Policy in the pub - Anne Nolan on Implementing unpopular policy

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Tuesday Dec 11, 2018, 5:15 pm

From: Western Australia

Following our successful launch of ‘Policy in the Pub’ series in September, we are pleased to invite you to hear from Anne Nolan, former Director General of the Department of Finance (WA). Anne will be talking to us about her experience in successfully implementing unpopular and challenging policy positions and the interplay between policy and politics.

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Australian Labour Market Research - Call for Papers

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Monday Dec 10, 2018, 12:00 am

The 29th Australian Labour Market Research (ALMR) Workshop will be held on the 10th and 11th December 2018 at the University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia. You are invited to submit papers for presentation at the Workshop. Further information can be found by clicking this Call for Papers link

ABE Annual Dinner and Briefing

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Thursday Dec 6, 2018, 6:45 pm

From: New South Wales

Australian Business Economists are pleased to present their annual dinner including a briefing and discussion with Dr Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia on Recent Developments in the Domestic and International Economy.

Future Directions for Free Trade Agreements in a World of Rising Concerns about Trade Wars and Populist Politics

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Dec 6, 2018, 5:30 pm

From: South Australia

The Economic Society of South Australia's AGM will be held on 6 December 2018 at 5:30pm, followed by Dr Milton Churche's address on"Future Directions for Free Trade Agreements in a World of Rising Concerns about Trade Wars and Populist Politics", which will commence on 6pm.  

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Year in review and the 2018 Nobel Prize in Economics - Speaker: Jayanta Sarkar

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Dec 6, 2018, 5:15 pm

From: Queensland

Speaker: Jayanta Sarkar

Year in Review and the 2018 Nobel Prize in Economics Sciences

Join us for the Economic Society’s final event for the year and some drinks and savories.

Dr Jayanta Sarkar will provide some comments on 2018 Nobel Prize recipients for their contribution to growth models under uncertainty.

President Julian Pearce will provide an update on the activities for the Society of the year and preview the year ahead.

Look forward to seeing you all then!

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Breakfast with Lawrence H. Summers, Former Secretary to the US Treasury

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Thursday Dec 6, 2018, 7:15 am

From: New South Wales

Recognised as one of the world's most influential thinkers by Time, Foreign Policy, Prospect and The Economist magazines, Dr Summers will join the Institute this December for a keynote address and conversation onProgressive Economics.

Lunchtime Seminar: IMF Fiscal Monitor: Managing Public Wealth

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Dec 4, 2018, 12:15 pm

From: New South Wales

Public sector balance sheets bring together the entirety of what the state owns and owes, offering a broader fiscal picture beyond debt and deficits. Once governments understand the size and nature of public assets, they can start managing them more effectively, raising considerable additional revenue. Also, public sector balance sheet analysis allows for better risk management and policymaking.

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Women in Economics Network: End-of-year wrap up with Melinda Cilento

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Nov 29, 2018, 6:00 pm

From: Victoria

Join the Women in Economics Network Victorian Branch for our end-of-year celebration. We will wrap up our activities for the year and be joined by special guest, Melinda Cilento, who currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA).

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Professional Development Seminar: David Johnston on Valuing Intangibles using Subjective Wellbeing Data - The Case of Violent Crime

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Nov 29, 2018, 12:30 pm

From: Victoria

Valuing Intangibles using Subjective Wellbeing Data - The Case of Violent Crime

Valuing public amenities, pain and suffering, and other non-market goods is a common but challenging task faced by applied economists. Existing methods include inferring shadow prices from market data, and contingent valuation surveys in which people are asked directly about their willingness to pay. This presentation discusses a complementary approach based on the use of subjected wellbeing data, and demonstrates its use by estimating the costs of violent crime victimisation in Australia. The total cost of violent crime for victims includes direct costs, such as lost wages, medical care costs and property damage, and intangible and potentially long-term costs associated with pain, psychological distress, and decreases in quality of life. We estimate that the amount of monetary compensation required by victims to offset their loss of wellbeing is $88,000 for the average victim, with the amount being greater for females ($102,000) than males ($79,000).

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Women in Economics End of Year Unwind

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Nov 28, 2018, 5:30 pm

From: South Australia

The Women in Economics Network (WEN) invite you to an informal social event. This event is an opportunity to connect and enjoy the company of others in the economics profession, including those working in the private sector, government, academia and teaching.

All are welcome to attend, including men and women.

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ESAYP Christmas Party

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Nov 28, 2018, 5:30 pm

From: Victoria

ESAYP’s Xmas event is here - we’re gathering at the Emerald Peacock on 28 November from 5:30-8:30pm, with drinks and nibbles provided (limited amount so ensure you get there early). 

We will be discussing our summer reads, so please come prepared with your suggestions on educating, interesting or entertaining articles and books to share.

