Events
Eminent Speaker Series: Prof. Leah Boustan - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Jul 22, 2026, 8:00 am
Where are the streets of gold? Intergenerational mobility of immigrants across destination countries.
This talk will introduce patterns for intergenerational mobility of the children of immigrants across fifteen destination countries. In most destinations, the daughters of immigrants experience higher mobility than daughters of locals. Sons of immigrants enjoy an advantage in Anglosphere destinations (including Australia) but not in continental Europe.
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Innovation Series | AI Innovation to Impact
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Wednesday Jul 22, 2026, 5:00 pm
Exploring how AI is changing the way people, industries and communities work.
For further details please visit the event website here.
View...WEN SA mid-career event
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Jul 22, 2026, 5:30 pm
WEN SA invites you to this mid-career event, bringing together economists to share insights, experiences, and perspectives on navigating career transitions, professional growth, and opportunities at the mid-career stage.
View...25th GS Watson Public Lecture: John Maynard Keynes
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Wednesday Jul 22, 2026, 5:30 pm
A free public lecture exploring the life, mathematics and ideas of John Maynard Keynes, presented by Professor Terence Mills.
For further details please visit the event website here.
View...2026 Corden Public Lecture: The Hidden Cost of Buying Local
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Wednesday Jul 22, 2026, 5:30 pm
2026 Corden Public Lecture: The Hidden Cost of Buying Local: Public Procurement and Job Creation.
Presented by Professor Matilde Bombardini - Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley.
For further details and registration please click here.
View...Melbourne Empirical Trade Conference
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Thursday Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 am
Departments of Economics at Monash University and University of Melbourne jointly organize the Melbourne Empirical Trade Conference which will take place in Melbourne, Australia. This is a sister conference to EIIT, EITI, RMET, and SETC. Economists specializing in empirical international economics will present their latest research at this meeting. These conferences are offered under the rubric of the Forum for Research on Empirical International Trade.
For further details and to register please visit the event website here.
View...AfterWork Drinks Papers in the Pub 23rd July
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Jul 23, 2026, 5:30 pm
Join us for Papers in the Pub in July; brought to you by The Young Economists Network (YEN)
Hear about new research and share a drink with old and new friends
For the first of our Papers in the Pub series, Dominic Behrens (The CIE), Matthew Maltman and Theo Gibbons (e61 Institute) will present their brand-new research: What Local Land Use Reform Does, and Doesn’t, Do.
Drink on arrival for the first 20 people! You must register first.
View...Monash Winter Finance Conference 2026
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Friday Jul 24, 2026, 8:45 am
The Department of Banking and Finance at Monash Business School is delighted to announce details of our fourth Winter Finance Conference, bringing together leading academics and researchers to explore key developments in finance.
For further details please visit the event website here.
View...WEN Book Club -July
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Monday Jul 27, 2026, 5:30 pm
From: Australian Capital Territory
Imagine reading a book and then getting to grill the author (nicely) over a drink and snacks.
That’s the WEN book club for July – the Hon. Dr Andrew Leigh MP, with The Shortest History
of Economics, live and in the room!
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ESA YP Trivia Night
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Jul 30, 2026, 5:30 pm
Join the ESA Young Professionals for a winter trivia night at ACIL Allen's Melbourne office. This is our mid-year chance to bring early career economists together for an evening of friendly competition, conversation, and light refreshments.
View...Introduction to the HILDA Survey - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Tuesday Aug 4, 2026, 1:30 pm
This 2.5 hour workshop provides an introduction to the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey. It will be run via Zoom or Teams. The training is free to attend but registration is essential.
For further details please visit the event website here.
View...WEN: Eminent Economist Coffee Catch Up
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Aug 6, 2026, 7:45 am
The Women in Economics Network in Victoria is excited to extend a warm invitation to our Eminent Economist coffee meet-up in August. This is a chance for members to catch up over a cup of coffee and meet fellow friends and economists, including this month's eminent economist, Catherine de Fontenay, Commissioner at the Productivity Commission.
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Eminent Economist Coffee Catch Up
Date: Thursday Aug 6, 2026, 7:45 am
The Women in Economics Network in Victoria is excited to extend a warm invitation to our Eminent Economist coffee meet-up in August. This is a chance for members to catch up over a cup of coffee and meet fellow friends and economists, including this month’s eminent economist, Catherine de Fontenay, Commissioner at the Productivity Commission.
View...Introduction to the HILDA Survey - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Thursday Aug 6, 2026, 10:00 am
This 2.5 hour workshop provides an introduction to the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey. It will be run via Zoom or Teams. The training is free to attend but registration is essential.
For further details please visit the event website here.
