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Post GFC economic prospects of the European Union
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Tuesday Nov 8, 2016, 6:30 pm
The Australian Institute of Polish Affairs is proud to invite you to a special public lecture by a prominent Polish economist Dr Andrzej Rzońca - Hosted by UTS Business School in the iconic Dr Chau Chak Wing Building.
View...New Europe: Past Successes and Uncertain Prospects
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Tuesday Nov 8, 2016, 12:30 pm
The Australian Institute of Polish Affairs and the Sydney Democracy Network (SDN) invites you to a special public lecture by a prominent Polish economist Dr Andrzej Rzońca.
View...Emerging Economist Series 2016/17
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Nov 8, 2016, 12:15 pm
David Murray AO will be our next special guest at the Emerging Economist Series. Contact Us for information.
View...Be part of the audience - ABC's Q&A
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Monday Nov 7, 2016, 12:00 am
ABC’s Q&A, are on the lookout for fresh new audience members who are interested in contributing to the national conversation. Next Monday night on Q&A, (US election eve), they have a panel that might be of interest to members.
View...Australia v Russia: Competing to provide gas to China?
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Friday Nov 4, 2016, 2:00 pm
The Department of Economics and the Centre for Financial Risk at Macquarie University are hosting a seminar by Dr Thierry Bros (Senior Research Fellow, Oxford University) on "Australia v Russia: Competing to provide gas to China?"
View...The Economics Society of Australia WA Branch and the Young Economists Annual Quiz Night
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Thursday Nov 3, 2016, 6:30 pm
The WA Economics Society and the Young Economists will be hosting their annual Quiz Night on Thursday, November 3rd at the University of WA (UWA) Tavern in Crawley.
Pre-drinks for this event commence at 6:30pm for a 6:45pm start to the formal Quiz Proceedings.
The event is open to anyone interested in trivia and presents a unique opportunity for participants to showcase their trivia knowledge, all in the company of friends and colleagues.
Free & tasty pizza will be provided to attendees and all beverages (including alcoholic & non-alcoholic drinks) can be bought at the UWA Tavern venue where the Quiz Night festivities are set to take place.
FOR STUDENT AND EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS PLEASE CONTACT THE ESA WA BRANCH ADMINISTRATOR AT admin@esawa.org.au TO OBTAIN YOUR DISCOUNT PROMO CODE.
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View...The American Election and Trump: The Implications
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Wednesday Nov 2, 2016, 12:30 pm
Australian Business Economists (ABE) invite you to a lunch time briefing at which former New South Wales Premier and Foreign Minister Bob Carr surveys the US political scene and its implications for Australia.
View...An Evening with Thomas Piketty
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Friday Oct 28, 2016, 6:00 pm
Monash's Centre for Development Economics and Sustainability is hosting an evening with Thomas Piketty at Melbourne Town Halll.
View...Professional Development Seminar: Efrem Castelnuovo
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Oct 26, 2016, 12:30 pm
Uncertainty is a drag on the real economy. But where does uncertainty originate? How does it influence the economic system? What can macro policies do about it? The talk will document the main facts about uncertainty at a macroeconomic level, document the real effects of uncertainty shocks, offer an overview of the main channels via which uncertainty shocks are transmitted to the economy, and cover the role that macroeconomic policies can play in tackling the effects of such shocks. Estimates of the real cost associated to the "Brexit" shock will be proposed.
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View...6th Warren Hogan Memorial Lecture
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Monday Oct 24, 2016, 6:00 pm
The 6th Warren Hogan Memorial Lecture, Building Australia’s infrastructure for the future, will be delivered by keynote speaker Annabel Spring, Group Executive Wealth Management, Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
View...Thomas Piketty at Sydney Opera House
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Sunday Oct 23, 2016, 5:00 pm
Before Pope Francis and Barack Obama declared inequality the defining issue of our time, French economist Thomas Piketty exploded the bestseller lists with a 700-page book called Capital in the 21st Century.
View...Emerging Economist Series 2016/17
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Oct 20, 2016, 12:15 pm
Emerging Economist Series Lunch with Dr John Hewson. Contact Us for information.
View...Intellectual Property: Economics, Diplomacy and Australia's Strategic Interests
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Wednesday Oct 19, 2016, 6:00 pm
The Lowy Institute invites ESA members to attend a lecture by prominent economic commentator Nicholas Gruen on how IP arrangements are increasingly constrained by international agreements.
