TrumpEnomics: The Economics of a Trump Presidency

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Mar 9, 2017, 5:30 pm

From: Tasmania

Workshop on Regional Development

Date: Tuesday Mar 7, 2017, 9:00 am

From: New South Wales

You are invited to join ESA (NSW) and the Centre for Economic and Regional Development in a one day workshop exploring economic development evaluation and policy.

The State of WA Government Finances: Implications for the Future

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Mar 1, 2017, 6:00 pm

From: Western Australia

John Nicolaou is the Exectutive Director, Perth, of ACIL Allen.  He was previously the chief Economics at the WA Chamber of Commerce and, before that, he worked on economic policy at the WA Treasury Department. 

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The Economics of President Trump

Event Type: ESA Event

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

From: Queensland

Join us on the evening of Wednesday 22 February for a timely panel discussion on the economics of President Trump, including an analysis of his trade and taxation policies, with a focus on what they might mean for Australia.

Panellists will include Professor Fabrizio Carmignani from Griffith University, Michael Knox, Chief Economist at Morgans, and Begoña Dominguez, Associate Professor at the School of Economics at UQ.

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2017 Tasmanian Economic Forum

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Friday Feb 17, 2017, 9:00 am

From: Tasmania

Economic Modelling Open Day

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Friday Feb 17, 2017, 12:00 am

Economic Modelling Open Day  The Centre of Policy Studies (CoPS) is hosting an Economic Modelling Open Day on Friday, 17 February 2017. The Open Day will include presentations by Australian Economists discussing the impact economic modelling has had in shaping Australian Economic Policy reform over the past forty years as well as their careers. 

ABE Forecasting Conference: Growth, policy, politics

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Wednesday Feb 15, 2017, 7:30 am

From: New South Wales

ABE is pleased to present the outlook for financial markets and public policy and a conversation about economic forecasting.

GPN-Labour Inter-disciplinary Workshop

Event Type: Workshops/Conferences

Date: Tuesday Feb 14, 2017, 9:30 am

From: New South Wales

GPN-Labour Inter-disciplinary Workshop - Global Production Networks in the Spotlight: Chains or Opportunities for Workers?

Lighthouse Public Lecture - The Economics of Foreign Education and Students' Migration

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Monday Feb 13, 2017, 4:00 pm

From: New South Wales

In this presentation the speaker will cover key facts and the economic analysis of foreign education.

Trump's Australia? Breakfast w/ Amy Auster on Victorian income and wealth distribution

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Tuesday Dec 13, 2016, 5:30 pm

From: Victoria

Join ESA Young Professionals for a presentation and discussion on the patterns of income and wealth distribution in Victoria over waffles and bagels.

The Ghosts of Christmas: macro worries of the past, the changing economy in the present and what this means for our future

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Dec 8, 2016, 6:00 pm

From: Australian Capital Territory

The Economics Society of Australia (ACT) is pleased to have Emeritus Professor Bob Gregory reflect on the Ghosts of Christmas: macro worries of the past, the changing economy in the present and what this means for the future.  Is it a maligned spirit with some spectre of Christmases past, that haunt our future, or is it a cheerful spirit?

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YE - A Day in the Life of...

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Thursday Dec 8, 2016, 5:30 pm

From: Queensland

YE Qld with Griffith University and QCA present the annual Day in the Life Of...

This event is for young professionals and University students to hear from peers already in the industry. This is a free event, however places are strictly limited. Canapes and drinks will be provided.

RSVP closes 30th November 2016

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Whisky Tasting at Lark Distillery

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Dec 8, 2016, 5:30 pm

From: Tasmania

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ESA Christmas Drinks & address by Professor Abigail Payne

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Monday Dec 5, 2016, 5:30 pm

From: Victoria

We are having our annual Christmas Drinks on 5 December 2016. Professor Abigail Payne from the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research will give an address.

There will be drinks and nibbles from 5pm for those who can get there a bit earlier. As always, to plan for numbers, please let us know if you are able to attend.

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Teaching Economics as if it Matters: Content, Relevance and Resonance

Event Type: Workshops/Conferences

Date: Monday Dec 5, 2016, 9:00 am

From: New South Wales

Macquarie University - Department of Economics invites you to attend a Learning and Teaching Workshop.

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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Lunchtime Seminar: Value Creation (Copy)

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