View...Application for WEN (SA) Mentoring Program, 2026-27 now OPEN
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Aug 6, 2026, 5:30 pm
Applications for WEN South Australia mentoring programme, 2026–27
View...Money Moves: Navigating Life's Pivotal Decisions
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Wednesday Aug 12, 2026, 5:30 pm
This is the in-person finale of our two-part series with the Women in Management student club, following part one on personal finance - taking you from the fundamentals of managing your money to the strategic decisions that shape a career and a life.
For further details please visit the event website here.
View...2026 Tasmanian Economic Forum - State Debt: Blessing or Curse?
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Friday Aug 21, 2026, 8:30 am
Tasmania's premiere one-day conference featuring leading economists and discussion of current state issues through an economic lens.
The Tasmanian Economic Forum returns with the theme State Debt: Blessing or Curse?, bringing together leading voices to examine one of today’s most pressing policy challenges. Featuring insights from the Productivity Commission, prominent economists and industry leaders from across Tasmania, the forum will explore the role of state debt in shaping economic growth, productivity, fiscal sustainability, and long-term prosperity.
The Tasmanian Economic Forum is the Economic Society of Australia (Tasmania Branch)’s flagship event, bringing together policymakers, industry leaders, academics, and the broader community to better understand and help shape Tasmania’s economic future.
Forum price not only includes amazing discussions but also coffee/tea to start to your day, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea!
Registrations close midday 7 August 2026.
Group booking prices are available for 8+ people ($120 per person)
If you experience any issues purchasing a ticket, please email admin@esatas.org.au
View...Lunch with Dr Claude Lopez
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Friday Aug 28, 2026, 12:15 pm
WEN are pleased to invite you to a special lunch event with Dr Claude Lopez, Head of the Economic Research Department at the Reserve Bank of Australia.
View...Cost Benefit Analysis Forum 2026
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Sep 8, 2026, 8:15 am
🔎 Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) is a key tool for supporting evidence-based decision making and ensuring public accountability.
🟦 Following last year’s AI-themed forum, this year’s CBA Forum explores the Art and Science of Cost-Benefit Analysis.
🔢 Moving beyond the numbers, the forum will explore how practitioners can apply CBA in new contexts, assess its strengths and limitations, value costs and benefits, and communicate evidence-based insights to decision makers.
🔷Alongside established experts, the program will feature emerging practitioners bringing fresh perspectives to the evolving practice of CBA.
View...ESA NSW Branch - AGM 2026
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Sep 24, 2026, 5:15 pm
Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting of the ESA NSW Branch will be held on Thursday 24 September 2026 at 5.15pm sharp.
All members are encouraged to attend in person. The AGM will be followed by a social function.
View...HILDA Survey Research Conference
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Thursday Oct 1, 2026, 8:00 am
The Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research is proud to present the 2026 HILDA Survey Research Conference, supported by the Australian Government Department of Social Services (DSS).
The HILDA Conference will be held at the University of Melbourne over two days: Thursday 1 and Friday 2 October, with an optional dinner on Thursday evening.
For further details please visit the event website here.
View...Transforming Cooperatives for the Future: 20th ICA Asia-Pacific research conference
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Tuesday Oct 6, 2026, 9:00 am
This year’s conference will be held at Monash College, 750 Collins St, Docklands, and is hosted by the Mutual Value Lab at Monash Business School, in partnership with the International Cooperative Alliance Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP) Committee on Cooperative Research (CCR), and the Business Council of Cooperatives and Mutuals (BCCM).
For further details please visit the event website here.
View...FIRN Melbourne Asset Pricing Meeting
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Monday Oct 26, 2026, 8:00 am
FIRN Melbourne Asset Pricing Meeting is an annual intensive research meeting hosted in association with FIRN which aims to provide academic members with an opportunity to connect with peers and gain a deeper understanding of Asset Pricing.
For further details please visit the event website here.
View...Melbourne Annual Macro Policy Meeting
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Monday Oct 26, 2026, 8:00 am
The annual Melbourne Macro Policy Meeting gathers academics and researchers in policy institutions, and policy analysts to discuss the latest research and thinking about macroeconomic issues and policies. This event is co-hosted by the Department of Economics and the Melbourne Institute.
This year our theme is: "AI and Macroeconomic Policy".
For further details please visit the event website here.
View...Bayesian Analysis and Modelling Workshop 2026
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Wednesday Nov 18, 2026, 9:00 am
Hosted by Monash Business School, Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics in partnership with Melbourne Business School, The University of Melbourne this annual workshop, presented by both international and local Bayesian experts, is open to anyone interested in Bayesian statistics and econometrics.
Research presentations encompass development of state-of-the-art Bayesian techniques, as well as applications of Bayesian analysis of contemporary issues. The workshop will be preceded by a masterclass on contemporary topics.
For further details please visit the event website here.
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