Past Events
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Professional Development Seminar: The Internet and Political Mobilisation
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Apr 26, 2018, 12:30 pm
Please join us for April's Professional Development seminar where we will hear from Associate Professor Paul Laschky from Monash University will discuss The Internet and Political Mobilisation.
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A Pre-Budget Address by Treasurer Scott Morrison
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Thursday Apr 26, 2018, 12:15 pm
Treasurer Scott Morrison delivers a pre-Budget address on the fiscal challenges and opportunities facing the Australian economy.
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Lunchtime Seminar: The new geography of inequality in Australia
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Apr 19, 2018, 12:30 pm
In this presentation, we will discuss the burgeoning international literature on the geography of inequality and why it matters.
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Policy in the Pub: Transitioning regional economies
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Apr 18, 2018, 5:30 pm
This month’s talk is from Paul Lindwall who will discuss the Productivity Commission’s report into transitioning regional economies.
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2018 AGM
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Apr 11, 2018, 5:30 pm
2018 Annual General Meeting
The AGM of the Economic Society of Australia (Qld) will be held at HopgoodGanim Lawyers, Brisbane on Wednesday 11 April 2018 commencing at 5.30 pm.
The agenda papers for the meeting, including a proxy form if you are unable to attend, are shown at the link here.
Drinks and savouries will be provided. Please register by Friday 6 April. Members may invite a guest with an interest in the Society.
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Walsh Memorial Lecture in honour of Henry George
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Wednesday Apr 11, 2018, 4:30 pm
The 2018 Walsh Lecture will be delivered by Professor Polly Cleveland from Columbia University. Professor Cleveland is an economist focussing on wealth distribution.
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Partner Event: David Finch Public Lecture
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Tuesday Apr 10, 2018, 6:30 pm
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Two $2000 Bursaries from Australian Institute of International Affairs WA
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Friday Apr 6, 2018, 12:00 am
The Australian Institute of International Affairs WA is offering TWO $2,000 BURSARIES to encourage and support young Western Australians to undertake educational activities in Asia
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Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Apr 5, 2018, 7:30 am
The Women in Economics Network (WEN) invite you to a breakfast event with special guest speaker, Richard Yetsenga, Chief Economist of ANZ. The event will be chaired and facilitated by Dr Jana Matthews, Director of the Australian Centre for Business Growth at UniSA.
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SPECIAL INVITATION: Women in Economics Network Event
Date: Thursday Apr 5, 2018, 12:00 am
The Women in Economics Network (WEN) invite you to a breakfast event with special guest speaker, Richard Yetsenga, Chief Economist of ANZ. The event will be chaired and facilitated by Dr Jana Matthews, Director of the Australian Centre for Business Growth at UniSA.
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Introduction to Blockchain - Money, Ownership and Trust in a Decentralised System
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Mar 27, 2018, 12:15 pm
An Introduction to Blockchain - Money, Ownership and Trust in a Decentralised System
Presentation by Professor Uwe Dulleck, QUT
Join us for a presentation on this important new technology that has important implications for business, regulators and the economy. This presentation will introduce the technology, relying on the Bitcoin example to illustrate the challenges and the solutions Distributed Ledger Technology presents to allow people to exchange value in a decentralised system.
A light lunch will be served from 12.15pm.
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International Workshop
Event Type: Workshops/Conferences
Date: Tuesday Mar 27, 2018, 9:00 am
Theme: Sino - Australia Economies toward a new globalization: A mutual learning curve
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Lunchtime Seminar: The Decline and Sociological Transformation of Australian Unionism
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Mar 22, 2018, 12:30 pm
In May 2017 the Australian Bureau of Statistics published the first statistics on trade union membership since the discontinuation of the long-running Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership series in the wake of its August 2013 survey. The new series, Characteristics of Employment, Australia, confirms two long-established trends.
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Policy in the Pub: Taxi Deregulation: Victoria’s Commercial Passenger Vehicle Reforms
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Mar 21, 2018, 5:30 pm
This month’s talk is from Megan Bourke-O’Neil and Paul Salter who will discuss Victoria’s Commercial Passenger Vehicle Reforms.
Please note this is a members only event and we are currently at capacity. Please email secretary@esavic.org.au to go on the waiting list.
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Young Economists Networking Drinks
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Mar 20, 2018, 6:00 pm
Join the Young Economist Network for casual networking drinks at the Coach Bar, GPO in Martin Place. Attendance is free and includes canapes on arrival (drinks can be purchased at the bar).
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Women in Economics - Where to Now?
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Mar 15, 2018, 6:00 pm
From: Australian Capital Territory
The Economic Society of Australia and Women in Economics Network ACT invite you to a presentation on the economic outlook.
With thanks to our Sponsor:
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Partner Event: Innovation policy in Australia: never a better time?
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Tuesday Mar 13, 2018, 6:00 pm
How big is the opportunity for Australia? Who really benefits from rapid innovation? Should policymakers follow ISA’s recommenda tions? These questions will form the basis for engaging discussions at the Grattan Institute's Policy Pitch on innovation policy with a panel that includes the authors of the report.
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Partner Event: “Randomistas: How Radical Researchers Changed our World” book launch – Andrew Leigh
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Thursday Mar 8, 2018, 5:30 pm
Across medicine, business and government, there’s no simpler or more powerful tool for finding out what works than a randomised experiment. Investigating everything from jails to ad campaigns, philanthropy to schools, the randomistas are building evidence and busting myths.
Melbourne School of Government invites you to celebrate the launch of Andrew Leigh MP's book, to be launched by Professor Jeff Borland, Professor of Economics.
Registration: http://law.unimelb.edu.au/
Grattan Institute: Innovation policy in Australia: never a better time?
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Tuesday Mar 6, 2018, 6:15 pm
Few doubt that innovators can reap great returns, but many in the community don't see themselves as winners. Others believe that there is not much government can do to affect innovation.
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Book Launch: Randomistas: How Radical Researchers Changed Our World
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Tuesday Mar 6, 2018, 6:00 pm
The McKell Institute andUTS Centre for Business and Social Innovation cordially invite you to celebrate the launch of Andrew Leigh MP’s latest publication. Click for more information and to register.
JCIPP/ESA Curtin Corner: Creative Destruction and the Bumpy Road to Economic Growth
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Friday Mar 2, 2018, 4:00 pm
The John Curtin Institute of Public Policy
Organiser of Curtin Corner 2 March: Creative Destruction and the Bumpy Road to Economic Growth: Schumpeter’s Relevance Today
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Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Mar 1, 2018, 9:00 am
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Women in Economics Career Afternoon
Date: Wednesday Feb 28, 2018, 4:00 pm
The NSW WEN together with Deloitte Access Economics will be hosting Women in Economics Careers Afternoon
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Women in Economics Careers Afternoon
Date: Wednesday Feb 28, 2018, 4:00 pm
The NSW WEN together with Deloitte Access Economics will be hosting the following event: Women in Economics Careers Afternoon. Deloitte Access Economics and the WEN are excited to be co-hosting a Girls in Economics Career Afternoon.
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Economic Fast Track Briefing - Population Ageing and Health Care Needs
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Feb 28, 2018, 12:15 pm
Population Ageing and Health Care Needs – policy responses to demographic changes
Join us for the first Fast Track Briefing for the year in which an early career professional presents on one of their topics of expertise.
The presenter is Dr Suzanne Bonner, Griffith University, who will discuss policy responses to the changing health care needs of an ageing population.
A light lunch will be served from 12.15pm. There is no charge for this event which is supported by Griffith University. However, prior booking is essential.
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