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Crossroads: Australia’s Economic Future After the Oil Shock - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday May 21, 2026, 2:00 pm

From: Victoria

Australia is confronting a pivotal moment as the current oil shock reshapes expectations for growth, inflation, and labour market performance. This webinar explores how rising energy costs flow through households and businesses, the policy tradeoffs facing decision‑makers, and the divergent short‑ and long‑term pathways that could define the nation’s economic future. It highlights the key risks, structural choices, and resilience strategies that will determine how Australia navigates an era of global volatility.

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Communicating Economics with Impact

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday May 21, 2026, 4:30 pm

From: New South Wales

🎤 Join us for our first practical, hands-on workshop for early- to mid-career economists, policy professionals, and university students.

👥🛠️ This skills-focused session is designed to help you strengthen your communication capabilities in applied economics and policy roles.

The workshop will be led by Professor David Orsmond, President of ESA NSW.

Members only - limited to 30 participants

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Budget Panel Discussion

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday May 21, 2026, 5:15 pm

From: South Australia

Cost of living pressures, housing affordability, and economic uncertainty are front of mind for many Australians. The upcoming Australian Federal Budget 2026–27 will play a central role in shaping how these challenges are addressed.

Join us for a timely and engaging discussion as we unpack what the budget means for households, businesses, and the South Australian economy.

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Young Economists Network (YEN): After Work Drinks in May

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday May 21, 2026, 5:30 pm

From: New South Wales

🍺🍷 Join us for a relaxed after work drinks in the CBD. No long speeches, no agenda, just an informal chance to meet new people, catch up with familiar faces, and ease into the evening with good conversation.

Come for 20 minutes or stay the whole time, whatever suits.

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The Economics of Human Extinction - Hobart and Online

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday May 21, 2026, 5:30 pm

From: Tasmania

The Economics of Human Extinction

Andrew Leigh explores the economics of existential risk and what it will take to respond before it’s too late. 

The 2026 Annual Giblin Lecture will be delivered by The Honourable Dr Andrew Leigh MP, Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury, and Federal Member for Fenner (ACT). 

In this year’s lecture, Dr Leigh explores the economics of existential risk, asking why societies are often slow to respond to catastrophic threats and what economic thinking can contribute to better prevention and preparedness.

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Online LinkedUp! for regional women in economics - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday May 21, 2026, 5:30 pm

From: Queensland

If you are a woman in economics living in regional Queensland or too far from Brisbane to attend LinkedUp! in person, WEN Queensland is hosting its inaugural Online LinkedUp! for regional women in economics.

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LinkedUp!

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday May 21, 2026, 5:30 pm

From: Queensland

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. Both members and non-members of WEN Queensland are welcome to attend this event, but WEN members will be eligible for one free drink.

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WEN x YEN Breakfast Event with Catherine de Fontenay

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Monday May 25, 2026, 8:00 am

From: South Australia

Join us for a special joint WEN and YEN SA breakfast event with Catherine de Fontenay from the Productivity Commission.

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Emerging Economist Series - for the Next Generation of Economists

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday May 26, 2026, 5:30 pm

From: New South Wales

🔑Gain direct access to senior policymakers and economic leaders over four exclusive dinners:

  • Diana Mousina (Deputy Chief Economist, AMP and Social Media star)
  • Richard Holden (Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney)
  • Gladys Berejiklian (Former Premier of NSW and Optus Executive)
  • Guy Debelle (former Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia)

🍸A dinner-style fireside chat series where emerging economists interview senior leaders directly.

4 Places Left

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More Quasi than Market: Price Caps and Market Design in the NDIS

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday May 27, 2026, 12:30 pm

From: New South Wales

❓ Does the NDIS actually function like a market, or are price caps doing most of the work?

💭 With 700,000+ participants and $52bn at stake, what’s really driving outcomes: competition or price caps?

👀 Join Pelin Akyol, Research Manager at e61 Institute, to unpack the evidence

Join in-person at 123 Pitt St, Sydney or Online

If you are a member of ESA in another state, you may join this event for free. Please email admin@esansw.org.au and ask for the Promo Code.

