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Call for abstracts on COVID-19 related health economics research
The International Health Economics Association (iHEA) is responsible for organizing two sessions at the annual American Economics Association/ASSA conference in 2021. If you are undertaking COVID-19 related research, or know of colleagues undertaking such research, where this research will have a full draft paper ready by early December, we would welcome abstracts for consideration for these sessions.
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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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WEN with Wine: Impacts of the pandemic on women, including employment and production of goods - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Jun 11, 2020, 5:30 pm
As part of our new WEN with Wine Series (temporarily replacing our Policy in the Pub events), we are pleased to invite you to hear from Simone McGurk, WA’s Minister for Women’s Interests. Timing of this event is AWST.
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Implications of COVID-19: What about the children? - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Monday Jun 15, 2020, 12:30 pm
Join our expert panel of economists from the public sector and academia as they discuss the evidence on the likely impact of COVID19 on children, their development and acquisition of human capital. Join us for this online panel discussion, which is part of ESA's national webinar series and is brought to you by Women in Economics. Timing of this event is AEST.
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2020 Young Economists Qld Annual General Meeting - ONLINE ONLY - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Monday Jun 15, 2020, 5:30 pm
The Young Economists Society (QLD) welcomes members to our Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held via Zoom on Monday 15 June 2020 commencing at 5.30pm.
The meeting will include an overview of the Young Economists events over the past year, the election of the Committee and discussion of our plans for the current year.
The agenda papers for the meeting, including the Zoom link and a proxy form if you are unable to attend, are shown here 2020 AGM YE Qld papers.
Please register by 12 June.
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Women in Economics Webinar - Macroeconomic Outlook - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Jun 16, 2020, 12:30 pm
The worst case economic scenarios formulated when COVID-19 hit our shores earlier this year are now thankfully are being ruled out. As our economy moves through the various stages of reopening, what are macroeconomists thinking now? By how much will GDP fall and unemployment rise? What other indicators should economists also be focusing on? We talk to leading economists, Felicity Emmett, Kaixin Owyong and Su Lin Ong to get their read on the outlook for the coming 12 months. The session will be moderated by Elysse Morgan. This WEN webinar has been organised by the ACT WEN Branch as part of the ESA/WEN National Seminar Series.
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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 may attend, 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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Policy and Professional Development in the Pub: The impact of land supply on detached residential property prices in Melbourne - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Jun 17, 2020, 5:30 pm
This month's Policy in the Virtual Pub seminar presents research from an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant between The University of Queensland, The University of Melbourne and the Department of Treasury and Finance, Victoria on the impact of land supply on residential property prices. Please see Volume 4 of Victoria's Economic Bulletin for more details on this research.
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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.
Sponsor:
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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