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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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Prof. Maureen Brunt AO Essay Prize
The Professor Maureen Brunt AO Essay Prize is an annual initiative of Consumer Policy Research Centre, which asks Honours, Masters and PhD students to explore a key current challenge for consumer policy development.
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ACE2020 - Wealth & Wellbeing
ACE2020, which will be focusing on "100 years of Welfare Economics", will be hosted by ESA's Western Australia branch. Read on for information about submitting an abstract, early bird registration and KeyNote Speakers. Visit the Conference website
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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ESA (ACT) Hydrogen Tour
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Feb 27, 2020, 5:30 pm
From: Australian Capital Territory
Join us for a tour of the Hydrogen facility at CIT!
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WEN: 'ACT Women Speaking workshop and professional photograph opportunity'
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Friday Feb 28, 2020, 8:30 am
From: Australian Capital Territory
Start 2020 by putting your best foot forward: WEN ACT is offering a Women Speaking workshop and an opportunity for professional head shots.
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Professional Development Seminar: Stamping Out Stamp Duties: Consumption or Property Taxes?
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Friday Feb 28, 2020, 12:30 pm
Please join us for the first Professional Development seminar of the year to hear from Dr May Li, Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne on the welfare implications of property transaction taxes aka stamp duty.
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ABARES Outlook 2020 conference: Practical steps to reaching $100 billion in farm output by 2030
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Tuesday Mar 3, 2020, 12:00 am
The ABARES Outlook 2020 Conference is the agriculture sector’s premier information and networking event. Register today and be part of the conversation.
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Economics in Two Lessons
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Mar 3, 2020, 5:30 pm
John Quiggin is a Vice-Chancellor’s Senior Fellow in Economics at the University of Queensland. He is a prominent research economist and commentator on Australian and international economic policy. His new book, Economics in Two Lessons: Why Markets Work and Why they can Fail so Badly, was released in April 2019 by Princeton University Press.
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Women in economics: Past, Present and Future
Date: Friday Mar 6, 2020, 12:30 pm
The Victorian Economic Society of Australiaand Women in Economics Network are delighted to invite you to our International women’s day event.
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Women in economics: Past, Present and Future
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Friday Mar 6, 2020, 12:30 pm
The Victorian Economic Society of Australiaand Women in Economics Network are delighted to invite you to our International women’s day event.
Women in economics: Past, Present and Future
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Women in Economics IWD2020
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Monday Mar 9, 2020, 1:00 pm
WEN is pleased to present Women’s economic progress in Australia: how far have we come and how much further do we want to go?
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WEN NSW Branch - AGM
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Monday Mar 16, 2020, 12:30 pm
Notice is hereby given of the Annual General Meeting of the Women in Economics Network (NSW Branch).
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ESAYP Triva Night
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Mar 18, 2020, 6:00 pm
Whether you’re an economist who is new to Melbourne, working in a government department or in consulting, or a freshly enrolled postgraduate student of economics, this event is for you.
Our trivia competition will be a chance to show off your knowledge and have fun meeting other early-career economists.
Food and snacks will be provided on the night.
New Year’s Resolutions
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Mar 19, 2020, 5:30 pm
Join us for a new event which brings together the Economics Society of Australia (NSW) and the Australian Business Economists for an evening of forecasts and fun. On the evening, you’ll hear from some of NSW’s most respected economists, who will be sharing their forecasts – both economic and other – for 2020. You’ll have a chance to connect with other economists, build your network (effects) and indulge in some game (theory).
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When does industry benchmarking become collusion?
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Mar 25, 2020, 12:15 pm
The presentation will analyse when industry benchmarking and other information sharing agreements become collusion and lessen competition in a substantial way. It will highlight practices which are of concern to competition agencies such as e ACCC (Australia), FTC/DOJ (US) and EC (Europe). Past court cases and current competition guidelines will be discussed.
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Emerging Economist Series - Subscribe Now
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Apr 1, 2020, 12:15 pm
Emerging Economist Series 2020 Consisting of six sit-down lunches, the Series will be held at the Reserve Bank of Australia. Attendance is by subscription to all six 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. REGISTER NOW
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CBA Forum
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Friday Apr 24, 2020, 12:00 am
ESA NSW is pleased to announce that in 2020 we will be reintroducing the popular CBA forum. Save the date of 24th of April - numbers will be limited to 120.
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IEA World Congress, Bali Indonesia
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Friday Jul 3, 2020, 12:00 am
You are invited to submit a paper to the contributed sessions of this triennial congress, jointly organized with the Ministry of Finance of Indonesia, that will be held in Bali, Indonesia from July 3 to July 7, 2020.
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Australian Statistical Society and NZ Statistical Association Conference - ANZSC 2020
Event Type: Workshops/Conferences
Date: Monday Jul 6, 2020, 12:00 am
This conference brings together four leading statistical communities in the region – the Statistical Society of Australia, the New Zealand Statistical Association, the International Institute of Business Analysis (Special Interest Group for Business Analytics), and the Australian Conference on Teaching Statistics.
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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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