View...Policy in the Pub: Water markets - Speaker: Chris Olszak
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Oct 19, 2016, 5:30 pm
Speaker: Chris Olszak
October’s Policy in the Pub will be presented by Chris Olszac, Director of Aither.
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View...Forecasting for Cost Benefit Analysis Forum
Date: Friday Oct 14, 2016, 8:30 am
Forecasting for Cost Benefit Analysis - This year's Cost Benefit Analysis Forum will be held at SMC, Sydney on Friday 14 October, with the theme Forecasting for Cost Benefit Analysis. Speakers include Dr Peter Abelson, Professor David Hensher, Professor Leo Dobes and Nicki Hutley.
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View...14th Annual Competition Law and Economics Workshop
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Friday Oct 14, 2016, 12:00 am
The University of South Australia and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission are very proud to invite you to the 14th Competition Law and Economics Workshop. The Workshop will be a forum for discussion and networking bringing together national and international thought leaders and key stakeholders, including regulators, lawyers, economists, judges, academics, business and industry leaders and more.
View...Inequality and Inclusive Growth: Australian Experiences and Prospects
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Oct 12, 2016, 6:00 pm
From: Australian Capital Territory
This presentation discusses trends in the incomes and living standards of working age Australian households over the last 35 years, as well as the extent to which improvements in living standards have or have not been shared across income groups. In identifying the factors associated with these trends, the presentation also discusses prospects for inequality and prosperity following the Global Financial Crisis.
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View...Challenges of Economic Regulation in Qld: Address by Professor Roy Green, Chair, Qld Competition Authority
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Oct 11, 2016, 4:45 pm
The Economics Society of Australia (Qld) invites you to a presentation by Professor Roy Green, Chair, Qld Competition Authority:
The Challenges of Economic Regulation in Queensland
NOTE: This event is fully booked wth a sizeable wait list already so we are unfortunately unable to register additional names on the wait list at this stage.
Date: Tuesday 11 October 2016
Time: 4.45pm for 5.00pm start, to conclude by 6pm. Attendees are invited to stay on for drinks and savouries.
Venue: MinterEllison, Level 22, Waterfront Place, 1 Eagle St, Brisbane
Dress: Business attire
Cost: No charge but prior registration is required and numbers are limited
Professor Roy Green was appointed Chair of the Queensland Competition Authority in June 2015. He is Dean of the UTS Business School at the University of Technology Sydney. He graduated with first class honours from the University of Adelaide and has a PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge. Subsequently, he has worked in universities, business and government, published widely in the areas of innovation policy and management and undertaken multi-country projects with the OECD and European Commission.
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View...The US Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Tuesday Oct 11, 2016, 12:30 pm
Australian Business Economists (ABE) are pleased to present a lunchtime briefing and discussion with Dr Charles Evans, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
View...The Future of International Economic Engagement
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Thursday Oct 6, 2016, 12:45 pm
Dr Martin Parkinson PSM, Secretary to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and former RBA Board member will address the Australian Government's work to strengthen the effectiveness of the G20.
View...Bruce Layman Seminar Event
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Oct 5, 2016, 6:00 pm
Bruce Layman, Chief Economist, WA Economic Regulation Authority, will present a seminar provisionally titled "Market Power Mitigation in the Wholesale Electricity Market", at the University Club, from 6pm on Wednesday 5 October at the University Club, UWA. The presentation will be followed by drinks and Canapes. This event is free for members and partners and $33 for non-members.
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View...ACE2017 - Call for Papers
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Saturday Oct 1, 2016, 12:00 am
ACE2017 Call for Papers: The annual conference of the Economic Society of Australia, hosted in 2017 by the NSW Branch at the Sofitel Hotel in Sydney, provides a forum for academic, government and business economists to consider issues such as inequality and poverty, financial regulation, taxation reform, education reform, mental health, regional trade agreements, international migration flows, and overseas aid.
View...Professional Development Seminar: Stephen King
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Sep 29, 2016, 12:30 pm
September's professional development speaker will be Stephen King from the Productivity Commisison.
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View...Lunchtime Seminar: Valuing and pricing water (& other stuff)
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Sep 21, 2016, 12:15 pm
Our next lunchtime seminar will be presented by Dr Richard Tooth
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View...The Chinese Economy: Still Vulnerable?
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Monday Sep 19, 2016, 12:15 pm
Join chief Asia economist for Bloomberg Intelligence, Tom Orlik in conversation with Lowy Institute’s International Economy Program Director, Leon Berkelmans.
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