Events
The Invisible Mind - The Economics of AI
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Jun 17, 2026, 8:30 am
🚀 This flagship event brings together leading economists, policymakers and industry experts to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the economy.
✨ Moving beyond the hype, the conference explores AI’s impacts on productivity, jobs, markets and public policy.
🍺🍸 Connect with peers and industry leaders throughout the day, and over networking drinks at this in-person event
Sold Out. You may join the wait list by emailing admin@esansw.org.au
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An Evolving Record
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Jun 17, 2026, 5:30 pm
From: Australian Capital Territory
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Economic Society of Australia with the publication of the Centennial History of the Economic Society of Australia, by Dr Alex Millmow.
An Evolving Record : A Cenntennial History of the Economic Society of Australia
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Eminent Speaker Series: Prof. Anna Salomons - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Jun 18, 2026, 4:00 pm
What Makes New Work Different from More Work? This talk presents new insights on the role of expertise in new work - defined as novel occupational roles that have emerged as technological and economic conditions evolved, based on newly available 1940 and 1950 Census Complete Count files and confidential America Community Survey data from 2011-2023.
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WEN QLD 2026 Annual General Meeting
Date: Thursday Jun 18, 2026, 6:00 pm
The 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Women in Economics Network (WEN) Queensland branch will be held on Thursday 18 th June 2026 at 6:00pm at Covent Garden, The Houlburn Room, 142 Boundary St, West End, 4101
QLD.
IEA World Congress, Belgrade
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Monday Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 am
How people perceive and respond to climate risk
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Jun 24, 2026, 12:30 pm
🌏 Climate change is reshaping risks across our economy and communities — but how accurately do people perceive those risks?
🧠 Join Omid Ghasemi, behavioural scientist at UNSW's Institute for Climate Risk & Response, as he explores why climate risk perceptions often differ from expert assessments.
💡 Learn how personal experience, emotions and cognitive biases shape climate risk perceptions, and what this means for communication, policy and adaptation.
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Deal or No Deal? Designing Household Investment Policies for Impact and Equity
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Jul 1, 2026, 12:30 pm
🔋 Governments are increasingly using incentives to encourage household investments; but what makes these programs effective and fair?
🏠 Join Rohan Best as he explores how policy design shapes investment outcomes, cost effectiveness and inequality.
💡 Drawing on recent research and examples such as the Cheaper Home Batteries Program, discover how smarter incentives can deliver greater impact and equity.
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Eminent Speaker Dinner - Alan Auerbach
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Jul 8, 2026, 6:00 pm
From: Australian Capital Territory
ESA ACT is thrilled to invite you to a special dinner event with Professor Alan Auerbach, University of California, Berkeley.
He will present a talk on the Future of U.S. Economic Policy.
During the second Trump Administration, U.S. economic policy so far has included several strong steps, some of which represent sharp breaks from past practice.
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3rd Macro Development Workshop
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Thursday Jul 9, 2026, 12:00 am
You are warmly invited to submit a paper for the 3rd Macro Development Annual Workshop. The Economics Discipline Group at Deakin University is organising the 3rd Macro Development Workshop in Melbourne, Australia from 9–10 July 2026. This annual workshop aims to bring together researchers interested in development issues from a macro perspective to share and discuss ideas, present research, and network with others who have similar interests.
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Alumni Evenings with Jamie Cross
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Thursday Jul 9, 2026, 5:30 pm
Associate Professor Jamie Cross asks: What do war, oil shocks and trade restrictions actually mean for Australia?
For further details please visit the event website here.
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Food Price Inflation and Cost Challenges in the US Food System: Insights for Australia
Date: Thursday Jul 16, 2026, 12:30 pm
🍎 Food prices surged around the world after COVID; but what’s really driving food inflation?
🌾 Join Ricky Volpe, economist at Cal Poly and former USDA researcher, as he explores the forces shaping food prices across global supply chains.
💡 Learn how labour, energy, transport and global disruptions affect food affordability in Australia and beyond.
This event is brought to you by AARES
How Economists can Communicate with Clarity and Impact
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Jul 16, 2026, 5:00 pm
🎤 Join us for a conversation with Katrina Ell, Vice President - Senior Economist, Mastercard ANZ
👥🛠️ This discussion will explore how economists can communicate with clarity and influence; covering economic storytelling in fast-paced market environments, communicating complex ideas to broad audiences, and navigating career opportunities beyond traditional economics roles.
🍹Networking over light refreshments following the discussion
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Monash Environmental Economics Workshop 2026
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Thursday Nov 26, 2026, 9:00 am
Now in its 10th year, the Monash Environmental Economics Workshop (MEEW) continues to be a research-intensive workshop that welcomes papers on environmental and resource economics, with theoretical, experimental, and empirical papers equally valued.
The workshop is organised by Department of Economics, with support from the Monash Business School.
For further details please visit the event website here.
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