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Awards 2025
A number of prestigious awards were bestowed upon worthy economists at ACE2025 which held in Sydney during July.
Economists eye costs of a failed energy transition
Poll 67
Poll finds support for aligning net zero, reliability and price,
Peter Martin
Responses (996)
Election of President, Secretary & Treasurer
The election process is now complete and the following people are hereby elected to roles of President, Secretary and Treasurer.
ACE 2025
The 2025 ACE Committee is extending the call for abstracts for ACE by two weeks to COB Monday 14 April 2025.
The Committee especially welcomes abstracts for papers that fit the Conference theme Economics for a Changing World, that address major current issues, as well as the education of economists, and any papers describing high quality research in economic-related subjects.
The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA)
Spark Grants for Social Science Week events. The Academy is delighted to launch of a new small grants program to support social science organisations to hold in-person and online events during the annual Social Sciences Week program: 8-14 September 2025.
Rechnitz Memorial Award for Indigenous society, culture and language. Nominations are open for the Academy’s inaugural Rechnitz Memorial Award, recognising excellence in research leadership and advancement of knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander society, culture and language.
Trump's impact on the Australian Economy
Poll 66
Top economists say Trump’s policies will hit Australian economic growth and push up inflation and interest rates in the US.
Responses (38)
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)
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.
Events
WEN NSW Branch - AGM 2025-26 - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Jul 10, 2025, 12:00 pm
Notice is hereby given of the Annual General Meeting of the Women in Economics Network (NSW Branch).
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Date: Thursday Jul 10, 2025, 12:00 pm
Notice is hereby given of the Annual General Meeting of the Women in Economics Network (NSW Branch).
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WEN: Coffee Meet-up
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Jul 24, 2025, 7:45 am
The Women in Economics Network in Victoria is excited to extend a warm invitation to you for an informal coffee meet-up. This is a chance for members to catch up over a cup of coffee and meet fellow friends and economists, including this month's special guest, Natalia Southern, Managing Director at FTI Consulting.
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2025 Corden Lecture
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Thursday Jul 24, 2025, 6:00 pm
Come join us for an engaging evening with Professor Paola Conconi from University of Oxford as she delivers the prestigious Corden Lecture. This in-person event promises to be enlightening and thought-provoking, covering a wide range of topics in economics and global affairs. Don't miss this opportunity to hear from one of the leading experts in the field. Reserve your spot now!
For further details and registration please click here.
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Careers Driving Economic Development
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Jul 29, 2025, 5:30 pm
We are excited to invite you to a special panel event hosted by the Economic Society of Australia Queensland Young Economists and Economic Development Australia (EDA).
Join us for an insightful discussion featuring four panellists who are making significant contributions to the field of economic development. The facilitated discussion will cover:
- Career Journeys: Learn how our panellists navigated their paths to success in economic development.
- Early Career Insights: Discover what they wished they had known about economic development at the start of their careers.
- Impactful Work: Understand how their work is driving positive change in economic development.
Charting Australia’s path to a fairer and more prosperous future - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Jul 30, 2025, 12:30 pm
Recent events in the USA and Europe show how rising inequalities can fuel social division, polarisation and political instability. This serves as a stark reminder of how important it is to monitor the health of our nation and take action to avoid a similar fate. So how does Australia’s progress on key economic, social and environmental indicators compare to our peers? Where are we falling behind and what are the risks? Can we turn around the rising levels of inequality, declining investment in innovation, and persistent poverty in Australia and chart a path to a fairer and more prosperous future? Our new report card on Australia’s progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) helps to answer these crucial questions.
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Emerging Women in Economics Cocktail Event
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Jul 31, 2025, 6:00 pm
The Economic Society of Australia invites you to an inspiring evening of connection and conversation at our ‘Emerging Women in Economics’ cocktail event.
This special gathering is designed to bring together early-career women economists, students, professionals, and friends of the field for a relaxed and uplifting night of networking and idea-sharing.
