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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
It is our pleasure to invite you to the Australian Conference of Economists (ACE) 2022 to be held from 10 to 13 July 2022 in Hobart, Tasmania as an in-person event. Our theme, Economics in the New Normal, will seek to address the challenges that a post-pandemic world faces, and we look forward to receiving your submissions for presentation at the conference. Keynote speakers will be announced soon.
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Economic Analysis and Policy (EAP) - Call for Editors
Economic Analysis and Policy (EAP) has improved its performance considerably since it was taken over by Elsevier back in 2014. The combination of an online-only publication strategy, together with the steady editorial guidance of the Managing Editor since 2008, has been successful in increasing the journal’s outreach and placing EAP ready for its next step: an editorial team that will be diverse and specialised at the same time.
Prioritising issues for the incoming Government
Poll 54
Panellists were asked:
"From this list, please pick the three issues you think will be the most important for the incoming government and should be the most important in the election".
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Unreserved - RBA's latest release of digitised archival records
Over the past year, 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. In this latest release, users will find primary source material about government finances, the evolving international architecture of the 20th century and economic analysis for the period from 1918 to 1966.
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What should the budget deficit be?
Poll 53
Given the economic environment, compared to the December projection what should the budget deficit be?
Cut emissions, not petrol tax; fund childcare, not beer. What economists want from next week’s budget
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Intake of permanent migrants
Poll 52
"What do you think the intake of permanent migrants should be in coming years"
Australia’s leading economists have overwhelmingly endorsed a return to the highest immigration intake on record, saying Australia should aim for at least 190,000 migrants per year as it opens its borders, up from the target of 160,000 per year set ahead of COVID.
Photo credit "Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND"
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Awards 2021
A number of prestigious awards were bestowed upon worthy economists at a recent Zoom ceremony. Read on to find out who won the 2021 ESA National Awards.
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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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WEAI Conference 2022
Event Type: Workshops/Conferences
Date: Wednesday Jun 29, 2022, 12:00 am
Western Economic Association International invites you to their 97th Annual Conference.
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China moving towards a high-income economy: challenges, opportunities and prospects - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Jun 30, 2022, 12:30 pm
Join us for this webinar. China’s economic growth is facing both headwinds and great potential. With per capita income level reaching US$12,000 in 2021, China is projected to become a high-income country soon. As China continues to grow in economic size and impact, what happens in China in terms of its growth model and policies increasingly matters for the global economy. In this presentation, we explore the challenges and opportunities that China faces in its transition towards a high-income economy.
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Mixed Fortunes: The History of Tax Reform in Australia, Paul Tilley
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Jul 5, 2022, 1:00 pm
Australia’s history is sprinkled with tax reform attempts – some successful, some not. This seminar explores that history through three phases. First, the establishment of the Constitution at Federation in 1901 and the 1942 unification of income tax. Second, the seminal Asprey review in 1975 that set up the major tax reforms of 1985 and then 2000. Third, the mixed efforts at tax reform, at both the Commonwealth and state levels, this century. This is a hybrid event which will be held both in person and online via Zoom.
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2022 Australasia Meeting of the Econometric Society - ONLINE ONLY - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Jul 6, 2022, 9:00 am
The 2022 Australasia Meeting of the Econometric Society will be held online on July 6 – 8, 2022 and will be hosted by the School of Economics, The University of Queensland.
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Emerging Economist Series 2022
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Jul 7, 2022, 12:15 pm
Emerging Economist Series 2022 Consisting of four sit-down lunches, the Series will be held at the Reserve Bank of Australia. Attendance is by subscription to all four lunches and can be shared amongst your colleagues. Alternatively, you can purchase tickets for individual lunches, subject to availability. The program offers a fantastic professional development opportunity for economists. The first lunch will take place on Thursday 7 July with Mr Glenn Stevens AC. REGISTER NOW
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ACE2022
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Sunday Jul 10, 2022, 8:00 am
It is our pleasure to invite you to the Australian Conference of Economists (ACE) 2022 to be held from 10 to 13 July 2022 in Hobart, Tasmania as an in-person event.
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The 26th Australasian Teaching Economics Conference - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: Workshops/Conferences
Date: Thursday Jul 14, 2022, 12:00 am
This year the Australasian Teaching Economics Conference (ATEC22) will be hosted by the Australian National University from July 14-15 2022. Given the ups and downs we’re still experiencing (and the resulting budget issues) the conference will again be held virtually over zoom, which also means a zero cost registration!
View ...2022 Giblin Lecture - Great Expectations: Achieving gender equity in our lifetime with Dr Angela Jackson
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Jul 14, 2022, 6:00 pm
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2022 ESA Winter School
Event Type: Workshops/Conferences
Date: Monday Jul 18, 2022, 10:00 am
The 2022 event will be a two day workshop on ‘Neuro and Behavioural Finance; facilitated by Prof. Bossaerts and will start at 10am on the 18th July, and conclude the morning of Wed 20th July.
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Cost Benefit Analysis Forum 2022
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Jul 19, 2022, 8:15 am
We have set the date for the Cost Benefit Analysis Forum, 2022 as an in-person event in Sydney. The Preliminary Program is now available.
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Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Deputy Governor's Lunch
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Jul 19, 2022, 11:45 am
The Economic Society of Australia (Queensland Branch) will be holding its the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Deputy Governor's Lunch on 19 July 2022 from 11.45 am to 2pm at the Hilton Hotel.
Snacks and Socialising with WEN Victoria
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Jul 19, 2022, 5:30 pm
WEN Victoria invites you to join us in July for after-work drinks – an opportunity for some casual networking and to reconnect with fellow WEN members.
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WEN Lunchtime online seminar on Violence Against Women in Australia - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Jul 26, 2022, 12:30 pm
Economic Society of Australia (ESA) and Women in Economics Network (WEN) members and associates warmly invite you to a lunchtime event with special guest speaker, Professor Deborah Loxton, Director of both the Centre for Women’s Health Research and the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health at the University of Newcastle. Professor Deborah Loxton, will present on the following topic: Violence Against Women in Australia.
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Parliament House Economics Dinner- Australian Economy Post Covid-19
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Aug 11, 2022, 6:00 pm
From: Australian Capital Territory
The ESA (ACT) would like to invite you to attend our inaugural annual Parliament House Economics Dinner, with presentation from Saul Eslake on the Australian Economy Post Covid-19. This event is sponsored by Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
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Call for Papers - Conference on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Economics, Finance, and Central Banking - ONLINE ONLY
Date: Monday Nov 14, 2022, 8:00 am
The Bank of Canada, Bank of England, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and European Central Bank are organising the Conference on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Economics, Finance, and Central Banking to be held in-person and on-line on November 14–15, 2022. The conference is hosted by the Bank of Canada in Ottawa and it is the fourth in a series of annual conferences that primarily focuses on issues encountered by under-represented groups in economics, finance, and central banking.
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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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