The State of Economics, Jacqui Dwyer
Here is a link to the slides: https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2024/sp-so-2024-05-28.html
Abstract
There has been a consequential fall in the size and diversity of the economics student population in Australia. One approach to looking at the economics discipline in a structured way is to ask the following questions. Who studies economics? What is the pipeline of potential economics graduates? How are economic skills rewarded by the labour market? And what is the level of economic literacy in the community? Some high-level answers to these questions are provided in a summary of the current ‘state of economics’.
About our Speaker
Jacqui Dwyer is one of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s senior economists. She has worked in various roles at the Bank involving economic research, economic analysis, monetary policy advice and central bank communication. She established the Bank’s business liaison program. In 2016 she established the RBA's public education program, which gathers data on the landscape for economics enrolments and develops resources that support economics students and teachers. Jacqui has also worked as an economist at the Bank of England, the Queensland Treasury and the former Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
