LinkedUP! November

Date: Thursday Nov 13, 2025, 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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2025 AGM AND ESA VIC AND WEN END OF YEAR EVENT

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Nov 13, 2025, 5:30 pm

From: Victoria

Join us for a night of networking and discussion at our end of year celebration for all economists.  We will hear from our guest speakers, Luci Ellis and Janine Dixon for a panel discussion on The Outlook for Productivity, Incomes and Wellbeing in Australia.

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Technical Lunchtime Discussion – Opportunities to Improve Productivity in the Queensland Construction Industry

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Nov 12, 2025, 12:00 pm

From: Queensland

This lunchtime discussion is an opportunity for ESA (Qld) members to hear from the Productivity Commissioner and the QPC team members who conducted the analysis. It will also be an opportunity to discuss the inquiry and issues raised by stakeholders.

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2025 Freebairn Public Lecture - Trusted for the times: the evolution of the Australian Government and public service

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Tuesday Nov 11, 2025, 6:00 pm

From: Victoria

CENTENARY PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES

2025 Freebairn Public Lecture 

Please join us as Dr Steven Kennedy PSM, Secretary, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet delivers the prestigious Freebairn Lecture.

Evaluating the Impact of Social Housing

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Nov 11, 2025, 8:00 am

From: Australian Capital Territory

ESA ACT invites you to hear from Professor Guyonne Kalb on

The Importance of Evaluating the Impact of Social Housing:

NSW Future Directions as a Case Study

Providing social housing is expensive, but crucial for a growing proportion of the Australian population who are being priced out of the market.

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Public Sector Economics Conference

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Monday Nov 10, 2025, 8:30 am

From: Australian Capital Territory

CLOSING SOON - BOOK NOW

The Faculty of Business, Government and Law at the University of Canberra and the APS Economics Community of Practice is pleased to bring you the

Public Sector Economics Conference

The conference will be held in person and take place in Canberra on

Monday 10 November 2024

This is a conference for federal and state-based public service economists and those working in the field of public sector economics, organized by the Chief Economists from across the APS. It is an opportunity to meet and reconnect with other economists from across the public service, see what others are working on, as well as present and showcase your work. The conference is a one-day event, run as a series of sessions and plenaries.

Ticket Price $230 GST Exclusive

Registrations taken by ESA ACT Branch on behalf of the conference organisers.

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ESA ACT: AGM 2025

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Nov 6, 2025, 6:30 pm

From: Australian Capital Territory

ESA ACT is pleased to invite you to our 2025 Annual General Meeting.

A FREE event.

We welcome our active members to participate and contribute to the 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. 

Light refreshments provided. Registration required

WEN ACT AGM at 5.30 - 6.30 followed by nibbles and drinks

ESA  ACT AGM at 7.00pm-7.30pm. Networking till 8.00pm

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WEN ACT: AGM 2025

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Nov 6, 2025, 5:30 pm

From: Australian Capital Territory

Women in Economics Network (WEN ACT) is pleased to invite you to the 2025 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 WEN AGM is at 5.30-6.30pm, followed by the  ESA ACT AGM starts at 7-8pm.

This is a free event. Registration and active membership required.

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The [new] economics of cancer

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Nov 5, 2025, 5:30 pm

From: Australian Capital Territory

The [new] economics of cancer with Guest speakers 

Professor Steve Robson, Surgeon and Health Economist and Discussant - Professor Emily Lancsar,

Chief Health Economist (Department of Health, Disability and Aging)

Your chances of dying from cancer are one in three, and half a million Australians are living with cancer at any given time.  More than 160,000 new cancers are diagnosed in Australia every year. Every Australian is touched by cancer in some way, and all of us have a loved one who has succumbed to cancer.

An in person event only.

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2025 Colin Clark Memorial Lecture by Professor Tim Hatton, Australian National University and University of Essex (UK)

Date: Wednesday Oct 29, 2025, 5:30 pm

From: Queensland

The School of Economics is proud to welcome Professor Tim Hatton as the 2025 Colin Clark keynote speaker. In this thought provoking address, Professor Hatton will reflect on decades of international migration and its evolving relationship with public policy.

Indiginomics - Developing Capacity and Representation in Indigenous Economics

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Oct 29, 2025, 5:30 pm

From: Victoria

Join us for the Victorian launch of an exciting new animation designed by and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, demystifying economics and showcasing its relevance to communities. This engaging resource aims to inspire the next generation of young minds to consider economics as a pathway for creating positive change.

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Distinguished Speaker event, featuring Deborah Cobb-Clark AO

Date: Wednesday Oct 29, 2025, 2:30 pm

From: New South Wales

We are pleased to invite you to our next Distinguished Speaker event, featuring Deborah Cobb-Clark AO, Australia's leading expert on the impact of social policy on economic outcomes.

Psychologists argue that self-control is “one of the most powerful and beneficial adaptations of the human psyche.” Yet many people struggle to follow through on their goals. Understanding when and why choices fail to align with intentions lies at the heart of behavioural economics research.

Join us for a thought-provoking discussion on the foundations of self-control in psychology and economics, new ways to study it using Australian data, and the implications for public policy and outcomes.

This is now only available online. The in-person event is at capacity. Please email admin@esansw.org.au if you want to go on the waitlist for the in-person section of the event.

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Transport Economics - Where are we headed?

