Past Events
DANIELLE WOOD, PC CHAIR - THE TED EVANS PUBLIC POLICY LECTURE
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Wednesday Sep 11, 2024, 5:15 pm
2024 Ted Evans Public Policy Lecture, by Danielle Wood - Here to help: the role of economics in tackling contemporary policy challenges
Productivity Commission Chair Danielle Wood will present the 2024 Ted Evans Public Policy Lecture. Danielle will speak on the role of economics in contemporary policy challenges. She will discuss how policy making has changed and the way in which economics has evolved to better assist policy making, including the better use of data, more diverse frameworks, and stronger economic institutions. Additionally, Danielle will provide some examples of the role of economics in contemporary debates, such as those on AI, energy markets, industry policy, and the care economy.
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2024 Annual Dinner and AGM with Nicki Hutley
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Aug 29, 2024, 5:45 pm
Economists as Superheroes
Join us for the ESA Tas and WEN Annual Dinner as guest speaker Nicki Hutley explores the critical role of economists in driving good policy outcomes. The Annual General Meeting of the Tasmanian Branch ESA will follow dinner at 8pm.
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Workshop: Introduction to Cost Benefit Analysis
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Aug 29, 2024, 8:15 am
Introduction to Cost Benefit Analysis is an in-person one-day course that provides a grounding in CBA principles and tools for anyone writing, reading, reviewing, or commissioning CBAs.
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The economics of unmet need in mental health conditions - Speaker: Steve Robson
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Aug 28, 2024, 6:00 pm
From: Australian Capital Territory
Speaker: Steve Robson
The economics of unmet need in chronic mental health conditions
Guest Speaker : Professor Steve Robson
Join us to hear from the current AMA President about the economic impacts of unmet need in chronic mental health conditions.
Professor Steve Robson MPH MRes (Health Economics) PhD is President of the Australian Medical Association.
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Hobart Round Table
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Friday Aug 23, 2024, 5:30 pm
The Tasmanian Behavioural Network (tasbenet) Round Table is an informal gathering in a social atmosphere. All welcome – no confirmation required.
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WEN VIC: In conversation: Integrating environmental and economic objectives with public policy challenges
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Aug 21, 2024, 5:45 pm
The Women in Economics Network (WEN) Victoria branch invites you to an event next Wednesday 21 August at 6pm to explore the environmental policy priorities that Australia should focus on.
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WEN VIC: In conversation: Integrating environmental and economic objectives with public policy challenges
Date: Wednesday Aug 21, 2024, 5:45 pm
The Women in Economics Network (WEN) Victoria branch invites you to an event next Wednesday 21 August at 6pm to explore the environmental policy priorities that Australia should focus on.
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How an anthropologist approaches economics and digital finance
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Aug 20, 2024, 5:30 pm
Professor Janet Roitman illustrates how financial value is generated by a nexus of mobile telecommunications operators, mobile money issuers, and commercial banks with reference to Sub-Saharan Africa.
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WEN-NSW: Breaking barriers: Addressing the challenges women are facing in sport - ONLINE ONLY
Date: Friday Aug 16, 2024, 10:00 am
To celebrate the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, NSW WEN invites you to a panel event discussing the achievements of women in sport and the challenges they face.
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Breaking barriers: Addressing the challenges women are facing in sport - ONLINE ONLY
Date: Friday Aug 16, 2024, 10:00 am
To celebrate the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, NSW WEN invites you to a panel event discussing the achievements of women in sport and the challenges they face.
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2024 Henry George Dinner and Address
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Thursday Aug 15, 2024, 6:30 pm
Prosper Australia invites you to join us for a night of intellectual discourse and celebration as we honour the legacy of 19th-century economist and social reformer, Henry George.
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Trivia Night 2024
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Aug 14, 2024, 6:00 pm
ESA's Trivia Night promises a night of fun, networking, general knowledge and trivia. The Economic Society of Australia invites members, young professionals, academics & students, and friends to a night of trivia fun and networking.
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Retirement Drivers and Outcomes in Australia
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Aug 14, 2024, 12:15 pm
Professor Barrett speaks on the key drivers of retirement in Australia and the impact of retirement on outcomes including economic well-being, health and cognition.
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RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA DEPUTY GOVERNOR'S LUNCH
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Monday Aug 12, 2024, 11:45 am
The Economic Society of Australia (Queensland Branch) invites you to an important luncheon address by Andrew Hauser, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on 12 August 2024 from 11.45 am to 2pm at the Hilton Hotel.
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LinkedUP!
Date: Thursday Aug 8, 2024, 5:30 pm
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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Tax, Justice and the Good Society
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Thursday Aug 8, 2024, 5:00 pm
“How are we to balance political and economic freedoms?”
Join Nobel Prize Laureate Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz to discuss this and other questions addressed in his latest book, The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society.
Cost Benefit Analysis Forum 2024 - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Aug 8, 2024, 8:45 am
The Cost Benefit Analysis Forum 2024 is now being offered for free for online attendance to financial members of the ESA.
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Cost Benefit Analysis Forum 2024 (IN PERSON)
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Aug 8, 2024, 8:15 am
The Cost Benefit Analysis Forum 2024 will be held as an in-person event in Sydney.
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View...Studying Economics at University in WA: Information Session for High School Teachers, Students, and Parents - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Aug 7, 2024, 5:00 pm
Are you considering studying economics at university in WA next year? Would you like to know more about your options for studying economics and where a degree in economics can take you? If so, you might be interested in an upcoming information session where you will have the opportunity to hear from academics from WA universities that offer degrees in economics.
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CBA Pre-Forum Workshop: Rapid Cost-Benefit Analysis Tool - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Monday Aug 5, 2024, 12:30 pm
In the lead-up to the Cost-Benefit Analysis Forum 2024, NSW Treasury have generously agreed to run a Zoom session on their new 'Rapid Cost-Benefit Analysis Tool'.
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Cost Benefit Analysis Workshop (Intro or Advanced) - EOI Only - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Jul 31, 2024, 8:45 am
A few individuals missed out on the last 'Introduction to Cost-Benefit-Analysis' workshop, so we are opening up for Expressions of Interest. Register below if you would like to be notified about the next event. Let us know too if you would be interested in a 'Intermediate / Advanced' workshop.
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Economics Student Video Competition - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Jul 31, 2024, 12:00 am
The Victorian Branch of the Economics Society is excited to launch its first student video competition. Cash prizes as well as memberships are available.
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Alice - Book Launch with Stuart Kells and Dr Michael Falk
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Jul 30, 2024, 5:30 pm
From Wall Street to the supreme court, how the world's largest banks control the money markets and crush competition
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Industrial Policy seminar featuring Dr Alex Robson, Productivity Commission Deputy Chair
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Jul 30, 2024, 12:15 pm
Dr Alex Robson, Deputy Chair of the Productivity Commission, will present on the revival of industrial policy: what's driving it and its pros and cons.
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Application for WEN (SA) Mentoring Program, 2024-25 now OPEN
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Monday Jul 29, 2024, 7:00 am
WEN (SA) Mentoring Program, 2024-25
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