Past Events

ESA ACT: Christmas Drinks 2024
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Friday Nov 29, 2024, 5:30 pm
From: Australian Capital Territory
ESA ACT Branch Christmas Drinks 2024
The Economic Society of Australia (ACT) would like to invite all of our members to Christmas Drinks where we will reflect on the year that was and consider the year to come. A great chance to network with other members.
This is a free event for financial members so check your membership status!
Canapes and drinks included.
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Zoning and housing supply: empirics in search of a theory
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Nov 28, 2024, 5:30 pm
Many empirical studies show that zoning policies can change urban outcomes such as the location and density of new housing. Some also suggest a link between zoning and the rate of housing construction. Empirical analysis must rest on a theoretical foundation, so what can explain this outcome? What theory of when, why and how land is developed can tell us why upzoning will accelerate the production of new housing? This seminar surveys and appraises theories of new housing supply in order to help interpret the empirical record in relation to zoning, outlining open questions in the search for a coherent theory of supply.
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Introduction to Cost Benefit Analysis (NSW Workshop)
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Nov 28, 2024, 8:15 am
Introduction to Cost Benefit Analysis is an in-person one-day course that provides a grounding in CBA principles and tools for anyone writing, reading, reviewing, or commissioning CBAs.
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Zoning and housing supply: empirics in search of a theory
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Nov 27, 2024, 5:30 pm
Dr Helm surveys and appraises theories of new housing supply in order to help interpret the empirical record in relation to zoning, outlining open questions in the search for a coherent theory of supply.
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Call for Papers: 32nd Colloquium on Pensions and Retirement research
Date: Wednesday Nov 27, 2024, 8:30 am
The Call for Papers is now open for the 32nd Colloquium on Pensions and Retirement research. Call for Papers deadline: 19 August.
The 32nd Colloquium on Pensions and Retirement Research will be held at UNSW Sydney in Australia on 27-28 November 2024. The Colloquium will include an online session sponsored by the International Pension Research Association (IPRA) on 3 December 2024.
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2024 Freebairn Public Lecture - Central Bank Reviews: An International Comparison
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Thursday Nov 21, 2024, 5:00 pm
2024 Freebairn Public Lecture - Central Bank Reviews: An International Comparison
Why are central banks reviewed? Independence requires accountability which requires evaluation. From the Svennson Review of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand in 2001 to the Bernanke Review of the Bank of England in 2024, most central banks in developed countries have been reviewed, but the formats and frameworks differ. This lecture will discuss significant evaluations of central banks internationally.
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WEN x RBA Panel: Career Insights from Leading Women in Economics
Date: Thursday Nov 21, 2024, 4:00 pm
In-person registration is now closed. Registration is still available for free online attendance.
The Women in Economics Network (‘WEN’) in collaboration with the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Gender Equity Employee Resource Group invite you to a discussion and Q&A with five leading economists, followed by a chance to network (and nibble) with fellow WEN members.
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ESA YP End of Year Event - Diminishing Returns Pub Crawl
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Nov 20, 2024, 5:30 pm
Join the ESA Young Professionals for our end of year event as we seek to pre-empt the Christmas rush of events and celebrations. This year, we’ll be going on a Diminishing Returns Pub Crawl – what does that mean?
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End of Year Event and AGM 2024
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Nov 19, 2024, 5:30 pm
The Economic Society is looking forward to getting together in person, and promoting connection among our members and those interested in contemporary economic issues and debate.
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End of the Year social catch-up WEN/ESA
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Tuesday Nov 19, 2024, 5:15 pm
Join us for the final WEN/ESA event for 2024! As a special Christmas treat, our very own Mary Bennett will be speaking on the topic "What is an economist anyway?". Which will then be followed by an informal networking drinks.
As always, this is an opportunity for anyone with an interest in economics to catch up informally for drinks, connections and thought-provoking discussion. Members of WEN, ESA Tas and the Tasmanian Behavioural Network are warmly invited. No need to register - just come along.
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Evaluation Methods Workshop
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Nov 19, 2024, 9:00 am
The Economic Society of Australia, Victorian Branch, warmly invites you to a one-day workshop focused on two key methodologies for policy evaluation.
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Eminent Speaker Series - Prof. Dr. Martin Peitz, University of Mannheim
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Monday Nov 18, 2024, 12:00 pm
Industrial policy and competition policy
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Annual PhD Conference in Economics and Business
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Monday Nov 18, 2024, 12:00 am
Call for Discussants : To participate in the 38th Annual PhD Conference in Economics and Business, hosted by the ANU Research School of Economics this year from 18 to 20 November 2024.
