Eminent Speaker Series - Prof. Dr. Martin Peitz, University of Mannheim

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Monday Nov 25, 2024, 12:00 pm

From: Central Council

Industrial policy and competition policy

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WEN x RBA Panel: Career Insights from Leading Women in Economics

Event Type: Women in Economics Event

Date: Thursday Nov 21, 2024, 4:00 pm

In-person registration is now closed.  Registration is still available for free online attendance. 

The Women in Economics Network (‘WEN’) in collaboration with the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Gender Equity Employee Resource Group invite you to a discussion and Q&A with five leading economists, followed by a chance to network (and nibble) with fellow WEN members. 

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Women in Economics Network AGM - ONLINE ONLY

Date: Friday Nov 15, 2024, 12:00 pm

From: Central Council

The National WEN Committee will hold its AGM on 15 November 2024 from 12.00pm-1.30pm (AEDT) via Zoom, and invites all WEN Members to register via the link below. The meeting is an opportunity to celebrate another busy year across WEN Branches and nationally, and we are excited that the Hon Allegra Spender MP will join us to provide her insights on the economic challenges facing Australia.

ABE Keynote Address by the Treasurer of Australia

Event Type: External Event

Date: Wednesday Nov 13, 2024, 12:00 pm

You are invited to ABE’s latest lunch as the Treasurer of Australia, The Hon Dr. Jim Chalmers MP discusses some of the
key structural challenges in productivity and investment facing the Australian economy, and the Government’s
ambitious agenda to address them.

Eminent Speaker Series: Susan Athey - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Friday Nov 8, 2024, 12:00 pm

From: Central Council

NEW TIME - NOW FRIDAY 8 NOVEMBER AT 12.00PM AEDT (SYD/CBR/MEL)

Identifying Challenges and Improving Outcomes for Labor Market Transitions Using Machine Learning

This talk will review several recent papers that focus on labor market transitions.  The first project analyzes worker resilience in response to layoffs, using administrative data from Sweden.

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Labour Market Outcomes of Graduates in Economics in Australia - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Nov 6, 2024, 12:00 pm

From: Central Council

The discipline of economics encompasses broad skill-sets with diverse applications in employment markets and industries. Studies of labour market prospects for economics graduates are relatively dated particularly in the light of developments such as declining interest in economics in high school and university.  Join the discussion with our guest speaker, Professor Ian Li, Curtin University.

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WEN Mentoring Retreat 2024

Date: Wednesday Nov 6, 2024, 12:00 am

From: Central Council

The Women in Economics Network, part of the Economics Society of Australia, is hosting the 2024 Women in Economics Retreat as an in-person event, to be held from Wednesday 6 to Friday 8 November at The Hilton, Surfers Paradise, Queensland.

Carbon Pricing in the National Electricity Market

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Oct 30, 2024, 12:15 pm

The Australian Energy Regulator has recently released guidance on the cost to attach to carbon emissions in the evaluation of energy investments. This seminar will provide an overview of the issues and explain the AER's approach.

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Professional Development Workshop: Professional Ethics for Economists

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Friday Oct 25, 2024, 2:00 pm

This workshop considers the basis and content of economists’ moral responsibilities, codes of ethics for economists, relationship to organisational codes of conduct, and role of the Economic Society in professional ethics.

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WEN Networking Event: A Conversation with Grattan CEO, Aruna Sathanapally

Event Type: Women in Economics Event

Date: Thursday Oct 24, 2024, 6:30 pm

Join the WEN New South Wales for an inspiring evening with Aruna Sathanapally, CEO of the Grattan Institute followed by a chance to network with fellow WEN members over drinks. 

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The impact of Industrial Relations changes on workers – do economists agree? - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Friday Oct 18, 2024, 12:00 pm

From: Central Council

The last few years have seen significant legislation changes in the area of industrial relations. The prior decade also saw significant changes in firms’ hiring practices, and an explosion of platform work, considered by some to be a loophole in current labour legislation.

