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: Tasmania

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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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ESA (ACT) FIRST FRIDAY ECONOMICS - September

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Friday Sep 6, 2019, 5:00 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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Women in Economics Event: Illicit Financial Flows: Myths and Measurements

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Sep 5, 2019, 1:00 pm

From: Australian Capital Territory

The Women in Economics Network and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade invite you to a presentation by Vijaya Ramachandran who will delve into the myths surrounding illicit financial flows and seek to clarify emerging evidence on measurement. 

Partner Event: The 128th Annual Henry George Commemorative Dinner

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Wednesday Sep 4, 2019, 6:00 pm

From: Victoria

The 128th Annual Henry George Commemorative Dinner featuring speaker Professor Frank Stilwell (University of Sydney)

The address will explore the theme Land, Labor, and Capital: Understanding economic and social problems and is an opportunity to network with others interested in the problem of economic inequality and the legacy of Georgism in Australia.

Follow the link for more information https://www.prosper.org.au/2019/08/annual-henry-george-dinner/

ABE Briefing and Discussion - Senator the Hon Mathias Cormann

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Tuesday Sep 3, 2019, 12:30 pm

From: New South Wales

ABE presents a lunchtime briefing and discussion with Senator the Hon Mathias Cormann, Minister for Finance.

WEN Lunch

Date: Monday Sep 2, 2019, 12:15 pm

From: Women In Economics

The Women in Economics Network (WEN) invite you to a lunchtime event with special guest speakers, Alison LLoydd-Wright, Lois Boswell and Tammie Pribanic. They will take part in a panel discussion, touching on their experiences working in public policy and providing insights as female leaders in the public service.

Young Economist's Career Development Evening, Wednesday 28 August, 6pm - 8pm

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Aug 28, 2019, 5:30 pm

From: Queensland

Young Economists Qld (YE) welcome you to join them for a career development evening where you will hear about the challenges and triumphs experienced by professionals across the private, public and academic sectors. Question time will form a large part of the evening and audience members are encouraged to leverage this opportunity to gain genuine career advice, particularly from corners of the economics and policy field that might not be familiar to them.

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WEN Lunch & Learn: The role of women in shaping economic policy

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Aug 28, 2019, 12:00 pm

From: New South Wales

Join the NSW Women in Economics Network at our next “Lunch and Learn” session on the role of women in shaping economic policy.  Our panel of Joann Wilkie (NSW Treasury), Danielle Wood (Grattan Institute) and Jeremy Thorpe (PwC) will talk about the role of women – as citizens, economists and policy-makers – in shaping economic policy and how this might change with more women in leadership roles.

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NSW Lunch & Learn: The role of women in shaping economic policy

Date: Wednesday Aug 28, 2019, 12:00 am

From: Women In Economics

Join the NSW Women in Economics Network at our next “Lunch and Learn” session on the role of women in shaping economic policy.  Our panel of Joann Wilkie (NSW Treasury), Danielle Wood (Grattan Institute) and Jeremy Thorpe (PwC) will talk about the role of women – as citizens, economists and policy-makers – in shaping economic policy and how this might change with more women in leadership roles.

Lunchtime Seminar: A Partial Review of Seven Jurisdictional Guidelines for Cost-Benefit Analysis

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Aug 27, 2019, 12:15 pm

From: New South Wales

This paper reviews seven contemporary jurisdictional guidelines to cost-benefit analysis (CBA) with respect to eight major cost-benefit issues drawing on the latest edition of the major CBA textbook (Boardman et al, 5E, 2018) for guidance, though not complete authority.

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ESA (ACT): Lunch with RBA Deputy Governor Guy Debelle

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Aug 27, 2019, 12:00 pm

From: Australian Capital Territory

The Economic Society of Australia (ESA) ACT invites you to a lunch & presentation from Reserve Bank of Australia Deputy Governor Guy Debelle and hosted by Joanne Masters, EY Chief Economist. 

The venue is the beautiful and relaxing facilities at The Commonwealth Club.

Thank you to our generous sponsor EY

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Call for Papers - Macroeconomics Workshop, Deakin

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Monday Aug 26, 2019, 12:00 am

From: Victoria

Deakin are organising the second Macroeconomics Development Workshop to be held at Deakin Downtown. The aim is to bring together macroeconomists and policymakers from the Australasian region to discuss recent developments in macro-development theory and policy.

ESA (ACT): Cost of Defence – How to spend over $100 million per day

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Aug 22, 2019, 6:00 pm

From: Australian Capital Territory

The Economic Society of Australia (ESA) ACT invites you to a presentation from Dr Marcus Hellyer. This event is a Professional Members only event.

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Professional Development Seminar on The effect of wind and solar power generation on wholesale electricity prices in Australia

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Aug 22, 2019, 12:30 pm

From: Victoria

August's Professional Development seminar will be presented by Dr Zsuzsanna Csereklyei who is a Lecturer in the School of Economics, Finance and Marketing at RMIT University.

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ESA NSW Branch - AGM 2019

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Aug 21, 2019, 6:30 pm

From: New South Wales

Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting of the ESA NSW Branch will be held on Wednesday 21 August 2019

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Policy in the Pub: Economics of the Medical Workforce

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Aug 21, 2019, 5:30 pm

From: Victoria

August's Policy in the Pub will feature Professor Anthony Scott from the University of Melbourne who will be discussing the Economics of the Medical Workforce.

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What would an Australian version of QE look like?

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Wednesday Aug 21, 2019, 12:30 pm

From: New South Wales

Australian Business Economists (ABE) are pleased to present a lunchtime briefing and discussion.

Annual General Meeting and Dinner 2019

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Aug 14, 2019, 5:30 pm

From: Western Australia

The Society’s Annual General Meeting will be convened at 5:30 pm Wednesday 14^th August 2019 at the Rambla on the Swan Restaurant, 39/85 South Perth Esplanade, South Perth: http://ramblaonswan.com.au/. The AGM will be followed by networking and the WA Branch’s annual dinner.  The dinner, which will commence at 6:30 pm, will feature the awarding of the Society’s prizes for academic excellence in 2018.

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