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Women in Economics Network AGM - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: WEN event
Date: Friday Nov 15, 2024, 12:00 pm
The National WEN Committee will hold its AGM on 15 November 2024 from 12.00pm-1.30pm (AEDT) via Zoom, and invites all WEN Members to register via the link below. The meeting is an opportunity to celebrate another busy year across WEN Branches and nationally, and we are excited that the Hon Allegra Spender MP will join us to provide her insights on the economic challenges facing Australia.
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LinkedUP!
Date: Thursday Nov 14, 2024, 5:30 pm
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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Socioeconomic disadvantages, choice of disciplines, and post-university labour market performance - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Wednesday Nov 13, 2024, 2:00 pm
A webinar with ACSES Small Research Grant recipient Dr Rong Zhu, to discuss the findings of his research project "Socioeconomic disadvantages, choice of disciplines, and post-university labour market performance". Using data from the nationally representative Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey, this study investigates the empirical role of multidimensional disadvantages in the choice of academic disciplines at university, which then translates into different post-university labour market performance.
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ABE Keynote Address by the Treasurer of Australia
Date: Wednesday Nov 13, 2024, 12:00 pm
You are invited to ABE’s latest lunch as the Treasurer of Australia, The Hon Dr. Jim Chalmers MP discusses some of the
key structural challenges in productivity and investment facing the Australian economy, and the Government’s
ambitious agenda to address them.

Generative AI, AI Risks and the Changing Nature of Work in Australia
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Nov 12, 2024, 5:30 pm
Dr. Emmanuelle Walkowiak will present a novel perspective on how generative AI and AI risk exposure drive job transformation.
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Eminent Speaker Series: Susan Athey - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Friday Nov 8, 2024, 12:00 pm
NEW TIME - NOW FRIDAY 8 NOVEMBER AT 12.00PM AEDT (SYD/CBR/MEL)
Identifying Challenges and Improving Outcomes for Labor Market Transitions Using Machine Learning
This talk will review several recent papers that focus on labor market transitions. The first project analyzes worker resilience in response to layoffs, using administrative data from Sweden.
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ESA ACT: Annual General Meeting 2024
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Nov 7, 2024, 6:30 pm
From: Australian Capital Territory
ESA ACT is pleased to invite you to our Annual General Meeting. A FREE event.
We welcome our active membership to participate and contribute to your peak professional organisation and hear about our plans for the year ahead. We are stronger together as we plan to host the ACE conference in Canberra in 2026.
Free event with food and drinks provided. Registration required
WEN ACT AGM at 5.30 - 6.30 followed by nibbles and drinks from 6.30pm.
ESA ACT AGM at 7.00pm-7.30pm. Networking till 8.00pm
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WEN ACT: Annual General Meeting 2024
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Nov 7, 2024, 5:30 pm
From: Australian Capital Territory
Women in Economics Network (WEN ACT) is pleased to invite you to our Annual General Meeting.
We welcome active members to support the work of the WEN ACT and hear about the plans for the year ahead. The short WEN AGM from 5.30-6.30pm, is followed by the ESA ACT AGM starts at 7-8pm.
This is a free event. Registration required.
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2024 Griffin Economic History Public Lecture - The Industrial Revolution and the Industrial Enlightenment
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Wednesday Nov 6, 2024, 5:30 pm
2024 Griffin Economic History Public Lecture - The Industrial Revolution and the Industrial Enlightenment
Europe in the eighteenth century witnessed the two great transformations: the Industrial Revolution, which triggered modern economic growth, and the Enlightenment, which created modern liberal democracies and a commitment to human rights. Were the two related? Professor Joel Mokyr will argue that there were many links between the two and that without the Enlightenment sustained economic growth in the West may have fizzled out. Instead, the two transformations amplified and reinforced one another.
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Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Nov 6, 2024, 5:30 pm
The Economic Society of Australia (WA) is pleased to host Catherine de Fontenay, Commissioner at the Productivity Commission and President of the Economic Society of Australia, for a presentation titled “Trade and Industry Assistance as measured by the Productivity Commission: the good, the bad, and the ugly”. Her presentation will cover industry policy and the Commission’s role in measuring industry assistance.
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Labour Market Outcomes of Graduates in Economics in Australia - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Nov 6, 2024, 12:00 pm
The discipline of economics encompasses broad skill-sets with diverse applications in employment markets and industries. Studies of labour market prospects for economics graduates are relatively dated particularly in the light of developments such as declining interest in economics in high school and university. Join the discussion with our guest speaker, Professor Ian Li, Curtin University.
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WEN Mentoring Retreat 2024
Event Type: WEN event
Date: Wednesday Nov 6, 2024, 12:00 am
The Women in Economics Network, part of the Economics Society of Australia, is hosting the 2024 Women in Economics Retreat as an in-person event, to be held from Wednesday 6 to Friday 8 November at The Hilton, Surfers Paradise, Queensland.
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