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AGEW 2025
The 8th Australian Gender Economics Workshop (#AGEW2025) is hosted by the University of Wollongong in partnership with the Women in Economics Network and is organised by Alfredo Paloyo. The workshop will take place on 6‒7 February 2025 in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Wollongong is in Dharawal Country.
Housing Reform
Poll 65
Panellists are unanimous in believing Australia’s housing market is in crisis.
Offered a choice of 14 measures identified by the Economic Society of Australia as likely to restrain prices for buyers and renters, none of the 49 leading economists polled picked: “do nothing, the market will determine appropriate prices”.
Responses (967)
Vale, Philip Macgregor Norman
Philip, an Honorary Fellow of the Economic Society of Australia died recently after a short illness.
As a long-time member of the Victoria branch, he was President and also Treasurer. After his father Arthur Norman died, his mother Jean Macgregor married Richard Downing, the Ritchie Professor of Economic Research, at the University of Melbourne and editor of the Economic Record.
Awards 2024
A number of prestigious awards were bestowed upon worthy economists at ACE24, held in Adelaide. Read on to find out who won the 2024 ESA National Awards.
Budget 2024
Poll 64
Panelists were asked to comment on two questions:
Is the budget likely to achieve its aim of getting inflation back within the RBA target band by the end of this year and back to 2.75% by mid next year?
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On May 14, the government delivered a budget designed, in the Treasurer's words, to "focus on fighting inflation in the near term and then growth in the medium term " - What grade would you give the budget, given that objective? A, B, C, D, E or F
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Responses (990)
ACE 2024
The Australian Conference of Economists was held in Adelaide, SA from 10-12 July. Presented papers will be published on our website in due course.
Next year's ACE will be held at UTS in Sydney and coincides with the Society's 100 year anniversary. Preparations are well underway to bring members a very special event - please stay tuned for more details about ACE25. In the meantime, hold the date of 6-9 July 2025 and register your interest via the dedicated ACE25 website.
Western Australian GST deal
Poll 63
April Poll - panellists were asked about the GST deal with Western Australia. The following two questions were posed:
"Is the long-standing arrangement broadly the best method of distributing the nationally-collected GST revenue?" and "Should the 2018 changes be kept or scrapped?"
Responses (997)
IEA Update from Dani Rodrik
The most important development to report is that our project on Advancing Women in Leadership in Economics, with the acronym IEA-WE, has been fully launched. This is a multi-year project that has been generously funded by Co-Impact Foundation and the Open Society Foundation.
Transition to net zero - ape the US Inflation Reduction Act?
Poll 62
Panellists were asked "Which of the options set out below best describes the kind of approach the Australian government should take to the US Inflation Reduction Act? (Pick 1)"
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 early economic analysis conducted by the central bank from 1930 to 1970.
Stiglitz Essay Prize Award
The Economic Society of Australia sponsors an annual Stiglitz Essay Prize in honour of Joseph Stiglitz. The Prize is awarded by the International Economic Association, an association founded in 1950 to support the study of economics across countries, with a particular focus on emerging economies. The ESA is a member of the IEA.
Christopher Parsons (UWA), presented the award on behalf of the Society.
Events
Economics Student Video Competition - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Jul 31, 2024, 12:00 am
The Victorian Branch of the Economics Society is excited to launch its first student video competition. Cash prizes as well as memberships are available.
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Freedom to Choose Conference 2024
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Tuesday Sep 17, 2024, 8:30 am
The Path to Freedom: The Enduring Relevance of Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom
This year’s Freedom to Choose (FTC) conference is the 14th in a sequence of annual one day conferences devoted to exploring the effectiveness of free-market policies. FTC is supported by the Mannkal Economic Education Foundation and hosted by the University of Notre Dame Australia. FTC 2024 is designed primarily for the benefit of undergraduate, honours, and postgraduate students, but all interested parties are welcome to attend.
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ESA NSW Branch - AGM 2024
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Sep 17, 2024, 6:00 pm
Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting of the ESA NSW Branch will be held on Tuesday 17 September 2024.
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WEN ACT- How's Australia faring? with Danielle Wood
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Sep 17, 2024, 6:15 pm
From: Australian Capital Territory
How's Australia faring?
A discussion on economic mobility and inequality with guest speaker Danielle Wood.
We are thrilled to invite you to a special event hosted by the Women in Economics Network, featuring a presentation by Danielle Wood, Chair of the Productivity Commission and former CEO of Grattan Institute.
