Partner Event: Freebairn Lecture 2017

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Wednesday May 3, 2017, 7:00 pm

From: Victoria

The University of Melbourne's Annual Freebairn Lecture will be given by Professor Bob Gregory will explore federal budget outcomes, primarily tax revenue shortfalls over the last decade and a half, to explain why tax revenue forecast errors are so large, why budget deficits have become so persistent and why the implicit tax policy of government is leading to an inexorable and significant rise in personal income tax rates.

Emerging Economist Series 2016/17

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Friday Apr 28, 2017, 12:15 pm

From: New South Wales

The final Emerging Economist lunch in the 2016/17 Series will be held on Friday 28 April.  Our special guest speaker for this session is Ian Macfarlane AC.  We are busy developing the program for 2017/18 - if you'd like to be part of it contact the EES Manager.

Miles Hampton: Water & Sewerage Reform in Tasmania, Debunking Myths

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Apr 27, 2017, 6:00 pm

From: Tasmania

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Behavioural Insights and Gender Equality - A conversation with Dr Jeni Klugman

Date: Thursday Apr 27, 2017, 5:30 pm

From: Women In Economics

Dr Jeni Klugman will present her work detailing how behavioural insights can be translated into practical strategies and application for Australian organisations seeking to improve gender equality.

Women in Economics Network: Behavioural Insights and Gender Equality - A conversation with Dr Jeni Klugman

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Apr 27, 2017, 5:30 pm

From: Victoria

Dr Jeni Klugman will present her work detailing how behavioural insights can be translated into practical strategies and application for Australian organisations seeking to improve gender equality.

The event will be moderated by Jerril Rechter, CEO, Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth). More details about the VicHealth Leading Thinkers Initiative is available here.

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Professional Development Seminar: Russell Thomson

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Apr 27, 2017, 12:30 pm

From: Victoria

Associate Professor Russell Thomson from Swinburne University of Technology will discuss Which field of research is the most important? 

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A Pre-Budget Address with the Treasurer

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Thursday Apr 27, 2017, 12:15 pm

From: New South Wales

Australian Business Economists (ABE) are pleased to present a pre-Budget briefing with the Treasurer Scott Morrison on the fiscal challenges and opportunities facing the Australian economy.

Bicentennial Celebration for Ricardo's On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation - Speaker: Pascalis Raimondos

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Apr 19, 2017, 6:00 pm

From: Queensland

Speaker: Pascalis Raimondos

ESA Qld invites you to join in celebrating the Bicentennial of Ricardo’s On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation.

Prof. Pascalis Raimondos, Head of Economic and Finance School at QUT, will share a presentation on the current state of Globalisation and the impact Ricardo had on the modern economic environment.

Canapes will be provided, and a cash bar will be available so you can get a drink to toast to one of the great classical economists.

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Partner Event: International Distinguished Lecture: US Economy & Monetary Policy

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Monday Apr 10, 2017, 12:15 pm

From: Victoria

The Australian Centre for Financial Studies (ACFS) is hosting an International Distinguished Lecture by James Bullard, CEO of the Federal Reserve of St Louis. ESA members are welcome to attend.

Lunchtime Seminar: Thomas Piketty: One of the Good Guys, But…

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Mar 30, 2017, 12:15 pm

From: New South Wales

The paper will concentrate on Piketty’s conflation of wealth with capital, the limitations of accounting data, and the inappropriateness of using the aggregate production function model to explain the processes at work in capitalism, ancient and modern.

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Emerging Economist Series 2016/17

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Mar 29, 2017, 12:15 pm

From: New South Wales

Emerging Economist Series Lunch with Dr Gigi Foster.  Contact Us for information.

Women in Economics Network Launch

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Friday Mar 24, 2017, 5:30 pm

From: Tasmania

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Women in Economics Launch - Tasmania

Date: Friday Mar 24, 2017, 5:30 pm

From: Women In Economics

The Tasmanian Branch of the Economic Society of Australia will be launching the Women in Economic Network (WEN) in Tasmania on Friday 24 March at Hadley's Orient Hotel.

Professional Development Seminar: Peter Sivey

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Friday Mar 24, 2017, 12:30 pm

From: Victoria

An efficient waste of time? The economics of hospital emergency department waiting times. How can public service providers ration services where they are provided free of charge?

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Women in Economics Launch - SA

Date: Friday Mar 24, 2017, 12:30 pm

From: Women In Economics

The Women in Economics Network (WEN) is launching in South Australia!  WEN has been formed to promote and support the career development of women in the economics profession in Australia. 

Women in Economics Network

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Friday Mar 24, 2017, 12:30 pm

From: South Australia

The Women in Economics Network (WEN) is launching in South Australia!  WEN has been formed to promote and support the career development of women in the economics profession in Australia. Please come and join this FREE networking event !

The Women in Economics Network (WEN)

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Thursday Mar 23, 2017, 5:30 pm

From: Western Australia

The Women in Economics Network (WEN) is launching in WA!

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Women in Economics Launch - WA

Date: Thursday Mar 23, 2017, 5:30 pm

From: Women In Economics

The Women in Economics Network (WEN) is launching in WA!  The launch event is an opportunity to find out more about WEN and to connect with others in the economics profession, including women working in the private sector, government, academia and teaching.

Empowering professional women in economics

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Mar 23, 2017, 12:45 pm

From: New South Wales

A panel discussion focusing on professional experience and the challenges and opportunities these senior female economists have faced/found in the workplace and their strategies/advice on dealing with challenges and seizing opportunities. It would have a very positive and practical focus.

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Women in Economics Launch - NSW

Date: Thursday Mar 23, 2017, 12:45 pm

From: Women In Economics

Empowering professional women in economics  A panel discussion focusing on professional experience and the challenges and opportunities these senior female economists have faced/found in the workplace and their strategies/advice on dealing with challenges and seizing opportunities. It would have a very positive and practical focus.

Women in Economics Network Victorian Launch

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Mar 22, 2017, 6:00 pm

From: Victoria

The Women in Economics Network (WEN) is launching in Victoria! Come along to the launch event to find out more about WEN and hear from Fairfax Senior economics writer Jessica Irvine. 

Please note this event is booked out. If you would like to be placed on the waiting list, please email secretary@esavic.org.au 

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ESA Queensland 2017 AGM

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Mar 22, 2017, 5:00 pm

From: Queensland

The 2017 Annual General Meeting of the Society will be held at Morgans, Level 29, Riverside Centre, 123 Eagle Street, Brisbane on Wednesday 22 March commencing at 5.30 pm, with refreshments from 5pm.

Nudge Thinking: Cure-all or all too hard?

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Mar 21, 2017, 9:00 am

From: Western Australia

Visiting Harvard Professor,  Michael Hiscox, keynotes this session. 

Women in Economics - ACT Launch

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Monday Mar 20, 2017, 12:15 pm

From: Australian Capital Territory

Please join us to launch the Women in Economics Network (WEN) with guest speaker Dr Luci Ellis Assistant Governor (Economic) at the Reserve Bank of Australia. Dr Ellis will share her perspectives on Women in the Economy and in Economics. 

With thanks to our Sponsor:

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Inequality and Living Standards: Past and Present

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Thursday Mar 16, 2017, 12:00 am

Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, ANU
Conference on: Inequality and Living Standards: Past and Present
16^th-17^th March 2017