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Oct 28, 2025, 5:30 pm

From: Australian Capital Territory

EVENT POSTPONED :  TO BE RESCHEDULED 

Book launch of Dr Cameron Gordon's latest book:

Transport Economics: Understanding transport economics through economic first principles

Transport economics in its most widely applied form is drawn from an elaborated system of theory, (typically labelled neoclassical economics), which models the choice of whether to engage in transport or not; and also the closely related choice of where to locate activity.

ESA YP After-work drinks

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Oct 23, 2025, 5:30 pm

From: Victoria

Join us for after-work drinks and a discussion featuring young economists and experts as we explore public transport pricing in Australia.

This event will be a great opportunity to mingle with fellow young economists, expand your professional circle, and enjoy a delightful evening in good company. 

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Inside the Economist’s Mind – A Conversation with Cherelle Murphy

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Oct 23, 2025, 5:00 pm

From: South Australia

The Economic Society of Australia (SA), Women in Economics Network (SA), and Young Economists Network (SA) invite you to our next collaborative event:

Inside the Economist’s Mind – A Conversation with Cherelle Murphy

This is not your standard economics lecture.

Instead, we are turning the tables: three young economists will lead an interactive conversation with Cherelle Murphy, Chief Economist at EY Oceania. Together, they will explore the big issues shaping our economy and the skills shaping our profession.

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Inside the Economist’s Mind – A Conversation with Cherelle Murphy

Date: Thursday Oct 23, 2025, 5:00 pm

From: Women In Economics

Cherelle Murphy is EY Oceania’s Chief Economist, where she helps clients interpret the economic backdrop, providing timely insights and identifying risks and opportunities across the business cycle. She is a trusted advisor on economic and policy issues and publishes regularly.

Economics on the Swan with Danielle Wood

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Oct 23, 2025, 7:30 am

From: Western Australia

The Economic Society of Australia (WA) is hosting a breakfast presentation in its Economics on the Swan series on Thursday 23 October 2025. The speaker is Danielle Wood, Chair of the Productivity Commission, and her topic is “Australia’s productivity challenge”. 

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Economic Impact of Women's Health

Date: Wednesday Oct 22, 2025, 6:00 pm

From: Queensland

The Women in Economics Network (QLD Branch) is hosting an after-work event on October 22^nd focused on the economic impact of the persistent gap in women's health research and funding. This event will explore critical issues such as the underfunding in health research and Medicare services for women, and the broader economic consequences of these disparities.  

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WA Women in Economics Network (WEN) - Wine and Cheese Event with Danielle Wood

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Monday Oct 20, 2025, 5:00 pm

From: Western Australia

The WA Women in Economics Network (WEN) invites ESA/WEN members to a wine and cheese event with Danielle Wood, Chair of the Productivity Commission. This is an informal boardroom style event where we will hear from Danielle about her career and key insights she can offer to fellow economists over a glass of wine. WEN members will also have an opportunity to ask questions regarding her career and juggling work-life balance.

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The Roads to Development: Work, Markets and Institutions

Event Type: Workshops/Conferences

Date: Monday Oct 20, 2025, 12:00 am

The Roads to Development is a two-day conference bringing together a number of leading academics with the aim to revisit the concept of development and consider the conditions that make it possible in the present state of the world. Among our keynote speakers we will have worldwide known economists as Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, Jeffrey Sachs, Stefano Zamagni, Juan Francisco Jimeno, and Albino Barrera, as well as sociologist Allison Pugh.

Young Economist – Competition Policy Event

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Oct 14, 2025, 5:30 pm

From: Queensland

Please join us to hear from a panel of competition policy experts, to discuss how declining competition in Australia and rising market power have weighed on productivity growth. 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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Talent Misallocation and the Productivity Puzzle

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Oct 9, 2025, 5:30 pm

From: New South Wales

Join Professor Ufuk Akcigit, of the University of Chicago as he explores the productivity slowdown in the US and other high-income countries, including Australia, and examines how talent misallocation contributes to this challenge. He will discuss how higher education, retraining initiatives, and R&D policies can work together to drive productivity growth.

This is a hybrid event - join in-person at 123 Pitt St, Sydney or Online.

Please let us know how you plan to attend when registering.

Registration and Joining this Webinar

To register please book online below. The link to join this event will be automatically generated and sent within your confirmation invoice.  Please note, these often get trapped in spam filters.  

The timing of this event is AEDT (SYD/CBR/MEL).

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Eminent Speaker Dinner - Ufuk Akcigit

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Oct 8, 2025, 5:45 pm

From: Australian Capital Territory

As part of Central Office's Eminent Speaker Series, Professor Ufuk Akcigit from the University of Chicago is visiting Canberra.

This is a rare opportunity to hear him speak.

 “When More Isn’t Better: Talent Misallocation and the Productivity Puzzle”.

This event is open to all members and non-members. Seating is limited.

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An intimate conversation with Westpac’s Chief Economist Luci Ellis

Date: Wednesday Oct 8, 2025, 5:30 pm

From: New South Wales

Join the WEN New South Wales for an inspiring evening with Luci Ellis, Chief Economist of Westpac Bank, followed by an opportunity to network with your fellow WEN members.

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Economics on the Swan with Professor Robert Breunig

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Friday Oct 3, 2025, 7:30 am

From: Western Australia

The Economic Society of Australia (WA) is hosting a breakfast presentation in its Economics on the Swan series on 3 October 2025. The speaker is Professor Robert Breunig, and his topic is “Reflections on the Economic Reform Roundtable and prospects for tax reform”. 

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