JCIPP/ESA Curtin Corner: Creative Destruction and the Bumpy Road to Economic Growth

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Friday Mar 2, 2018, 4:00 pm

From: Western Australia

The John Curtin Institute of Public Policy

Organiser of Curtin Corner 2 March: Creative Destruction and the Bumpy Road to Economic Growth: Schumpeter’s Relevance Today

2018 Tasmanian Economic Forum

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Mar 1, 2018, 9:00 am

From: Tasmania

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Women in Economics Career Afternoon

Date: Wednesday Feb 28, 2018, 4:00 pm

From: Women In Economics

The NSW WEN together with Deloitte Access Economics will be hosting Women in Economics Careers Afternoon

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Women in Economics Careers Afternoon

Date: Wednesday Feb 28, 2018, 4:00 pm

From: New South Wales

The NSW WEN together with Deloitte Access Economics will be hosting the following event: Women in Economics Careers Afternoon. Deloitte Access Economics and the WEN are excited to be co-hosting a Girls in Economics Career Afternoon.

Economic Fast Track Briefing - Population Ageing and Health Care Needs

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Feb 28, 2018, 12:15 pm

From: Queensland

Population Ageing and Health Care Needs – policy responses to demographic changes

Join us for the first Fast Track Briefing for the year in which an early career professional presents on one of their topics of expertise.

The presenter is Dr Suzanne Bonner, Griffith University, who will discuss policy responses to the changing health care needs of an ageing population.

A light lunch will be served from 12.15pm.  There is no charge for this event which is supported by Griffith University.  However, prior booking is essential.

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Policy in the Pub: Housing affordability: causes, consequences and solutions

Event Type: ESA Event

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

From: Victoria

The first talk for the year is from Brendan Coates who will discuss housing affordability: the causes of rising house prices and rents, their consequences and the policy options for improving affordability.

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Energy Storage and Microgrids: Power to the Prosumer?

Event Type: ESA Event

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

From: Tasmania

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Social Security Reform: Revisiting Henderson, Poverty and Basic Income

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Thursday Feb 15, 2018, 12:00 am

Conference focusing on how the social security system can more effectively respond to issues of poverty and inequality. Over the course of two days, a variety of speakers will cover what key changes have taken place since the 1970s and the Henderson Poverty Inquiry - to the labour market, families and to the position of vulnerable groups - and will assess the effectiveness of how social security has responded. It will also canvas different options for reform, including proposals for some kind of a basic income in Australia. Register Now

EES Lunch with Helen Silver AO

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Feb 14, 2018, 12:15 pm

From: New South Wales

Helen Silver AO, Chief General Manager, Allianz Australia will be our special guest for lunch. 

Outlook for labour, policy and politics

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Tuesday Feb 13, 2018, 7:30 am

From: New South Wales

Get your new year going with the outlook for financial markets and public policy.

The changing role of women in resource-based industries

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Friday Feb 9, 2018, 10:30 am

From: South Australia

SPECIAL INVITATION: Women in Economics Network (WEN) Event

The changing role of women in resource-based industries

The Women in Economics Network (WEN) invite you to a mini-symposium with special guest speakers:

• Michelle Groves, Chief Executive Officer, Office of the Australian Energy Regulator
• Fleur McDonald, Rural Literature Author 
• Professor Jane Doolan, Commissioner, Productivity Commission                         

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Australian Gender Economics Workshop

Date: Thursday Feb 8, 2018, 9:00 am

From: Women In Economics

In partnership with the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC) at Curtin University, the Women in Economics Network is pleased to announce the first Australian Gender Economics Workshop, to be held on 8-9 February 2018 in Fremantle, Western Australia.  Our keynote speakers will be Professor Alison Booth (Australian National University) and Associate Professor Betsey Stevenson (University of Michigan).

Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES) Annual Conference

Event Type: Workshops/Conferences

Date: Tuesday Feb 6, 2018, 12:00 am

ABC's Q&A

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Monday Feb 5, 2018, 12:00 am

From: New South Wales

The first Q&A discussion of the year will be focused on the economy and there is lots to talk about, particularly with regard to government spending, company tax cuts and capital gains exemptions on the Turnbull government’s agenda. ESA has been invited to extend an invitation to its members to be part of the live studio audience on 5 February at 8.30 pm at the Ultimo Studio.

Women in Economics Network: Information Session: Writing for The Conversation

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Feb 1, 2018, 2:00 pm

From: Victoria

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An afternoon with Prof. Daniel McFadden

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Monday Jan 15, 2018, 12:15 pm

From: New South Wales

You are invited to join the Centre for Economic and Regional Development (CERD), Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC) for an afternoon with some of Australia's leading economists and Professor Daniel McFadden from the University of Southern California and the University of California, Berkeley. 

14th International Conference - WEAI

Event Type: Workshops/Conferences

Date: Thursday Jan 11, 2018, 9:00 am

From: New South Wales

Present a paper, organize a session, discuss a paper, chair a session.

Call for Papers: 59th Annual Conference The Indian Society of Labour Economics

Event Type: Workshops/Conferences

Date: Saturday Dec 16, 2017, 12:00 am

The 59th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE) will be held during 16-18 December 2017 in the premises of Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation (GIFT), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

Women in Economics Network Christmas Party: In Conversation with Karen Chester

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Dec 14, 2017, 5:00 pm

From: Victoria

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Policy in the Pub: Too little of a good thing? Competition in the Australian economy

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Dec 13, 2017, 5:30 pm

From: Victoria

This month’s talk is from Jim Minifie from the Grattan Institute, who will discuss a forthcoming Grattan report co-authored with Grattan’s Lucy Percival and Cameron Chisholm.

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Year in review and the 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Dec 13, 2017, 5:00 pm

From: Queensland

Year in review and the 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics

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

The function will feature a brief update from Professor Flavio Menezes,  Economic Society Qld President, on the activities for the Society for the year.

 Professor John Quiggin will also provide some comments on the 2017 Nobel Prize for economics which was awarded to Richard Thaler for his contributions to behavioural economics.  Professor Quiggin's 1980 honours thesis at the ANU provided and independent analytical basis for some of the themes considered by behavioural economists.

There can be no-one better than John Quiggin to provide comments on the latest Nobel Prize in economics.

Date and Time: 5.00 for 5.15pm start, until 7pm, Wednesday 13 December

Venue: QUT S Block 12th floor, Owen J Wordsworth Room, George St, Brisbane

Cost:  Free for members; $40 for non-members

Please contact the secretariat (admin@esaqld.org.au) if you wish to pay by credit card.

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ESAYP Breakfast with Chloe Munro

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Dec 13, 2017, 7:45 am

From: Victoria

The Economic Society of Australia Young Professionals is pleased to present our final breakfast event for 2017- Reliable and sustainable: the challenges of transitioning to renewable energy.

'Surviving Canberra' an end of year celebration

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Dec 12, 2017, 6:00 pm

From: Australian Capital Territory

Please join us to celebrate a fantastic inaugural year for the Women in Economics Network in Canberra.  

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The 2017 AGM and an address by an Emeritus Professor Sue Richardson

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Dec 12, 2017, 5:30 pm

From: South Australia

The 2017 AGM of the Economic Society of Australia (SA Branch) will be held on Tuesday 12^th December at 5:30pm,

The AGM will be followed by an Address by Sue Richardson, an Emeritus Professor at the National Institute of Labour Studies of Flinders University – commencing at 6.00pm. The topic of her address is:

‘Setting the Australian Minimum Wage’.

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HASS Centres of Excellence Workshop

Event Type: Workshops/Conferences

Date: Monday Dec 11, 2017, 10:00 am

The Australian Academy of Humanities, Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, Australasian Council of Deans of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities and Australian Research Council are convening this one-day workshop for potential HASS applicants for the forthcoming ARC Centres of Excellence rounds.