Please register here as there are limited spaces: https://www.stickytickets.com.au/79004

Lunchtime Seminar: Family and work: the role of paid parental leave

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Nov 27, 2018, 12:15 pm

From: New South Wales

In this presentation, four aspects of paid parental leave are explored, including the impacts of: introducing paid parental leave, changing the duration of existing paid parental leave, changing the generosity of existing paid parental leave payments, and paid paternity leave.

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Behavioural economics – WEN can you use it?

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Nov 27, 2018, 7:30 am

From: Australian Capital Territory

The ACT Women in Economics Network (WEN) invites you to a presentation from Heather Cotching and Janine Bialecki from the Behavioural Economics Team of the Australian Government (BETA) on the topic of behavioural economics.

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How regional economies can adapt and thrive in a digitised, globalised world

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Nov 22, 2018, 5:30 pm

From: Queensland

The Economic Society of Australia (Queensland) presents a free public seminar on:

How regional economies can adapt and thrive in a digitised, globalised world

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Australia Economic Outlook

Date: Thursday Nov 22, 2018, 7:15 am

From: Queensland

The WEN Queensland and ANZ would like to invite you to their breakfast event where Richard Yetsenga, Chief Economist of ANZ, and Joanne Masters, Senior Economist at ANZ, will discuss the state of the global economy and the challenges faced by Australia.

With thanks to our event sponsor:

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Economic Society of Australia (Victorian Branch) – Annual General Meeting

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Nov 21, 2018, 5:30 pm

From: Victoria

The Annual General Meeting of the Victorian Branch of the Economic Society of Australia will be held at 5.30 pm on Wednesday, 21 November 2018 at the Kelvin Club, 14-30 Melbourne Place, Melbourne.

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Cost-Benefit Analysis Workshop Presented by Dr. Peter Abelson

Event Type: Workshops/Conferences

Date: Wednesday Nov 21, 2018, 9:00 am

From: New South Wales

Peter Abelson will provide a comprehensive and contemporary 2-day workshop on CBA. The 8 sessions over the 2 days will include power point presentations of the core issues in CBA, discussion questions and case studies.

Seminar: Europe’s Long-Term Growth Prospects: With and Without Structural Reforms

Date: Tuesday Nov 20, 2018, 6:00 pm

From: New South Wales

The Euro area economy has been growing over the past few years but this cannot hide the fact that average growth for the area has been extremely poor since the onset of the global financial crisis.

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ESA (ACT) Annual General Meeting

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Nov 15, 2018, 6:00 pm

From: Australian Capital Territory

The Economic Society of Australia (ACT) is pleased to invite you to our Annual General Meeting.

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WEN Annual General Meeting

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Nov 15, 2018, 5:00 pm

From: Australian Capital Territory

The Women in Economics network is pleased to invite you to our Annual General Meeting. 

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Australian Government Economists’ Conference Drinks

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Nov 8, 2018, 5:00 pm

From: Australian Capital Territory

The Economic Society of Australia (ACT) invites all attendees of the Australian Government Economists’ Conference to join our members for networking drinks to discuss issues explored at the Conference. 

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2018 Queensland Summer School in Patents and Innovation - Theory, Data and Policy

Event Type: Workshops/Conferences

Date: Wednesday Nov 7, 2018, 2:00 pm

From: Queensland

Queensland Summer School in the Economics of Patents and Innovation - Theory, Data and Policy Applications, O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat, 7 -9 November 2018

The Economic Society of Australia (Qld), in association with Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Griffith University, and The University of Queensland invite you to participate in the 2018 Queensland Economics Summer School at O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat in the Gold Coast hinterland from 2.30pm, 7 November to 3pm, 9 November 2018.

Please see "View" button below for information on prices and discount codes for postgraduate students and academics. 

The event is now fully booked. Please email admin@esaqld.org.au to inquire whether a place may be available.

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Partner Event Frontier Economics: Gus O'Donnell on Changing behaviour in the public and private sectors

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Wednesday Nov 7, 2018, 1:00 pm

From: Victoria

ESA (ACT) Annual Dinner

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Oct 25, 2018, 6:30 pm

From: Australian Capital Territory

ESA (ACT) would like to invite you to our Annual Dinner featuring a talk from ESA veteran Emeritus Professor Bob Gregory from the Research School of Economics, ANU College of Business & Economics on “Life changing events in Australian macroeconomic history over the last half century. Why are they not better understood?”

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Professional Development Seminar: Roger Wilkins on recent developments in empirical inequality research

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Oct 25, 2018, 12:30 pm

From: Victoria

There has been a resurgence of interest in income inequality in recent years, in part fueled by research by Atkinson, Piketty, Saez and others drawing on tax records to study the long-run evolution of top incomes. Please join us for October's Professional Development seminar to hear from Professor Roger Wilkins on how this research has impacted on our understanding of income inequality, its limitations, and how we reconcile it with the more traditional household survey-based analyses of income inequality. Discussion will particularly emphasise the Australian case.

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