WEN ACT EVENT Celebrating Women in Economics - Speaker: Catie Bradbear

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Nov 16, 2023, 5:30 pm

From: Australian Capital Territory

Speaker: Catie Bradbear

Celebrating the stories of women in economics & networking event

Do you know which female economist outsold Charles Dickens? Or the woman whose contributions to John Stuart Mill's work was dismissed as a bad influence? And what about the female co-author of Nobel laureate Milton Friedman, who he credited with 'doing all the work'?

While Claudia Goldin's Nobel Prize win has recently shed light on the work of women economists, the history of economics is still predominantly dominated by male names: Smith, Ricardo, Mill, Marshall, Keynes, Hayek, Samuelson, and Friedman, to name a few. Shockingly, only one woman, Joan Robinson, was among the 125 economists featured in the Handbook on the History of Economic Analysis (2018).

 However, there are alternative narratives that offer a richer history of economics. Many brilliant women have played crucial roles in economics over the last three centuries, writing, teaching, researching, and pushing forward real-world economic issues. Their stories have often been overshadowed or forgotten.

Join us as we delve into the lives and work of women economists from the 19th and 20th centuries, including figures like Harriet Martineau, Harriet Taylor Mill, and Anna Schwartz, among others. These extraordinary women have been overlooked for far too long, and it's time to finally recognise their names and stories.

In addition to celebrating the invaluable contributions of these women, we also look forward to marking the close of 2024, providing an opportunity to meet new people and reconnect with old friends.

In addition to celebrating the invaluable contributions of these women, we also look forward to marking the close of 2024, providing an opportunity to meet new people and reconnect with old friends.

About our speaker: Catie Bradbear

Catie is acting Assistant Commissioner at the Productivity Commission, the Australian Government’s independent economic research and advice agency.

Catie has worked on a diverse range of inquiries while at the Commission, including a review of the Future Drought Fund, Resources Sector Regulation, the Economic Regulation of Airports, Horizontal Fiscal Equalisation, Consumer Law Administration and Enforcement, Migrant Intake, International Education Services and Tasmanian Shipping and Freight. Catie started her career at the Treasury in Canberra, followed by a stint at the Australian National University, conducting research through the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health.

Catie is a member of the ACT WEN Committee. She is particularly interested in the role of mentoring in retaining women in economics and worked with the ANU and the Behavioural Economics Team of the Australian Government to organise and analyse a mentoring program with female economics students at ANU. She has also recently started delving into the lives of women economists throughout history.

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Professional Ethics for Economists

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Nov 15, 2023, 12:30 pm

From: New South Wales

Join us for this event with Professor Paul Oslington from Alphacrucis University College as he considers the basis and content of economists’ moral responsibilities, codes of ethics for economists, and whether the Economic Society has a role in devising and enforcing such codes.

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The relationship between productivity and social services, with Natalie Siegel-Brown

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Nov 14, 2023, 5:30 pm

From: Queensland

Please join us to hear from Natalie Siegel-Brown, Commissioner for Social Policy at the Productivity Commission, to discuss the topic “Are social services and productivity strange bedfellows? Or a match (yet to be) made in heaven?”

The event will be catered with food and drink, so be sure to RSVP to secure your spot at this exciting event.

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Policy in the Pub - 5 million switchovers: Getting our Homes off Gas

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Nov 14, 2023, 5:30 pm

From: Victoria

Join us for a discussion on gas in Australian homes – and how to transition off it. We will look at the role of household gas within the broader emissions story, what is involved with switching 5 million households to all-electric, and the thorny question of what happens to the gas network.

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Movie Night 2023

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Nov 9, 2023, 7:00 pm

From: Victoria

Join us for our final event of the year for the Economic Society Victoria's Young Professionals Network, with a private screening of "The Big Short" (Adam McKay 2015) at Kino Cinemas. 

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ESA ACT: Annual General Meeting 2023

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Nov 9, 2023, 6:30 pm

From: Australian Capital Territory

ESA (ACT) is pleased to invite you to our Annual General Meeting on 9 Nov. If you are thinking what is an AGM like, you are welcome to come and see- also as we need members for a quorum. Food and drinks are provided. ESA AGM is at 7.00pm-8.00pm. Snacks are available at 6.30pm -7 pm before the meeting. 

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WEN ACT: Annual General Meeting 2023

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Nov 9, 2023, 5:30 pm

From: Australian Capital Territory

WEN (ACT) is pleased to invite you to our Annual General Meeting on Thursday 9 Nov. If you are thinking what is an AGM like, you are welcome to come and see- also as we need members for a quorum. Food and drinks are provided. WEN AGM is 5.30-6.30pm, followed by snacks and  ESA AGM starts at 7-8pm.

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WEN QLD LinkedUp - Networking Evening

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Nov 9, 2023, 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.

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Policy in the Pub: How to encourage girls in STEM and reduce the gender pay gap?

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Nov 8, 2023, 5:30 pm

From: Victoria

Join us for a discussion on recent research on how to change the gender occupational sorting in STEM and the gender pay gap by affecting students’ school environment and teacher attitudes.

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The Rise of the Chinese Communist Party

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Wednesday Nov 8, 2023, 5:30 pm

From: Victoria

Professor Kung will examine the historical rise of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from a small reading group that aimed to spread Marxism among students and industrial workers to the world’s second largest political party that increasingly challenges the established hegemonic order.

