Events
AGEW 2026
Event Type: WEN event
Date: Wednesday Feb 11, 2026, 12:00 am
The Australian Gender Economics Workshop (AGEW) is a premier conference dedicated to advancing gender economics in Australia. Now in its ninth year, AGEW is held in collaboration with the Women in Economics Network (WEN), and brings together a diverse mix of scholars and policymakers from both Australia and abroad.
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Eminent Speaker Series: Prof. Alan Manning - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Feb 11, 2026, 8:00 am
Immigration policy is hard, involving difficult decisions and trade-offs. But, as Alan Manning – former chair of the UK's Migration Advisory Committee – makes clear, this doesn't mean that we can't do much better.
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Start the year with a walk & a chat
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Friday Feb 13, 2026, 7:30 am
Start the year with a walk & a chat
We are kicking off the year with another YEN Morning Walk — a relaxed way to reconnect, meet fellow economists, and ease back into the year.
No presentations. No pressure.
Just a casual walk, good conversation, and fresh air with students and early-career economists.
Andrew Leigh: The Shortest History of Innovation official book launch
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Tuesday Feb 17, 2026, 12:00 pm
Join us at this Melbourne launch of Andrew Leigh's latest book: The Shortest History of Innovation.
For further details and registration please click here.
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Confessions of an Economics Editor: the five decade rise and stall of Australian prosperity
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Feb 17, 2026, 5:30 pm
Michael Stutchbury has spent most of his professional life charting the political economy of Australian prosperity for Australia's two national daily newspapers. The narrative begins with the surprising excitement of the 1960s mining boom and proceeds through the stagflation of the 1970s, the neo-liberal Labor reform revolution of the 1980s, the productivity dividend of the 1990s and then the unexpected China boom of the 2000s. But it peaked with the $US180 a tonne iron ore price in 2011 and 2012. Since then it has been slowly declining.
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Why do people make choices that look “irrational”?
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Feb 18, 2026, 12:30 pm
Professor Tymula will examine why people often make financial choices that look “irrational” - avoiding the stock market, struggling with complex offers, or freezing when there are too many options - even when they want to do better? Professor Tymula will share the research from her groups suggesting that many of these behaviours are not flaws in our character or preferences, but the predictable result of how a limited brain tries to navigate a complicated economic world.
This is a hybrid event - join in-person at 123 Pitt St, Sydney or Online. Please let us know how you plan to attend when registering.
The timing of this event is AEDT (SYD/CBR/MEL)
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WEN-NSW Coffee Roulette - 2026
Date: Thursday Feb 19, 2026, 12:00 am
We are thrilled to announce the 2026 edition of the NSW Women in Economics Network (WEN) Coffee Roulette program. After a successful inaugural run in 2024, we are excited to continue this initiative designed to strengthen connections and foster a vibrant community among women economists in NSW.
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Transport Economics - Where are we headed?
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Feb 26, 2026, 5:30 pm
From: Australian Capital Territory
You are invited to a book launch of Dr Cameron Gordon's latest book:
Transport Economics: Understanding transport economics through economic first principles
Transport economics in its most widely applied form is drawn from an elaborated system of theory, (typically labelled neoclassical economics), which models the choice of whether to engage in transport or not; and also the closely related choice of where to locate activity.
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Meet the Author
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Thursday Feb 26, 2026, 6:00 pm
From: Australian Capital Territory
ESA members are invited to attend the ANU event - Meet the author.
Dr Andrew Leigh will be in conversation with Anna -Maria Arabia on his new book The Shortest History of Innovation.
This event is free but registration is required
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Alumni Evenings with Associate Professor Onur Ozgur
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Friday Feb 27, 2026, 5:30 pm
Join us for the first Alumni Evenings event of the year with Associate Professor Onur Ozgur.
Associate Professor Ozgur will discuss "the value of connections in business and in life". Onur will give you a taste of the insights drawn from decades of research into the power of connections in business and in life.
For further details and registration please click here.
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ABARES Outlook Conference
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Monday Mar 2, 2026, 12:00 am
ABARES Outlook 2026 will be held over two days with two ways to participate. Both experiences will feature a dynamic program with influential speakers and panellists from industry and government. A mix of sessions will keep delegates engaged including keynote presentations, fireside chats, panels, and a debate on day two.
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How to Use AI to Conduct Literature Reviews
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Mar 11, 2026, 12:30 pm
Join Professor Christopher Gibbs for a practical session on how to critically assess research and navigate today’s crowded evidence landscape.
The session will cover standards of evidence and how to assess confidence in research findings, along with practical guidance on how to follow a body of literature and identify credible summaries. It will also explore how to spot predatory journals and understand pay-to-play risks, as well as how to evaluate industry and government reports for potential bias. Participants will learn how to distinguish seminal papers from outdated research and how to use AI tools effectively to support literature reviews.
This is a hybrid event - join in-person at 123 Pitt St, Sydney or Online. Please let us know how you plan to attend when registering.
The timing of this event is AEDT (SYD/CBR/MEL)
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IEA World Congress, Belgrade
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Monday Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 am
