Women in Economics Retreat 2019

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Oct 17, 2019, 9:00 am

The Retreat provides an opportunity for around 20 junior and mid career women economists to develop their networks, receive mentoring and strengthen their leadership skills.

The Property Market

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Wednesday Oct 16, 2019, 6:00 pm

From: New South Wales

The University of Melbourne Alumni Association in Sydney is proud to present a panel discussion on the Australian property market, featuring three different perspectives from a panel of alumni subject matter experts.

Policy in the Pub: An Introduction to the Economics of Blockchain

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Oct 16, 2019, 5:30 pm

From: Victoria

October's Policy in the Pub will feature Dr Darcy Allen from RMIT's Blockchain Innovation Hub giving an introduction to the Economics of Blockchain. 

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ESA (ACT) Members Only event: Equity Market Outlook

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Oct 15, 2019, 7:15 am

From: Australian Capital Territory

Members Only event!

We welcome our ESA (ACT) Members to a breakfast event hosted by Shaw and Partners with their CIO Martin Crabb to speak about the equity market outlook.

Thank you to our generous event partner:

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Nobel Night

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Monday Oct 14, 2019, 6:30 pm

From: New South Wales

Who will win the Nobel Prize in Economics this year?  Who should win?  Do any Australians stand a chance?  What does it say about the state of the economics profession?  

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ESAYP Breakfast on the Social Compact between business and society

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Friday Oct 11, 2019, 7:30 am

From: Victoria

In a post Royal Commission in Banking world, how does community and business leaders view the social compact as it applies to the corporate sector. Has the community raised its expectations of business? Is merely delivering shareholder value going to be enough for businesses to thrive in Australia? Do Millennials expect more from businesses than other age groups?

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Lunchtime Seminar: The Digital Revolution and the State. The Great Reversal

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Oct 9, 2019, 12:15 pm

From: New South Wales

All the components of the Digital revolution, from silicon to software, were spawned by the American State, echoing previous state contributions to the development and deployment of transformational technologies.

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Women, Entrepreneurship and the New Economy, 8 October 2019, 5.30pm -7 pm

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Oct 8, 2019, 5:30 pm

From: Queensland

Come and hear from three amazing speakers about how women are increasingly engaging in entrepreneurship and start-ups; about some of the challenges they face including raising capital to support their ideas; and about the impact this is having on the economy.

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Women, Entrepreneurship and the New Economy

Date: Tuesday Oct 8, 2019, 5:30 pm

From: Women In Economics

Come and hear from three amazing speakers about how women are increasingly engaging in entrepreneurship and start-ups; about some of the challenges they face including raising capital to support their ideas; and about the impact this is having on the economy.

Policy Mix: a public lecture by Dr Perry Warjiyo

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Tuesday Oct 8, 2019, 9:00 am

From: New South Wales

The School of Economics at the University of Sydney is pleased to invite you to attend ‘Policy Mix’, a public lecture by Dr Perry Warjiyo, Governor of Bank Indonesia.

ESA (ACT) FIRST FRIDAY ECONOMICS - October

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Friday Oct 4, 2019, 5:30 pm

From: Australian Capital Territory

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. Finger food and drinks provided free of charge.

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Young Economist Meet and Greet

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Oct 3, 2019, 5:30 pm

From: South Australia

members who happen to be young people with an interest or are working in economics.

As a short introduction, your host of the evening and the current Young Economist Committee Member is Aaron Fromm. Aaron has recently commenced a role as an Economic Analyst at PIRSA, after a number of years in the wealth management industry.

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Vietnam: political and economic challenges and opportunities

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Oct 3, 2019, 9:00 am

From: Australian Capital Territory

This one-day conference discusses the constitutional (rule of law) history in Vietnam, and examines the nature of Vietnam’s polity and compares it with China’s.

The 2019 History of Economic Thought Society of Australia Conference

Event Type: Workshops/Conferences

Date: Wednesday Oct 2, 2019, 5:30 pm

From: New South Wales

The 32nd HETSA Conference will be held at the University of Sydney.

Partner Event: History of Economic Thought Society Conference

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Wednesday Oct 2, 2019, 5:30 pm

From: Victoria

Quiz Night 2019

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Tuesday Oct 1, 2019, 6:15 pm

From: Western Australia

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Young Economists Trivia Night - Tuesday, 1 October, 6pm

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Oct 1, 2019, 6:00 pm

From: Queensland

Young Economists Qld (YE) invites its members, young professionals, academics, students, and friends to a night of trivia fun and networking. Don’t worry if you feel your economics trivia knowledge isn’t up to scratch, the trivia will cover a broad mix of general knowledge questions – think pop culture, music, and maybe even some local Queensland trivia - with one round of economics related questions!

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Prof. Emeritus Geoff Harcourt, UNSW - EES Lunch

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Friday Sep 27, 2019, 12:15 pm

From: New South Wales

For our fifth lunch in the Series (of six) we welcome Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Harcourt.  If you can't make all six of the Emerging Economist Series lunches but would like to attend this lunch, you may book your place here.  

The final lunch will host Stephen Koukoulas, MD, Market Economics as our special guest on 11 November.  

Professional Development Seminar on Work, Health and Happiness at Old Age

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Sep 26, 2019, 12:30 pm

From: Victoria

September's Professional Development seminar will be presented by Professor Jan van Ours from the Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University, Rotterdam.

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Partner Event: Do Victoria’s households leave less money on the table when they switch electricity retailers?

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Monday Sep 23, 2019, 9:30 am

From: Victoria

Lunchtime Seminar - Social Discount Rate

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Friday Sep 20, 2019, 12:15 pm

From: New South Wales

The choice of discount rate in cost benefit analysis has the potential to significantly affect project choice.

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Policy in the Pub: Consumer engagement in Victoria’s retail electricity sector

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Sep 18, 2019, 5:30 pm

From: Victoria

September's Policy in the Pub will feature Andrew O'Keefe, a public policy professional with the Department of Treasury and Finance, Victoria. Andrew will be discussing Consumer engagement in Victoria’s retail electricity sector.

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Tasmanian Population Projections

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Sep 17, 2019, 5:15 pm

From: Tasmanian

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Australia and the OECD: Key Priorities in a digitalised world

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Friday Sep 13, 2019, 12:00 pm

From: Queensland

Many of the issues affecting Australia’s long-term welfare require a strong international framework.  The current framework for trade and taxation is being challenged in an increasingly digitalised world facing renewed trade tensions.  

 In an event jointly organised by the Economic Society Qld and the School of Economics and Finance at QUT, Australia’s Ambassador to the OECD, Dr Alex Robson, will discuss the Government’s efforts to advance Australia’s interests at the OECD in response to these challenges, with a special focus on multinational taxation and the digital economy.

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Karen Chester, Deputy Chair, ASIC - Delivering the 2019 Ted Evans Public Policy Lecture

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Sep 12, 2019, 5:30 pm

From: Queensland

2019 Ted Evans Public Policy Lecture, by Karen Chester, Deputy Chair, ASIC - Public policy - the first line of defence

Drawing on her extensive experience during a distinguished career in both the public and private sectors, Karen Chester will discuss the key role that public policy should play as the first line of defence for establishing competitive and fair markets. The subsequent lines of defence being consumers, the conduct of firms and finally the regulator. Karen will also explore why a few critical markets today (including the financial system) are falling short in delivering competitive and fair outcomes and how these failings might be addressed.

The annual Ted Evans Public Policy Lecture is a partnership between ESA Qld, UQ, QUT and Griffith University. 

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