LinkedUP!

Date: Thursday Nov 14, 2024, 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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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.

ABE Keynote Address by the Treasurer of Australia

Date: Wednesday Nov 13, 2024, 12:00 pm

From: New South Wales

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

From: Victoria

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

From: Victoria

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.

Trade and Industry Assistance as measured by the Productivity Commission: the good, the bad, and the ugly

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Nov 6, 2024, 5:30 pm

From: Western Australia

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.

The Economic Consequences of Mr Trump, Mr Biden and Another Mr Trump

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Oct 30, 2024, 5:30 pm

From: Victoria

Professor Garnaut and the late Max Corden co-authored "The Economic Consequences of Mr Trump" , published in the Australian Economic Review.  In Max Corden's honour, Professor Garnaut's 2023 Corden Lecture "The Economic Consequences of Mr Trump and Mr Biden" continued the discussion, applying the approach that Max took to analysing economic problems to one big question: should Australia emulate Mr Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act and the policies in which it is embedded?  

On the cusp of the next presidential election and following the 29 October 2024 release of his new book "Let’s Tax Carbon: and Other Ideas for a Better Australia", Professor Garnaut speaks on the prospects of a return of Trump to Presidency.

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Carbon Pricing in the National Electricity Market

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Oct 30, 2024, 12:15 pm

From: New South Wales

The Australian Energy Regulator has recently released guidance on the cost to attach to carbon emissions in the evaluation of energy investments. This seminar will provide an overview of the issues and explain the AER's approach.

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WEN Web-Mentoring for ECR women in academia - Session 3 - ONLINE ONLY

Date: Wednesday Oct 30, 2024, 12:00 pm

From: Women In Economics

We are excited to announce the third edition of the WEN Web-Mentoring Program for early career researcher (ECR) women in academia, with a focus on leadership and service. 

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Professional Development Workshop: Professional Ethics for Economists

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Friday Oct 25, 2024, 2:00 pm

From: New South Wales

This workshop considers the basis and content of economists’ moral responsibilities, codes of ethics for economists, relationship to organisational codes of conduct, and role of the Economic Society in professional ethics.

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WEN Networking Event: A Conversation with Grattan CEO, Aruna Sathanapally

Date: Thursday Oct 24, 2024, 6:30 pm

From: New South Wales

Join the WEN New South Wales for an inspiring evening with Aruna Sathanapally, CEO of the Grattan Institute followed by a chance to network with fellow WEN members over drinks. 

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Making gambling a better, safer bet

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Oct 22, 2024, 5:30 pm

From: Victoria

Join Elizabeth Baldwin for a discussion about how we can prevent gambling harm by reducing exposure, introducing mandatory pre-commitment, and improving support services.

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PANEL DISCUSSION: Infrastructure Budget Blowouts

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Oct 22, 2024, 5:30 pm

From: Queensland

Why do infrastructure projects blow their budgets and what are the implication for project evaluation and delivery?

ESA and Young Economists Queensland are delighted to host a panel discussion featuring economists, policy and business case experts as they discuss cost overruns of infrastructure projects and explore the economic, social and factors, political influences, and delivery pitfalls that contribute to these challenges.

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WEN ACT Mentoring Program - FINAL EVENT

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Oct 22, 2024, 5:30 pm

From: Australian Capital Territory

Final WEN mentoring event for 2024 - Q&A with Sam Reinhardt,

Deputy Secretary, Fiscal Group at the Commonwealth Treasury 

We are pleased to announced Ms Sam Reinhardt, Deputy Secretary, Fiscal Group at the Commonwealth Treasury, will be joining us for our final WEN mentoring event for 2024. Sam will share some career highlights and insights on how mentoring and building networks have played a role in shaping her career.

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The impact of Industrial Relations changes on workers – do economists agree? - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Friday Oct 18, 2024, 12:00 pm

The last few years have seen significant legislation changes in the area of industrial relations. The prior decade also saw significant changes in firms’ hiring practices, and an explosion of platform work, considered by some to be a loophole in current labour legislation.

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Shann Memorial Lecture 2024 with Chris Richardson

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Oct 16, 2024, 4:00 pm

From: Western Australia

The 2024 Shann Memorial Lecture will be presented on Wednesday 16 October 2024. The event is hosted by The UWA Business School and The Economic Society of Australia (WA Branch). This year's lecture will be given by Chris Richardson, one of Australia’s best known economists. Chris will present Australia: Why we are where we are...

Young Economists – Housing Panel Event – The current economic conditions of the Queensland housing market

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Oct 15, 2024, 5:30 pm

From: Queensland

Please join us to hear from a panel of housing policy experts, to discuss the current economic conditions facing Queensland’s housing market, the challenges buyers and renters are facing, and what the future might hold. The event will be catered with food and drink, so be sure to RSVP to secure a spot at this exciting event.

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Causal inference, behavioural insights and experimental methods in economics: An introduction

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Oct 15, 2024, 5:30 pm

From: Victoria

Join Professor Dmitry Ryvkin and Qin Wu as they examine the differences between behavioural and experimental economics, focusing on their roles in understanding economic decision-making. 

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National Accounts - updated economic statistics

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Oct 8, 2024, 5:45 pm

From: Australian Capital Territory

Updated economic statistics for the contemporary economy 

International standards for the System of National Accounts will be endorsed by the United Nations in 2025. Other standards (such as Balance of Payments and Government Financial Statistics) will follow shortly after. The ABS has started planning for these updates. What are these updates and the key benefits of these changes?

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ESA Young Professionals - Books, Bevs & Bites

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Oct 3, 2024, 6:00 pm

From: Victoria

The Economic Society of Australia, Victoria’s Young Professional Network, invites you to our upcoming book club event.

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