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WEN: Informal Drinks Catch-up
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Sep 18, 2024, 5:30 am
The Women in Economics Network in Victoria is delighted to invite you for an informal after work drinks meet-up.
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Competition Three Ways - Farmers, Consumers, and the Law
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Sep 18, 2024, 12:15 pm
This seminar will bring together a panel of experts to discuss how competition affects the Australian economy, reflecting on the recent issues raised by the ongoing ACCC Supermarket Inquiry, and other inquiries instigated by the Commonwealth and various State Governments.
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2024 Annual General Meeting
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Sep 18, 2024, 5:30 pm
You are cordially invited to attend the Economic Society of Australia (WA Branch) Annual General Meeting and the following Annual Dinner (register separately here) on Wednesday 18th September 2024 at Steves Bar and Cafe, Nedlands.
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2024 Annual Dinner
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Sep 18, 2024, 7:00 pm
The AGM will be followed by a seated three-course meal.
Over the course of dinner, the ESA (WA Branch) sponsored student prizes will be presented along with other prizes. Emeritus Professor Ken Clements, recipient of the 2024 ESA Distinguished Fellow Award, will deliver an after-dinner speech.
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Economics with Allan Fels
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Sep 19, 2024, 6:00 pm
From: Australian Capital Territory
The Economic Society of Australia (ACT) invites our membership to join us for an evening with Allan Fels AO.
Allan Fels remains a leading figure in competition policy. He co-chaired the OECD Trade and Competition Committee from 1996 to 2003 and continues regularly to be a keynote speaker at major global competition events including the world's two peak events, the International Competition Network Annual Conference and the OECD Global Competition Forum.
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HETSA Annual Conference 2024
Date: Thursday Sep 26, 2024, 12:00 pm
The 2024 HETSA Conference will be held at Alphacrucis University College, Cowper St Parramatta, Sydney, Australia from 26-27 September. This year we are welcoming colleagues from the Japanese Society for the History of Economic Thought to a joint conference.
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AI and Industry
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Oct 2, 2024, 5:30 pm
Professor Holden and Louise McGrath will discuss the application of AI solutions for Australian industry and some of the challenges of AI adoption that the industry broadly faces.
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Young Economists – Housing Panel Event – The current economic conditions of the Queensland housing market
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Oct 15, 2024, 5:30 pm
Please join us to hear from a panel of housing policy experts, to discuss the current economic conditions facing Queensland’s housing market, the challenges buyers and renters are facing, and what the future might hold. The event will be catered with food and drink, so be sure to RSVP to secure a spot at this exciting event.
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Professional Development Workshop: Professional Ethics for Economists
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Friday Oct 25, 2024, 2:00 pm
This workshop considers the basis and content of economists’ moral responsibilities, codes of ethics for economists, relationship to organisational codes of conduct, and role of the Economic Society in professional ethics.
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WEN Mentoring Retreat 2024
Event Type: WEN event
Date: Wednesday Nov 6, 2024, 12:00 am
The Women in Economics Network, part of the Economics Society of Australia, is hosting the 2024 Women in Economics Retreat as an in-person event, to be held from Wednesday 6 to Friday 8 November at The Hilton, Surfers Paradise, Queensland.
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Labour Market Outcomes of Graduates in Economics in Australia - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Nov 6, 2024, 12:00 pm
The discipline of economics encompasses broad skill-sets with diverse applications in employment markets and industries. Studies of labour market prospects for economics graduates are relatively dated particularly in the light of developments such as declining interest in economics in high school and university. Join the discussion with our guest speaker, Professor Ian Li, Curtin University.
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LinkedUP!
Date: Thursday Nov 14, 2024, 5:30 pm
It’s time for another LinkedUP! The WEN Queensland branch invites you to join us for an informal networking evening. Come along to connect or reconnect with old and new WEN members.
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Annual PhD Conference in Economics and Business
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Monday Nov 18, 2024, 12:00 am
Call for Discussants : To participate in the 38th Annual PhD Conference in Economics and Business, hosted by the ANU Research School of Economics this year from 18 to 20 November 2024.
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Call for Papers: 32nd Colloquium on Pensions and Retirement research
Date: Wednesday Nov 27, 2024, 8:30 am
The Call for Papers is now open for the 32nd Colloquium on Pensions and Retirement research. Call for Papers deadline: 19 August.
The 32nd Colloquium on Pensions and Retirement Research will be held at UNSW Sydney in Australia on 27-28 November 2024. The Colloquium will include an online session sponsored by the International Pension Research Association (IPRA) on 3 December 2024.
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