Australian Statistical Conference 2016

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Monday Dec 5, 2016, 12:00 am

Final Chance to Register for the Australian Statistical Conference 2016 (ASC 2016) which will take place from 5 December – 9 December 2016 in Canberra, Australia. The theme of the Conference is Big Data: Mining, Analysing and Teaching. 

Happy Days: A workshop about happiness

Event Type: Workshops/Conferences

Date: Friday Dec 2, 2016, 9:45 am

The Research School of Economics at the Australian National University is pleased to announce a one-day workshop on the theme of happiness, examined through the lens of Australia-based economists. 

End of Year Function and Christmas Sundowner

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Dec 1, 2016, 5:00 pm

From: Western Australia

This year it is a purely social affair, so come along and have some Yuletide fun.  Beer, Wine, Water  and Soft drink will be available, as will light snacks.  It is always great to catch up with old friends on the lovely Matilda Bay Foreshore – and if you have not yet had the opportunity to meet others from the WA economics community, then the Sundowner represents a perfect opportunity to do so.   

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‘Challenges for the Global Economy: The Great Recession and the Fault Lines’ with Kaushik Basu, former Chief Economist of the World Bank

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Tuesday Nov 29, 2016, 5:30 pm

From: Victoria

Monash's Centre for Development Economics and Sustainability is hosting World Bank Chief Economist Professor Kaushik Basu who will discuss ‘Challenges for the Global Economy: The Great Recession and the Fault Lines’

How Economics Improved the World in 2016

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Nov 29, 2016, 5:00 pm

From: Queensland

How Economics Improved the World in 2016 

Join us for the Economic Society’s final event for the year.  The function will feature an update from Professor Flavio Menezes on the activities for the Society for the year.  This will be followed by a light-hearted look at how economics improved the world in 2016 with commentary from Professor Flavio Menezes and Professor Lionel Page of QUT, and end-of-year drinks and savouries.

Professor Flavio Menezes, President of the Economic Society of Australian (Qld) is a Professor of Economics at UQ, Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, Senior Fellow at the Australian Institute of Business and Economics, member of the standing committee of the Econometric Society (Australasia) and Deputy Chair of the Qld Competition Authority. 

Lionel Page

Professor Lionel Page is head of the Behavioural Economics Group at QUT and received the Young Economist Award from the Economic Society which recognises the Australian economist under the age of forty who is deemed to have made a significant contribution to economic thought and knowledge.

Cost: Members - no charge; Non-members $40

Date and Time: 5.00 for 5.15pm start, until 7pm, Tuesday 29 November

Venue: QUT Z Block, 10th floor, Gibson Room, George St, Brisbane

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Trivia Night

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Nov 24, 2016, 6:00 pm

From: New South Wales

ESA's Trivia Night promises a night of fun, networking, general knowledge and trivia.

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Designing the Road to Regulatory Reform with Anthony Rossiter

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Nov 24, 2016, 5:15 pm

From: Tasmania

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Professional Development Seminar: Jenny Williams

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Nov 24, 2016, 12:30 pm

From: Victoria

Hazardous or Not? Early Cannabis Use and the School to Work Transition of Young Men 

Professor Jenny Williams will discuss research on the effects of cannabis use on the employment prospects of young men.

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Lunchtime Seminar: Value Creation

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Nov 24, 2016, 12:15 pm

From: New South Wales

Dr James McIntosh has 20 years of professional experience in multidisciplinary engineering and environmental consultancies in Australia and Internationally

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ABE Annual Dinner and Briefing

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Tuesday Nov 22, 2016, 6:30 pm

From: New South Wales

Australian Business Economists (ABE) are pleased to present their Annual Dinner and briefing with Dr. Chris Kent, Assistant Governor Economic, Reserve Bank of Australia - Issues in Economic Policy.

Public Lecture: Asia Pacific Macro: Are We Rebalancing Yet?

Date: Monday Nov 21, 2016, 1:30 am

From: New South Wales

Dr. Paul Gruenwald, Managing Director, Chief Economist, Asia-Pacific, S&P Global Ratings - Public Lecture at Macquarie University

Workshop on Computable General Equilibrium models

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Friday Nov 18, 2016, 9:30 am

From: Queensland

Workshop on Computable General Equilibrium Modelling

Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) models play an important role in many aspects of policy analysis from environmental regulation to tax policy at both national and state level. This workshop is aimed at academic and professional economists interested in learning the foundations of CGE modeling for policy purposes. The workshop consists of a theoretical session and a practical session to be conducted in the computer lab.  

Workshop details

Bookings are via this link by Friday 11 November 2016

Facilitators - further details provided here

   Associate Professor Jay Bandaralage, Griffith University

   Dr Athula Naranpanawa, Griffith University

   Dr Tien Pham, Griffith University

Annual General Meeting followed by Ross Garnaut on climate change

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Nov 16, 2016, 5:30 pm

From: Victoria

The Annual General Meeting of the Victorian Branch of the Economic Society of Australia will be held at 5.30 pm on Wednesday, 16 November 2015 at the Kelvin Club, 14-30 Melbourne Place, Melbourne. 

Following the AGM, Ross Garnaut will speak on climate change and China with some links to the Australian situation.

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Post GFC economic prospects of the European Union

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Tuesday Nov 8, 2016, 6:30 pm

From: New South Wales

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.

New Europe: Past Successes and Uncertain Prospects

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Tuesday Nov 8, 2016, 12:30 pm

From: New South Wales

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.

Emerging Economist Series 2016/17

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Nov 8, 2016, 12:15 pm

From: New South Wales

David Murray AO will be our next special guest at the Emerging Economist Series.  Contact Us for information.

Be part of the audience - ABC's Q&A

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Monday Nov 7, 2016, 12:00 am

From: New South Wales

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. 

Australia v Russia: Competing to provide gas to China?

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Friday Nov 4, 2016, 2:00 pm

From: New South Wales

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?"

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

From: Western Australia

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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The American Election and Trump: The Implications

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Wednesday Nov 2, 2016, 12:30 pm

From: New South Wales

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.

An Evening with Thomas Piketty

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Friday Oct 28, 2016, 6:00 pm

From: Victoria

Monash's Centre for Development Economics and Sustainability is hosting an evening with Thomas Piketty at Melbourne Town Halll.

Professional Development Seminar: Efrem Castelnuovo

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Oct 26, 2016, 12:30 pm

From: Victoria

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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6th Warren Hogan Memorial Lecture

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Monday Oct 24, 2016, 6:00 pm

From: New South Wales

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.

Thomas Piketty at Sydney Opera House

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Sunday Oct 23, 2016, 5:00 pm

From: New South Wales

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.

Emerging Economist Series 2016/17

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Oct 20, 2016, 12:15 pm

From: New South Wales

Emerging Economist Series Lunch with Dr John Hewson.  Contact Us for information.