Past Events
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What Makes a Good Economic Model?
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Apr 13, 2016, 5:00 pm
From: Australian Capital Territory
We use economic modelling all the time – most Canberrans working in economics or public policy would have built a model, ran a model, interpreted a model’s results or learned something about the economy from a model. How do you know they can be trusted?
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Young Economists Q&A, “How are we Measuring Reductions in Poverty?”
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Monday Apr 11, 2016, 6:00 pm
From: Australian Capital Territory
Reducing poverty is arguably one of the most important moral goals that humanity can aim for. But how do we define poverty? It can have so many different meanings, and with different meanings come different policy solutions.
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History of the Rational Economic Man with Professor Mary Morgan
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Apr 6, 2016, 6:00 pm
As part of the Eminent Speaker Series, Professor Mary Morgan is speaking on Wednesday night, 6 April 2016, at 6pm. While the an event is hosted by our Young Professionals, it is open to all ESA members.
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Address by Prof. Jonathan Pincus
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Monday Apr 4, 2016, 5:15 pm
UberX : Using Supply and Demand to estimate the Consumer benefits in Australia
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Centre of Policy Studies - Open Day
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Friday Apr 1, 2016, 12:00 am
The Centre of Policy Studies (CoPS) is hosting an Open Day on Friday, 1 April, for Honours Economics students interested in learning about a PhD and careers in Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) modelling.
View...Energy Security in Tasmania - Philip Harrington
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Mar 31, 2016, 5:30 pm
VENUE CHANGE: Please note that the venue has changed to the Centenary Lecture Theatre.
Join the Tasmanian Branch of the Economic Society of Australia for a presentation from Philip Harrington.
Light refreshments will be served after Philip’s talk. RSVPs by 30 March 2016 are essential.
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Professor Jeffrey Lafrance: Management of publicly owned resources
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Mar 31, 2016, 12:30 pm
Our next Professional Development speaker will be Professor Jeffrey Lafrance from Monash Melbourne who will discuss the management of publicly-owned natural resources
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A Day In The Life Of 2016
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Mar 24, 2016, 6:00 pm
FULL. Please email admin@esansw.org.au to join the wait-list. ‘A Day in the Life Of’ presents an opportunity to hear senior industry professionals reflect on their careers and provide valuable insight into a typical day in their job. Speakers for this event are confirmed as
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Rubbery elasticities and wobbly futures
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Mar 24, 2016, 12:15 pm
Lunchtime Seminar: Rubbery elasticities and wobbly futures - what uncertainty in customer responses means for energy forecasting, strategy, policy and productivity, by Robert Smith
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Policy in the Pub: What happens when economists go to prison?
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Mar 16, 2016, 5:30 pm
Our next Policy in the Pub will be presented by Stephen King, Professor of Economics and Co-director of the Business Policy Forum at Monash University.
Stephen will be filling us in on "What happens when economists go to prison?"
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ACE 2016 - Call for Papers
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Monday Mar 14, 2016, 12:00 am
Hosted by the Economic Society of Australia (South Australia branch) and the National Institute of Labour Studies (Flinders University), this premier conference provides a forum for academic, government and non-government economists to discuss and share findings in economic policy, practice and research.
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Emerging Economist Series
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Friday Mar 11, 2016, 12:15 pm
Professor Max Corden AC will be joining the Emerging Economist Series as our special guest for lunch. Registration for this series is now closed, however, if you would like to participate in the 2016/17 series, please contact us at admin@esansw.org.au
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China: Prospects for Growth and Reform
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Mar 9, 2016, 6:00 pm
From: Australian Capital Territory
Do you like policy? Do you like lunch? 'Policy Bites' is a series of informal lunches on topical issues in economic policy hosted by the ACT Young Economists.
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Economics and Biology of Contests Conference 2016
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Saturday Feb 27, 2016, 9:00 am
Hosted by QUT's Queensland Behavioural Economics group and School of Economics and Finance, Brisbane will play host to an exciting gathering of economic and evolutionary thinkers.
View...Current Economic Conditions - Tom Rosewall - Reserve Bank of Australia
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Feb 23, 2016, 5:00 pm
Our first event for 2016 is a presentation by Tom Rosewall from the Reserve Bank of Australia, providing an overview of the RBA's view of the current international and national economic conditions.
The event will be held on Tuesday, 23 February. Further details are provided in the attached flyer.
Lunchtime Seminar - Dr Nicholas Biddle, ANU
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Friday Feb 19, 2016, 12:15 pm
The new economics of wellbeing and the implications for Indigenous policy, presented by Dr Nicholas Biddle, ANU
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ESA QLD Peter Deans – Current Issues in Risk Management in Financial Services
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Friday Feb 19, 2016, 12:15 pm
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Policy in the Pub: Brendan Coates on Tax breaks for superannuation
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Feb 17, 2016, 5:30 pm
Policy in the Pub is kicking off for the year with Brendan Coates from the Grattan Institute presenting on its recent publication Targeting the Tax Breaks for Superannuation.
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In Conversation with Justin Wolfers and Betsey Stevenson
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Wednesday Feb 17, 2016, 12:15 pm
The White House, the US Economy, Economics in Pop Culture and everything in between.
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The Chinese Outlook: Economics and Economic Governance
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Monday Feb 8, 2016, 12:45 pm
The Chinese economy is going through an uncertain transition, while at the same time Beijing has assumed the presidency of the G20.
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Lunchtime Seminar - Angus Deaton’s Contributions to Economics
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Jan 28, 2016, 12:15 pm
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End of Year Function and Christmas Sundowner
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Dec 9, 2015, 6:00 pm
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Warren Hogan Memorial Lecture
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Wednesday Dec 2, 2015, 6:00 pm
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