estimate that if the number of PBS drugs had not increased between 1996 and 2013, the number of years of life lost before age 85 in 2019 would have been 21.2 per cent higher than it actually was. Furthermore, he will demonstrate that the 1996-2013 increase in the number of PBS drugs reduced the number of years of life lost before age 85 in 2019 by 359,026.
Frank will show that if the number of PBS drugs had not increased between 1994 and 2011, the number of hospital days in 2019 would have been 10.6 per cent higher than it actually was, and that the 1994-2011 increase in the number of PBS drugs reduced the number of hospital days in 2019 by A$2.48 million.
AARES and WEN Event: State budget and implications for Trade, Agriculture and Food
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Jun 27, 2023, 5:15 pm
AARES and WEN joint Event: State budget and implications for Trade, Agriculture and Food.
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AARES and WEN Event: SA State budget and implications for Trade, Agriculture and Food
Date: Tuesday Jun 27, 2023, 5:15 pm
AARES and WEN joint Event: SA State budget and implications for Trade, Agriculture and Food.
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Stan Kelly Lecture with Craig Emerson
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Jun 28, 2023, 6:00 pm
The 2023 Stan Kelly lecture will be given by Craig Emerson, the former federal minister for trade and competitiveness and now leading market economist.
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Dine with Craig Emerson and ESA Victoria
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Jun 28, 2023, 7:30 pm
Dine with ESA Victoria and Craig Emerson,an eminent economist with 35 years’ experience in public policy, politics and public service.
After his Stan Kelly lecture, Craig will be dining with ESA VIC branch members at The Kelvin Club.
Only available to attendees of the Stan Kelly Lecture with Craig Emerson.
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Women’s Media Presence: Sharing Knowledge on LinkedIn Workshop - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Jul 5, 2023, 12:00 pm
The NSW WEN invites you to attend a virtual workshop presentation discussing Women’s media presence and sharing knowledge on LinkedIn!
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Australian Conference of Economists
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Sunday Jul 9, 2023, 12:00 am
The Australian Conference of Economists (ACE) 2023 will be held from the 9 - 12 July 2023 in Brisbane, Queensland.
Our aim is to organise a conference with interest to all economists, both academic and professional. Only by a balanced approach of practice and theory can we solve the problems our society faces.
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ESA Qld 2023 Business Lunch - Mr Philip Lowe, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Jul 12, 2023, 12:00 pm
The Economic Society of Australia (Qld) invites you to an important luncheon address featuring Philip Lowe, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia. This event is being held in conjunction with the 2023 Australian Conference of Economists (see ace2023.org.au).
Sponsors:
Adaptive NSW
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Jul 12, 2023, 12:30 pm
With the release of ChatGPT—a ground-breaking AI-powered chatbot—automation has progressed from dull and repetitive tasks to complex and creative ones. The world is again being amazed by the speed at which artificial intelligence (AI) is developing.
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IEA World Congress
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Monday Dec 11, 2023, 12:00 am
Call for Papers
The President of the International Economic Association (IEA) and Program Chair of the Twentieth World Congress of the IEA, invites you to submit a paper to the contributed sessions of this triennial congress, jointly organized with Universidad EAFIT, that will be held in Medellin, Colombia from December 11 to 15, 2023.
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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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