Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Thursday Oct 1, 2026, 8:00 am
The Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research is proud to present the 2026 HILDA Survey Research Conference, supported by the Australian Government Department of Social Services (DSS).
The HILDA Conference will be held at the University of Melbourne over two days: Thursday 1 and Friday 2 October, with an optional dinner on Thursday evening.
For further details please visit the event website here.
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Date: Wednesday Sep 30, 2026, 5:30 pm
From: Australian Capital Territory
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Date: Wednesday Sep 30, 2026, 5:30 pm
Join us for Papers in the Pub in September; brought to you by The Young Economists Network (YEN)
Amy Tramontozzi from e61 Institute will present new evidence on how landlords set rents, showing why rents remain “sticky”, how rent increases vary between new and continuing tenants, and what this means for rent inflation.
Enjoy the discussion over a few drinks with friends and fellow economists.
You must register first to attend
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Date: Monday Sep 28, 2026, 6:00 pm
From: Australian Capital Territory
Mark Cully will be in conversation with Professor Alan Gamlen on Mark's new book Waves of Plenty: Immigration and the Making of Australia, the definitive story of how immigration made Australia. This is part of the ANU's Meet the Author series.
Many Australians can trace family journeys to new lives in Australia. In this landmark work, Mark Cully tells the full story of immigration to Australia, from pre-colonial origins through colonisation, the gold rushes, the post-war immigration boom, the end of the White Australia policy, and the modern era of unbound temporary migration.
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Monday Sep 28, 2026, 11:30 am
Join economists and policy leaders from the Productivity Commission and the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance for a discussion on the economics of prevention and early intervention, hosted at Deloitte Access Economics.
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Date: Friday Sep 25, 2026, 7:15 am
We would be delighted if you could join us for breakfast at the National Press Club in Canberra to celebrate the launch of Power in Numbers: Australian Women in Economics. At the launch, ACT Women in Economics co-chair Alicia Mollaun will be in conversation with authors Catie Bradbear and Melissa Bray, as well as six of the women who are featured in the book...
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Date: Thursday Sep 24, 2026, 5:30 pm
From: Australian Capital Territory
Come along to WEN ACT’s September Grounds for Growth to connect and hear expert perspectives. This month we’re joined by Sam Reinhardt, Head of the Parliamentary Budget Office, for an engaging discussion on real-world policy making.
Click here for further details about the September Grounds for Growth
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Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Sep 24, 2026, 5:15 pm
Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting of the ESA NSW Branch will be held on Thursday 24 September 2026 at 5.15pm sharp.
Following the AGM, hear from one of Australia's leading economists, Professor Robert Breunig, National President of the Economic Society of Australia and Director of the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute at the Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University.
Professor Robert Breunig will present on “Federalism, taxes and the states: promises and pitfalls” offering insights into the opportunities and challenges of Australia's federal system.
All members are encouraged to attend in person. A light supper and refreshments will be provided, offering a great opportunity to network with fellow members.
Nominations must be received via email by Thursday 17 September 2026
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Date: Wednesday Sep 23, 2026, 6:30 pm
From: Australian Capital Territory
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Date: Wednesday Sep 23, 2026, 5:30 pm
Speaker: Maria Yanotti
Join us for an insightful discussion on one of Tasmania's most important economic and social issues: housing.
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Date: Tuesday Sep 22, 2026, 4:00 pm
In memory of Edward Shann, each year the UWA Economics Department and the Economic Society of Australia (WA Branch) host the Shann Memorial Lecture, one of Australia's longest-running public lectures on economic policy.
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Date: Monday Sep 21, 2026, 6:00 pm
An engaging conversation between Mark Cully and George Megalogenis about the history of immigration to Australia, and how it made us who we are today.
For further details and to register your attendance please visit the event website here.
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Date: Wednesday Sep 16, 2026, 5:45 pm
Australia’s system of federal financial relations involves the distribution of Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue to the states and territories which provide health, education and other services to their residents.
But what are the economic impacts of the GST distribution system?
What analytical methods can be used by economists to examine this question?
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Date: Thursday Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 pm
From AI-generated forecasts to elite football matches, new data-driven approaches are transforming how we study human judgement and behaviour.
This seminar presents preliminary findings from two current research projects using sport as a rich empirical setting for studying decision-making, creativity and adaptation in complex environments.
The first project examines whether large language model (LLM)-based synthetic expert panels can complement traditional corporate foresight. Replicating two Delphi studies of the future of top-tier sports media consumption and production, the study compares human experts with AI agents across assessments of probability, desirability and impact, exploring where AI-generated forecasts align with human judgement, where they diverge, and whether greater consistency represents useful noise reduction or potentially problematic over-convergence.
The second project uses more than 3.7 million passes from over 4,000 professional football matches across ten European leagues to develop data-driven measures of pass novelty and creativity. Using detailed Impect GmBH event and pressure data, the study explores how creative behaviour changes under pressure, across different stages of a match and depending on the competitive situation. Together, the projects illustrate how AI and increasingly granular behavioural data can provide new ways to study judgement, uncertainty, creativity and adaptation in complex systems.
Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/473101570058900?p=s8SZY8aOEbzHAWMukR
Meeting ID: 473 101 570 058 900
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Date: Wednesday Sep 9, 2026, 4:00 pm
You are invited to join us for this Eminent Speaker Series afternoon webinar, taking place via Zoom on Wednesday 9th September. Alexander Hijzen's presentation will focus on the OECD LinkEED 2.0 initiative which seeks to promote cross-country research and policy analysis using linked employer-employee data.
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Date: Wednesday Sep 9, 2026, 12:30 pm
Have we got childcare policy wrong?
💡 Australia's childcare system has become increasingly complex, but is it truly designed around what's best for children? Join us for a thought-provoking discussion on the policy reforms that could deliver better outcomes for families and the future of Australia.
💡 Join Professor Gigi Foster, a Yale-educated economist and Professor of Economics at UNSW, as she explores what childcare policy reforms would best support Australian children and families.
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Date: Tuesday Sep 8, 2026, 8:15 am
🟦 This year’s CBA Forum explores the Art and Science of Cost-Benefit Analysis.
🔢 Moving beyond the numbers, the forum will explore how practitioners can apply CBA in new contexts, assess its strengths and limitations, value costs and benefits, and communicate evidence-based insights to decision makers.
🔷Sold Out. Please email admin@esansw.org.au to waitlist
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Date: Thursday Sep 3, 2026, 6:30 pm
Come join your fellow Young Economists for a few rounds of darts at Oche. For $20, you’ll get two hours of gaming, food, and drinks.
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Date: Wednesday Sep 2, 2026, 12:30 pm
🔍 This talk is a precursor and teaser for people attending the “Art and Science of CBA” at the Forum on Sept 8th 2026 and a consolation prize for anyone, perhaps still just CBA curious but not intending to attend.
💡A non-technical talk, it will preview the contents of the 2026 CBA forum and a link to July’s “The Invisible Mind: The Economics of AI” Conference and last September’s AI focused CBA Forum 2025.
🧭 In the process it will raise questions about the future for economists and CBA
💻 Offered in-person and online
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View...Date: Wednesday Sep 2, 2026, 12:30 pm
💧 How can irrigation support agriculture as rainfall becomes more variable due to climate change?
🌾 Explore the economic and environmental trade-offs of supplemental irrigation, using evidence from agricultural production in Uruguay.
💡 Discover how targeted irrigation could deliver economic benefits while accounting for environmental costs and what this approach could mean for Australia.
This event is brought to you by AARES
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Date: Tuesday Sep 1, 2026, 4:30 pm
Join the WA Women in Economics Network (WA WEN) for an engaging discussion on navigating the media, featuring special guest Graham Mason, former journalist and current Media Advisor to the WA Leader of the Opposition, Basil Zempilas.
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Date: Friday Aug 28, 2026, 5:30 pm
Join us for our very first book club meeting!
There’s not long to go, so if you haven’t started reading yet, now’s the time to start!
This quarterly gathering is for economists, aspiring economists, and anyone with a general interest in economics — open to all, regardless of discipline or background.
In honour of this year’s Giblin Lecture, we’re launching with a session on The Shortest History of Economics by Andrew Leigh.
This is a free event, however it is helpful for us to have approximate numbers if you could take a moment to register.
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Date: Friday Aug 28, 2026, 12:15 pm
WEN are pleased to invite you to a special lunch event with Dr Claude Lopez, Head of the Economic Research Department at the Reserve Bank of Australia.
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Date: Friday Aug 28, 2026, 8:00 am
Join the Economic Society of Australia (QLD) for a half-day forum in Cairns examining the cost pressures facing regional Queensland households, small businesses and farmers. Jennifer Brownie, Coordinator of the Queensland Electricity Users Network, will open the discussion with a look at electricity costs, followed by sessions on regional CPI inflation and broader cost pressures (e.g. housing and insurance) led byFNQ economist Pete Faulkner (Consus Consultancy) and Gene Tunny, President of ESA QLD. The program brings together economists, industry groups and academic voices to unpack what's driving the cost of living and what it means for the region.
This free event runs from the morning through to a light lunch and is open to industry representatives, local businesses, farmers, students, and members of the public. NB: we have now finalised numbers for the in-person event and are only taking online bookings until the closing time for registrations.
Spaces are limited — please register your interest early.
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Date: Thursday Aug 27, 2026, 2:00 pm
Join us for the afternoon delivery of the Economic Society of Australia (WA Branch) Member Seminar delivered by Dr David Gruen AO on 'Public Policy and the Rise of Australian Integrated Data'.
This session is taking place at the University of Western Australia Business School on Thursday 27 August at 2:00pm.
To register for the 11:00am session at CCIWA, please click here.
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