Event Type: ESA Event
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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Date: Thursday Aug 27, 2026, 11:00 am
Join us for morning presentation 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 Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA (CCIWA) on Thursday 27 August at 11:00am.
To register for the 2:00pm session at the University of Western Australia Business School, please click here.
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Date: Wednesday Aug 26, 2026, 6:30 pm
The Economic Society of Australia (WA Branch) 2026 Annual Dinner is taking place after the 2026 AGM.
Date: Wednesday 26 August 2026
Time: 6:30pm arrival for a 7:00pm start
Ordinary/Professional Members: $100
Student Members: $80 (please use the promo code: AGM26-STUDENT)
Non-Members: $150
Click here for more information about the 2026 Annual Dinner
Click here for more information about the AGM
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Date: Wednesday Aug 26, 2026, 5:30 pm
The Economic Society of Australia (WA Branch) 2026 Annual General Meeting is taking place at 5:30pm on Wednesday 26 August 2026 followed by the 2006 Annual Dinner.
Click here for more information about the AGM
Click here for more information about the 2026 Annual Dinner
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Date: Wednesday Aug 26, 2026, 7:30 am
From: Australian Capital Territory
WEN ACT invites you to their August Grounds for Growth.
Start your morning with an engaging discussion featuring our guest speaker, Ms Crystal Ossolinski, General Manager, at the Department of Industry, Science and Resources. She will discuss how economics plays out in real-world policy making: the successes, the missteps, and how to think in a more contested world.
First coffee free for WEN and Non-WEN members 7.30-9.00 AM
Registration is required via linkedin
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Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Friday Aug 21, 2026, 8:30 am
Tasmania's premiere one-day conference featuring leading economists and discussion of current state issues through an economic lens.
The Tasmanian Economic Forum returns with the theme State Debt: Blessing or Curse?, bringing together leading voices to examine one of today’s most pressing policy challenges. Featuring insights from the Productivity Commission, prominent economists and industry leaders from across Tasmania, the forum will explore the role of state debt in shaping economic growth, productivity, fiscal sustainability, and long-term prosperity.
The Tasmanian Economic Forum is the Economic Society of Australia (Tasmania Branch)’s flagship event, bringing together policymakers, industry leaders, academics, and the broader community to better understand and help shape Tasmania’s economic future.
Forum price not only includes amazing discussions but also coffee/tea to start to your day, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea!
Registrations close 14 August 26.
Group booking prices are available for 8+ people ($120 per person)
Special Full-time student price $80 - please use promo code STUDENTTEF and bring your student ID on the day
If you experience any issues purchasing a ticket, please email admin@esatas.org.au
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View...Date: Thursday Aug 20, 2026, 5:30 pm
It’s time for another LinkedUP! The WEN Queensland branch invites you to join us for an informal networking evening.
Come along to connect or reconnect with WEN members. Both members and non-members of WEN Queensland are welcome to attend this event.
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View...Date: Thursday Aug 20, 2026, 5:30 pm
It’s time for another LinkedUP! The WEN Queensland branch invites you to join us for an informal networking evening. Come along to connect or reconnect with old and new WEN members. Both members and non-members of WEN Queensland are welcome to attend this event, but WEN members will be eligible for one free drink. You can join WEN here if you are not yet a member. If you are a member you can login to your ESA account and change your WEN member status manually.
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Date: Thursday Aug 20, 2026, 5:30 pm
Join us for an engaging Women in Economics online LinkedUp session, bringing together professionals, students, and alumni across the economics community. This online event is a great opportunity to connect, share insights, and expand your network in a supportive and inclusive space. Whether you’re early in your career or an experienced practitioner, all are welcome.
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Date: Wednesday Aug 19, 2026, 5:30 pm
Join the ESA Young Professionals for Papers at the Pub - a casual evening for early-career economists to mingle and chat about economic research.
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View...Date: Tuesday Aug 18, 2026, 12:30 pm
📊 As concerns grow over the rising gap between income, wealth and opportunity, what does the evidence really tell us? This session explores the changing nature of inequality in Australia, the forces driving it, and the policy options available to address it.
📊 Join us to hear from one of Australia's leading public policy economists and Distinguished Speaker, Dr Peter Abelson.
Places are sold out in-person at NSW Treasury. You may join us online. Once you register, the Teams Meeting link will be sent to you.
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View...Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Wednesday Aug 12, 2026, 5:30 pm
This is the in-person finale of our two-part series with the Women in Management student club, following part one on personal finance - taking you from the fundamentals of managing your money to the strategic decisions that shape a career and a life.
For further details please visit the event website here.
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Date: Sunday Aug 9, 2026, 8:30 am
From: Australian Capital Territory
Have you heard about the Productivity Commission's Paid Internship Program? Running from 4 January to 12 February 2027, the program offers students the opportunity to gain hands-on paid work experience solving real-world policy problems.
The Productivity Commission is currently seeking applications from students who are studying economics or other fields relevant to public policy who will have completed at least 2 years of their degree by the end of 2026.
Applications close on 9 August 2026
Further information is available on the Productivity Commission's website.
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Date: Thursday Aug 6, 2026, 5:30 pm
Applications for WEN South Australia mentoring programme, 2026–27
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