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HETSA Annual Conference 2024

Event Type: External Event

Date: Thursday Sep 26, 2024, 12:00 pm

The 2024 HETSA Conference will be held at Alphacrucis University College, Cowper St Parramatta, Sydney, Australia from 26-27 September. This year we are welcoming colleagues from the Japanese Society for the History of Economic Thought to a joint conference. 

Competition Three Ways - Farmers, Consumers, and the Law

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Sep 18, 2024, 12:15 pm

This seminar will bring together a panel of experts to discuss how competition affects the Australian economy, reflecting on the recent issues raised by the ongoing ACCC Supermarket Inquiry, and other inquiries instigated by the Commonwealth and various State Governments.

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ESA NSW Branch - AGM 2024

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Sep 17, 2024, 6:00 pm

Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting of the ESA NSW Branch will be held on Tuesday 17 September 2024. 

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Workshop: Introduction to Cost Benefit Analysis

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Aug 29, 2024, 8:15 am

Introduction to Cost Benefit Analysis is an in-person one-day course that provides a grounding in CBA principles and tools for anyone writing, reading, reviewing, or commissioning CBAs.

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WEN-NSW: Breaking barriers: Addressing the challenges women are facing in sport - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: Women in Economics Event

Date: Friday Aug 16, 2024, 10:00 am

To celebrate the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, NSW WEN invites you to a panel event discussing the achievements of women in sport and the challenges they face.

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Trivia Night 2024

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Aug 14, 2024, 6:00 pm

ESA's Trivia Night promises a night of fun, networking, general knowledge and trivia. The Economic Society of Australia invites members, young professionals, academics & students, and friends to a night of trivia fun and networking. 

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Retirement Drivers and Outcomes in Australia

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Aug 14, 2024, 12:15 pm

Professor Barrett speaks on the key drivers of retirement in Australia and the impact of retirement on outcomes including economic well-being, health and cognition. 

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Cost Benefit Analysis Forum 2024 - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Aug 8, 2024, 8:45 am

The Cost Benefit Analysis Forum 2024 is now being offered for free for online attendance to financial members of the ESA. 

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Cost Benefit Analysis Forum 2024 (IN PERSON)

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Aug 8, 2024, 8:15 am

The Cost Benefit Analysis Forum 2024 will be held as an in-person event in Sydney.

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CBA Pre-Forum Workshop: Rapid Cost-Benefit Analysis Tool - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Monday Aug 5, 2024, 12:30 pm

In the lead-up to the Cost-Benefit Analysis Forum 2024, NSW Treasury have generously agreed to run a Zoom session on their new 'Rapid Cost-Benefit Analysis Tool'.

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The Value of Statistical Life: A discussion of the Issues

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Jul 24, 2024, 12:15 pm

This talk covers issues in the uses of the value of statistical life in cost-benefit studies, with special reference to Australia. These include: whether and how to update the national value of life, still based on Dr Abelson's 2007 OBPR report; whether the values of lives lost by inaction or poor actions should be different from the values of lives saved; if the value of life should vary with other circumstances; when to use value of life years instead of value of life; and whether the value of a statistical life year should equal the value of a quality adjusted life year.

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Emerging Economist Series 2024

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Jul 23, 2024, 6:00 pm

Consisting of three dinners, the 2024 Emerging Economist Series will be held at the Reserve Bank of Australia's H.C. Coombs Centre. Attendance is by subscription to all three events and can be shared amongst your colleagues.

Do households use “mental accounts” in making their spending decisions? Implications for macroeconomics

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Jul 17, 2024, 12:15 pm

Dr Graham draws on one popular theory of behaviour to understand household spending patterns in response to the receipt of unusual income (e.g. a tax refund, or a bonus check).  He explores the concept of "mental accounts" in consumption choices and the effectiveness of fiscal stimulus policies on household spending.

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A World Unseen: How Time Diary Data is Essential to Constructing Policy Advice

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Jul 9, 2024, 8:15 am

The way the market works is clear to us, thanks to the many available economic statistics. However, there is another type of production that happens outside the market, usually in people's homes, which we don't see as easily. This non-market production also uses resources - time in particular - to create goods and services without involving money payments.

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