ESA - Central Council

Dr John Hawkins, The RBA Review - Too much 'cultural cringe'?

Join us to hear Dr Hawkins unpack the recommendations in the Review - An RBA fit for the Future - and hear Dr Hawkins analyse RBA's effectiveness in monitoring and regulating current economic challenges.

First Friday Economics (FFE) is an exciting initiative aimed at enriching the professional and networking opportunities of Canberra economists. We aim to provide a congenial setting, on the first Friday of every month, to allow the interaction of mainly young Canberra economists, with a major Canberra economist invited to give a short address. Refreshments are provided free of charge.

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Budget implications of a crisis: some policy lessons going forward - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday May 31, 2023, 5:30 pm

What has our experience with COVID-19 taught us about the best ways for government to respond to future crises? How can budget policy best respond? Are some types of interventions a lot more cost-effective than others? What policies could we prepare to quickly roll out to respond to a future crisis (even if we don’t yet know what that crisis will be)? Can we prepare for any differential effects of a crisis on each gender? What steps do we need to take (such as new types of data collection) in order to respond quickly and affordably to a crisis?

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University of Sydney School of Economics | Perspectives on Adam Smith: A Symposium

Date: Friday May 26, 2023, 2:00 pm

To mark the tercentenary of the birth of Adam Smith, the School of Economics at the University of Sydney will be holding a Symposium: Perspectives on Adam Smith on Friday 26 May from 2.00pm – 5.30 pm. Registration is free.

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Migration policy and the review of the migration system

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday May 25, 2023, 5:30 pm

Economists agree that Australia’s skilled and sponsored migration system has become extremely complex, with different visa classes and skill lists that struggle to stay current.

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Budget 2023-24

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday May 24, 2023, 5:45 pm

Please join us at the Treasury Theatre as we welcome Chris Barrett, Deputy Secretary of Economic Division at the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance, to present an overview of the Budget, followed by a question and answer session.

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ABE presents a briefing and discussion with Secretary Kennedy

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Thursday May 18, 2023, 12:00 pm

ABE is pleased to present a briefing and discussion with Dr Steven Kennedy PSM, Secretary The Treasury.

Secretary Kennedy will brief ABE members and guests about the architecture of the 2023-24 Federal Budget, scheduled for publication in the week before, including forecasts, measures, impacts. Dr Kennedy has agreed to take questions from the audience. Take advantage of the opportunity to meet with colleagues over lunch.

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Trivia Night 2023

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday May 17, 2023, 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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Economic Literacy: What is it and why is it important? - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday May 16, 2023, 3:30 pm

From: Western Australia

In Australia economics was once a popular subject choice in school. This is no longer the case, in large part because of a preference for business studies. The latter is considered easier to teach (fewer concepts, more resources). There is also a perception that if offers employment opportunities. A particular challenge facing the economics’ discipline (and affecting enrolments) is the lack of an agreed understanding concerning what economists do and what skills they possess. Relatedly, what is economic literacy?

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2023 Budget Breakfast 11th May

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday May 11, 2023, 7:15 am

The ESA(ACT) would like to invite you to attend it's annual Federal Budget Breakfast briefing.

This year's briefing will be given by Peter Martin at the Commonwealth Club.

About Peter Martin

Peter Martin is Business and Economy Editor of The Conversation and a visiting fellow at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University.

A former Commonwealth Treasury official and former economics editor of The Age, he has reported economics since 1985.

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Everything you wanted to know about the budget but were too scared to ask!

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday May 10, 2023, 5:30 pm

Join us for Post Federal budget review with two leading economists, Emma Grey from Impact Economics and Trent Wiltshire from the Grattan Institute. The event will be hosted by the President of the Victoria branch, Alex Millmow

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Discounting the future re-examined

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday May 10, 2023, 12:30 pm

Join us for this lunchtime seminar where Mike Smart, Chief Economist at IPART, will discuss "Discounting the future re-examined: how climate change makes us think differently about the time value of money, and what that means for economic regulation".

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FIRST FRIDAY ECONOMICS - May 5th

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Friday May 5, 2023, 5:30 pm

Dr Jeff Bennett , Environmental Markets: Paradigms, Potential and Pitfalls

Markets can be highly advantageous in securing improved efficiency in environmental resource allocations. They have become increasingly popular policy instruments, even amongst environmentalists. However, ignoring the significance of transaction costs and the influence of rent seekers in their design and implementation can de-rail environmental markets.

First Friday Economics (FFE) is an exciting initiative aimed at enriching the professional and social lives of Canberra economists. We aim to provide a congenial setting, on the first Friday of every month, to allow the interaction of mainly young Canberra economists, with a major Canberra economist invited to give a short address. Refreshments are provided free of charge. Please register one week in advance to assist with catering.

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Economic Justice in the New Gilded Age: The Henry George Solution

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Thursday May 4, 2023, 5:30 pm

A public lecture in honour of Henry George will be delivered in Sydney on Thu 4 May.

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Teaching the CORE Curriculum

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday May 4, 2023, 12:30 pm

The conventional economics curriculum does not address the problems economists should be addressing. This is the view driving CORE Econ – Curriculum Open-access Resources in Economics. According to survey evidence from around the world, new economics students want to learn about society’s most important problems - the environment, globalisation and migration, inequality, unemployment, innovation, the future of work and political problems.

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Pre-Budget Address to the National Press Club of Australia

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Wednesday May 3, 2023, 11:30 am

Danielle Wood, CEO of the Grattan Institute, Su-Lin Ong, Managing Director of RBC Capital Markets & Cherelle Murphy, EY Oceania Chief Economist, will make their Pre-Budget Address to the National Press Club of Australia, in partnership with Women in Economics.

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Policy in the Pub

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Apr 27, 2023, 6:00 pm

This year economists around the world are celebrating the 300th anniversary of the birth of Adam Smith. Come along to the pub to hear Paul Oslington, Professor of Economics and Theology at Alphacrucis University College discuss why should we care about a wig wearing, probably Aspergers suffering Scot who published a book entitled the Wealth of Nations a very long time ago?

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Keeping up with the Joneses

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Apr 26, 2023, 12:30 pm

Inequality has become an increasingly important topic among researchers and policymakers, both in terms of what causes inequality and what effects it can have on growth and the economy more generally. Kim Nguyen from The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has recently conducted research on this topic, examining whether households tend to borrow more as local income inequality increases and if so, who borrow more and what they borrow for.

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Superannuation Reforms

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Apr 18, 2023, 5:30 pm

Super has become a taxpayer-funded inheritance scheme - super tax breaks cost the budget $45 billion a year, with two-thirds of the benefit going to the top 20% of income earners and one-third of all super withdrawals expected to be via bequests by 2060.

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17th Western Economic Association International Conference

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Wednesday Apr 12, 2023, 8:00 am

Whether in-person or virtually, WEAI conferences bring together top economists from around the world to discuss their latest research. Join the conversation and plan to present a paper or organize a session! Virtual sessions will be held via Zoom on April 11th, 2023, with the in-person conference being held April 12-15, 2023 at the University of Melbourne. Keynote addresses include David Card, Cecilia Rouse, and Richard Blundell.

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Is there an unfolding banking crisis? What lies behind recent failures, what are the implications? - ONLINE ONLY

Date: Friday Mar 31, 2023, 12:30 pm

There are a number of questions worth asking as the current crisis following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. Fortunately, we are lucky enough to have Andrew Lilley, Chief Rates Strategist at Barrenjoey, to help us answer all these questions any many more.

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Canberra Light Rail budgetary impacts: Dr Khalid Ahmed

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Mar 30, 2023, 6:00 pm