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

Event Type: ESA Event

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

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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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

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 NSW Branch - AGM 2019

Event Type: ESA Event

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

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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What would an Australian version of QE look like?

Event Type: Partner Event

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

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

Wayne Byres, Chairman of APRA - EES Lunch

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Aug 7, 2019, 12:15 pm

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.  NOTE: There are just two further lunches left in this series (Prof. Emeritus Geoff Harcourt, UNSW - 27 September and Stephen Koukoulas, MD, Market Economics - 11 November)

Recent developments in the Australian and global economies

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Thursday Jul 25, 2019, 12:00 pm

The Anika Foundation and Australian Business Economists are pleased to present a lunch in support of The Anika Foundation with a briefing by Dr Philip Lowe, Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia.

The end of the commodity super cycle and the need for a new economic plan

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Wednesday Jul 17, 2019, 12:30 pm

Australian Business Economists (ABE) are pleased to present a lunchtime briefing and discussion with Dr Adrian Blundell-Wignall Adjunct Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney & Former Special Advisor, Financial Markets, OECD.

ACE2019

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Sunday Jul 14, 2019, 12:00 am

From: Central Council

ACE2019, hosted by the Victoria branch of ESA, will be held from 14-16 July at the Pullman Melbourne on the Park.

Lunchtime Seminar: Nordic Electric Vehicle Policy

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Jul 11, 2019, 12:15 pm

Electric vehicles took centre stage in the 2019 federal election, with Labor announcing a target of 50% new EV sales by 2030 and the Coalition Government committing to the development of a National Electric Vehicle Strategy.

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2019 Queensland Winter School - Economics of inequality

Event Type: co-hosted event

Date: Monday Jul 1, 2019, 12:00 am

The Economic Society of Australia (Qld), in association with Griffith University, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), and The University of Queensland (UQ) invites you to participate in the 2019 Queensland Economics Winter School at O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat in the Gold Coast hinterland from 3pm, 1 July to 1pm, 3 July 2019.

Emerging Economist Lunch with Maxine McKew

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Jun 27, 2019, 12:15 pm

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.

Rob Nicholl, CEO, AOFM : Tough times, easy task

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Wednesday Jun 5, 2019, 12:30 pm

This year is already unsurprising in terms of generating a divergence in views on the global economic and market outlook. What becomes clearer though is that the AOFM’s issuance programs have materially declined, consistent with forecasts of the fiscal position

ABE Lunchtime Briefing and Discussion - Federal Election 2019 - The Lay of the Land

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Wednesday May 1, 2019, 12:30 pm

ABE are pleased to present a lunchtime briefing and discussion - Federal Election 2019 - The Lay of the Land with Antony Green (ABC) and Matt Wade (SMH)

Lunchtime Seminar: April 2019 World Economic Outlook: Global Prospects and Policies

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Apr 18, 2019, 12:15 pm

Wenjie Chen is an economist in the Research Department of the International Monetary Fund, where she works on the World Economic Outlook.

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Policy in the Pub

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Apr 17, 2019, 6:00 pm

Come along to hear leading economists Ross Gittins, Professor Deborah Cobb-Clark and Jo Masters discuss key pre-election policies at a bar in the CBD.  Discussion moderated by Peter Martin.

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Emerging Economist Lunch with Nicholas Gruen

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Friday Apr 12, 2019, 12:15 pm

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.

WEAI 15th International Conference

Event Type: Workshops/Conferences

Date: Thursday Mar 21, 2019, 12:00 am

From: Central Council

The Western Economic Association International's 15th international Conference will be held in Tokyo in March 2019.

Income Inequality - How to tackle wage woes in Australia and the USA

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Wednesday Mar 20, 2019, 6:00 pm

Weakness in wages growth has been called a "crisis" in Australia and fixing the issue is proving a puzzle for policymakers.

EES Lunch with Lucy Turnbull AO

Event Type: co-hosted event

Date: Monday Mar 18, 2019, 12:00 pm

If you are unable to make all six Emerging Economist Lunches, you can register now for this first lunch in the Series. Our special guest is Lucy Turnbull AO.

WEN: International Women's Day

Event Type: co-hosted event

Date: Thursday Mar 7, 2019, 5:00 pm

Join the Women in Economics Network for casual networking drinks to celebrate International Women’s Day, kick off the 2019 WEN events calendar and meet your new committee. Attendance is free. Drinks and food can be purchased at the bar. All are welcome (and encouraged) to attend; you do not need to be an ESA and/or WEN member.

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Symposium on Lessons from the Global Financial Crisis:

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Mar 7, 2019, 10:45 am

The 2008-09 global financial crisis is seen as the most cataclysmic macroeconomic event since The Great Depression. A decade has passed since central banks and governments began deploying a range of monetary and fiscal measures in response to the crisis. Hence, it is timely to assess the policy lessons to be learned from this episode.

ABARES Outlook 2019

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Tuesday Mar 5, 2019, 12:00 am

From: Central Council

Launched! ABARES Outlook 2019 conference welcomes delegates,  ABARES is please to announce the program launch of the Outlook 2019 conference, with registrations now open for delegates.

Australian Gender Economics Workshop (AGEW2019)

Event Type: Workshops/Conferences

Date: Thursday Feb 14, 2019, 8:30 am

From: Central Council

The Australian Gender Economics Workshop, co-hosted by RMIT University and the Women in Economics Network (WEN), will bring together a community of economic researchers and policy analysts to collectively contribute to the high quality evidence base needed to guide the pursuit of more gender equitable outcomes in society.

WEN Gender Lensing Masterclass

Event Type: Workshops/Conferences

Date: Wednesday Feb 13, 2019, 3:00 pm

From: Central Council

As part of the Australian Gender Economics Workshop (AGEW2019) program, a special Masterclass on the topic of Gender Lensing will demonstrate an applied analysis of the gender-patterned effects of economic policy settings, delivered by Dr Janine Dixon (Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University) and Professor Miranda Stewart (Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Australian National University).

WEN Academic Career Mentoring Session

Event Type: Workshops/Conferences

Date: Wednesday Feb 13, 2019, 9:30 am

From: Central Council

As part of the Australian Gender Economics Workshop 2019 program, the Women in Economics Network is hosting a Academic Career Development Session. This mentoring session will provide a supportive environment for early- and mid-career female academics to discuss their professional career goals and challenges, and receive career guidance and advice from senior academics in the field of economics. All female economics academics are welcome to participate.