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The paradigm shift in Australian labour market policy: Balancing efficiency with equity
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Aug 6, 2025, 12:30 pm
Australia’s labour market reforms since the 1990s were aimed at prioritising business ‘efficiency’ over other policy goals. Governments gave employers increased discretion over workforce decisions relating to pay-setting, recruitment and training, and reduced the influence of trade unions and employment tribunals over these processes. These changes were seen as necessary to allow employers to adjust to an increasingly competitive business environment following the liberal economic reforms of the 1980s. In this context, this presentation will analyse the paradigm shift in Australian labour market policy since 2022 aimed at balancing business ‘efficiency’ with workforce ‘equity’. Through an analysis of changes to wage-setting and bargaining, workplace gender equality and skilled immigration, it will argue the post-1990s wave of efficiency-oriented policies produced not only ‘inequities’ including low wage growth, gender-based job undervaluation and underpayment, but also ‘inefficiencies’ including skills shortages and competitive disadvantages for compliant employers. As well as analysing the post-2022 changes, the presentation will consider possible future labour market reform options.
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Developing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander economics students
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Aug 6, 2025, 5:30 pm
Join us for the launch of an exciting new animation designed by and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, demystifying economics and showcasing its relevance to communities. This engaging resource aims to inspire the next generation of young minds to consider economics as a pathway for creating positive change.
The event will showcase data on Indigenous enrolments in economics, feature a screening of the animation, followed by a panel discussion with educators, economists, and community leaders. The discussion will focus on strategies to support and encourage more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to pursue economics.
Together, we’ll discuss ways to remove barriers, spark curiosity, and create meaningful opportunities for young people in this field. This is an opportunity to connect with like-minded educators, policymakers, and community advocates who are passionate about empowering the next generation. We’d love for you to be part of this important conversation.
This event, co-organised with the University of Queensland School of Economics, is free of charge and open to non-members of the ESA QLD.
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LinkedUP! August
Date: Thursday Aug 14, 2025, 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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Medicine in an era of exponential technological change: what will this mean for you, and for Australia?
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Sep 17, 2025, 11:45 am
We are in the midst of a transformation of medical technology, driven in large part by parallel exponential changes in three areas of technology: genomics, which provides high-resolution data about the molecular composition of our bodies; data science and AI, which allow us to identify patterns in these data; and therapeutics, which provides increasingly precise ways to intervene in human biology to prevent or cure disease. In combination, these technologies define the emerging field of genomic medicine, which has already had a profound impact on the diagnosis of genetic disorders and the treatment of cancer, and has the potential to improve virtually all areas of healthcare. However, these technologies also create new challenges, including maintaining high quality in an era of rapid change; potential increases in the cost of healthcare; and equity of access and impact. Prof MacArthur will outline the potential of the field of genomic medicine and summarise the challenges ahead, acknowledging that resolving them will require a multi-pronged strategy across research, healthcare systems, policy, and society.
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The Roads to Development: Work, Markets and Institutions
Event Type: Workshops/Conferences
Date: Monday Oct 20, 2025, 12:00 am
The Roads to Development is a two-day conference bringing together a number of leading academics with the aim to revisit the concept of development and consider the conditions that make it possible in the present state of the world. Among our keynote speakers we will have worldwide known economists as Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, Jeffrey Sachs, Stefano Zamagni, Juan Francisco Jimeno, and Albino Barrera, as well as sociologist Allison Pugh.
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LinkedUP! November
Date: Thursday Nov 13, 2025, 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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Chinese Economics Society Australia
Event Type: Workshops/Conferences
Date: Monday Dec 1, 2025, 12:00 am
Hosted by Deakin Business School in Melbourne, Australia, the 35th Annual Conference of the Chinese Economics Society Australia (CESA) aims to explore the impact of the artificial intelligence (AI) in reshaping China’s economic landscape and its profound implications for the global economy. The conference welcomes both theoretical and empirical contributions, with particular emphasis on interdisciplinary perspectives that bridge economics, policy analysis, and technological foresight.
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