YEN End Of Year Networking Drinks

Date: Friday Nov 3, 2023, 5:30 pm

From: New South Wales

Please join us for the Young Economists Network End of Year Drinks. As we look to another big year in the world of economics, this is an opportunity to unwind, and network with like minded colleagues from across academic, public and private sectors.

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The Monthly Debrief

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Nov 2, 2023, 4:30 pm

From: Tasmania

Join us for our monthly debrief following the Tasmanian Economic Forum from 4:30pm at T42.

An opportunity to catch up informally over a drink and unpack the events of the month or the day. No need to register - just come along.

2023 Tasmanian Economic Forum - Advancing prosperity and kicking goals?

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Nov 2, 2023, 8:45 am

From: Tasmania

Tasmania's premiere one-day conference featuring leading economists and discussion of current state issues through an economic lens.

Registrations close midday October 30 2023.

A limited number of student registrations priced at $40 are available by entering promo code 'STUDENT'.

If you experience any issues purchasing a ticket, please email admin@esatas.org.au

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ESA Annual Dinner 2023

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Nov 1, 2023, 6:00 pm

From: Australian Capital Territory

The 2023 Annual Economics Dinner 

The ESA (ACT) would like to invite you to attend our annual Economics Dinner, to hear from our distinguished guest speaker the Hon Dr Andrew Leigh.

Dr Leigh is the Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury, the Assistant Minister for Employment and a former professor of economics at the Australian National University.

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Financial Behaviour, Skills Investments & Evidence-Based Policy Making: Lessons from Academic-Industry Research Partnerships (Hybrid event: in person and via zoom)

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Nov 1, 2023, 12:00 pm

From: Western Australia

Economists have long been interested in public policy and other real-world impact, but in recent years the advent of more accessible data, the proliferation of applied microeconomic methods for causal influence, and the growth of behavioral economics and “Nudge” units have combined to expand opportunities for “evidence-based” policy-making.  While this movement is large and diverse, one frequent mechanism for such policy-making is a partnership between academic researchers and industry, government and/or non-profit leaders. 

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Tax reform in Australia: an impossible dream?

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Tuesday Oct 31, 2023, 5:30 pm

From: Victoria

Many spruik the benefits of tax reform for productivity, budget sustainability and fairness but governments have long been shy of pursing major tax changes. Danielle Wood, CEO of the Grattan Institute, will explore the major blockers to reform and chart a way forward.

Australia Institute Revenue Summit 2023

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Friday Oct 27, 2023, 9:00 am

From: Australian Capital Territory

The Australia Institute's Revenue Summit 2023 to be held on 27 October.

For more information and to register go to Australia Institute event brite link here.

2023 Colin Clark Memorial Lecture by Professor Diane Coyle, Cambridge University - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Oct 26, 2023, 5:00 pm

From: Queensland

Despite the rapid pace of innovation, many countries are seeing sluggish growth in productivity and, consequently, in living standards. At the same time, the critiques of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a measure of progress have grown louder in the face of mounting environmental crises and ageing populations.

So, are our conventional measures of productivity inadequate? Have we reached a point where innovation alone can no longer drive sustainable growth? Is it time to rethink GDP and switch to alternative metrics to measure progress?

Join UQ economics and business alumni, staff and students for an insightful online lecture that explores these pressing questions, presented by progress and productivity expert Professor Diane Coyle from the University of Cambridge.

Briefing: Breast cancer awareness - Economics informed policy

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Thursday Oct 26, 2023, 12:15 pm

From: New South Wales

To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, ABE has organised a panel of leading experts from the fields of economics, business and healthcare to canvas the economics of breast cancer.

Isolation Trivia Night October

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Oct 25, 2023, 6:00 pm

From: Queensland

Come and join the Queensland Young Economists for its monthly trivia social! On the last Wednesday of every month, we will be meeting for a night of trivia.

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Policy at the Pub: The state of the labour market in Australia

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Oct 25, 2023, 5:30 pm

From: Victoria

Join us for a panel discussion taking a holistic look at the application of labour economics and labour laws in Australia. Dr Jaai Parasnis will explore gender gaps in skills formation and labour markets, Tyler Reysenbach will speak about the rife exploitation of workers and changes needed to the enforcement of labour laws, and Jennifer Jones will provide an insight into the WEstjustice Employment and Equality Law Program and the key issues and challenges her team’s clients are facing.

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Childcare Choices: What Parents Want

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Oct 25, 2023, 12:15 pm

From: New South Wales

Joel Bowman will be sharing the insights from the NSW Productivity Commission’s recent report Childcare choices: what parents want.

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WEN Web-Mentoring for ECR women in academia - ONLINE ONLY

Date: Wednesday Oct 25, 2023, 12:00 pm

From: Women In Economics

The WEN web-mentoring for early career researcher (ECR) women in academia is a mentoring initiative aimed at supporting ECR women in academia (i.e. Post-docs, Level B and Level C academics) across Australia. The program consists of four online thematic mentoring sessions throughout 2023-2024. These sessions will cover a range of essential topics, including research, teaching, and service.

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Professional Members Networking Event

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Oct 19, 2023, 5:30 pm

From: Australian Capital Territory

The Economic Society of Australia (ACT) invites all their Professional Members to attend a networking event at the Commonwealth Club.

There will be a guest economist joining us to informally chat with members.

As this is a special function for Professional Members only places are limited so book early.

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Intergenerational Report 2023 – Australia’s future to 2063

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Friday Oct 13, 2023, 12:30 pm

From: Victoria

Join us for a discussion on the Intergenerational Report, looking forward to Australia's next 40 years.

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