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ESA Vic / WEN - Growth Mindset: Meeting Australia's Productivity Challenge

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday May 28, 2026, 11:30 am

From: Victoria

Join Danielle Wood, Chair of the Productivity Commission and colleagues from the Productivity Commission as they discuss 

Australia’s productivity growth has stalled since 2016, threatening future prosperity. Join Productivity Commission Chair Danielle Wood and colleagues from the Productivity Commission as they speak on practical, incremental policy actions needed to revive productivity. Their discussion is structured around five key pillars: boosting economic dynamism, strengthening workforce skills, leveraging data and digital technologies, improving efficiency in care sectors, and accelerating the shift to cheaper, cleaner energy.

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WEN Speed Mentoring

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday May 28, 2026, 5:30 pm

From: Australian Capital Territory

CULTIVATING CONNECTIONS: WOMEN IN ECONOMICS ( SPEED ) MENTORING 

The Women in Economics Network ACT Branch is thrilled to invite you to attend our upcoming speed mentoring event on Thursday 28 May 2026.

The event connects early to mid-career women economists and students with mentors from across the public service, private sector and academia.

This is a free, in-person only event.

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WEN Credible Economist Writing Competition 2026 - ONLINE ONLY

Date: Monday Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 am

From: New South Wales

For a fifth year, NSW WEN will host its writing competition as part of the Credible Economist blog series.

✨ All entrants will have their articles published as part of the series, and prizes will be awarded to articles that best fit the evaluation criteria.

✨ We invite early career economists, university students and high school students to submit an original article on an economics topic of their choosing. 

✨ Your work will be read by members of the Women in Economics Network (WEN), which includes leading economists, CEOs and senior policy and business leaders, giving you valuable exposure and the chance to build your profile within the profession.

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CEDA Insights from the RBA - Address by Ian Harper AO

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Tuesday Jun 2, 2026, 10:00 am

From: Victoria

Ian Harper AO, Non‑Executive Member of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Monetary Policy Board, will discuss current economic conditions and the economic outlook. The address will be followed by a Q&A session, inviting discussion and perspectives on how monetary policy and evolving global economic conditions affect the community, and the considerations informing the Board’s decisions.

For further details please visit the event website here.

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Downing Public Lecture - Presented by Professor Meredith Fowlie

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Tuesday Jun 2, 2026, 5:30 pm

From: Victoria

The Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and Department of Economics extend a warm invitation to hear Professor Meredith Fowlie, University of California, Berkely present the 2026 Downing Public Lecture - The Price of Power: Electricity Pricing for a Cleaner and Fairer Energy Future.  

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Alison Booth- Uneven Rewards Book launch

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Thursday Jun 4, 2026, 5:30 pm

From: Australian Capital Territory

Alison Booth - Book Launch

Uneven Rewards: Milestones in Labour Economics

Join Alison as her book is launched by the ANU Research School of Economics with Professor Martine Mariotti as MC, and Professor Bruce Chapman giving the launch address.

This is a free event, but reservations are essential.

Please RSVP with your name and telephone number via rsvp@thestreet.org.au. by Tuesday 2 June

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The Invisible Mind - The Economics of AI

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Jun 17, 2026, 8:30 am

From: New South Wales

🚀 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 examines AI’s real impacts on productivity, jobs, markets and public policy offering clear insights into who stands to gain, what’s at risk, and how to respond to one of the most significant economic shifts underway.

🍺🍸 Connect with peers and industry leaders throughout the day, and over networking drinks at this in-person event

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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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IEA World Congress, Belgrade

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Monday Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 am

Contrasting World Visions: Globalism v Nationalism, Multilateralism v Bilateralism, and Democracy v Autocracy.

 

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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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Melbourne Empirical Trade Conference

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Thursday Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 am

From: Victoria

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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HILDA Survey Research Conference

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Thursday Oct 1, 2026, 8:00 am

From: Victoria

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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FIRN Melbourne Asset Pricing Meeting

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Monday Oct 26, 2026, 8:00 am

From: Victoria

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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