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Social Distancing Measures, May 2020
Poll 38
"The benefits to Australian society of maintaining social distancing measures sufficient to keep R<1 for COVID-19 are likely to exceed the costs"
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Winner of the Joseph Stiglitz Essay Prize
IEA have announced the winner of this year's Joseph Stiglitz Essay Prize
Nicolas de Laubier-Longuet Marx from USA, Ahmed Abdul Mumin from Scotland, and Wannaphong Durongkaveroj from Australia for the Joseph Stiglitz Essay Prize in the Graduate Student category and Daksh Walia and Pradnyee Kantak, both from India in the undergraduate student category.
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.
ACE2020 - to be deferred in response to COVID-19
The Australian Conference of Economists (ACE 2020) which was scheduled to be held in Perth from 8 to 10 July 2020 will be deferred by a year, so we look forward to seeing everyone in Perth in 2021.
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Australia Day Honours 2020
The following people were recognised in the Australia Day Honours 2020. Congratulations to Michael John Rice, Professor Hal Christopher Hill, Professor John Reginald Piggott and Professor Marjorie Lucy Moodie - keep reading to see their contributions.
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Awards 2019
There were a number of prestigious awards bestowed upon worthy economists at the recently held ACE2019 in Melbourne
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ACE2019
Hosted by the Victoria branch of ESA, ACE2019 was held from 14-16 July at the Pullman Melbourne on the Park. Presentations will be posted progressively.
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Professional development seminar featuring Giovanni Caggiano on the macroeconomic effects of global uncertainty - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday May 28, 2020, 12:30 pm
Professional Development Seminar featuring Giovanni Caggiano on the macroeconomic effects of global uncertainty
View ...Valuing Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Services - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday May 28, 2020, 7:00 pm
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2020 Women in Economics Qld AGM - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Jun 16, 2020, 5:00 pm
2020 Annual General Meeting Women in Economics Qld Network
The AGM of the Women in Economics Network Qld (WEN Qld) will be held Via Zoom.
The agenda papers for the meeting, including the Zoom link and a proxy form if you are unable to attend, are shown here WEN Qld AGM papers . While those with an interest in WEN Qld, only those who are WEN Qld members and financial members of the Economic Society of Australia (Qld) at the time of the AGM may vote.
Please register by 14 June.
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2020 ESA Qld Annual General Meeting - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Jun 16, 2020, 5:30 pm
2020 Economic Society Qld Annual General Meeting
The AGM of the Economic Society of Australia (Qld) will be held Via Zoom.
The agenda papers for the meeting, including the Zoom link and a proxy form if you are unable to attend, are shown here - 2020 ESA Qld AGM papers. While those with an interest in the Society may attend, only those who are financial members at the time of the AGM may vote.
Please register by 14 June.
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The economy and monetary policy - Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Jun 30, 2020, 12:30 pm
As part of its webinar series, the Economic Society of Australia invites you to an important address and Q&A with Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia on the economy and monetary policy.
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ACE 2020 - Deferred until 2021
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Jul 8, 2020, 12:00 am
The Australian Conference of Economists (ACE2020) which was scheduled to be held in Perth from 8 to 10 July 2020
Partner Event: History of Economic Thought Society Conference
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Wednesday Sep 30, 2020, 9:00 am
Welcome
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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