Event Type: Co-hosted event
Date: Tuesday Aug 18, 2026, 12:30 pm
📊 As concerns grow over the rising gap between income, wealth and opportunity, what does the evidence really tell us? This session explores the changing nature of inequality in Australia, the forces driving it, and the policy options available to address it.
📊 Join us to hear from one of Australia's leading public policy economists and Distinguished Speaker, Dr Peter Abelson.
Places are sold out in-person at NSW Treasury. You may join us online. Once you register, the Teams Meeting link will be sent to you.
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Date: Wednesday Aug 5, 2026, 12:30 pm
Is productivity really the key to prosperity?
Productivity has become the defining measure of economic success but what if we've been asking the wrong question? Join Deloitte Access Economics Partner John O'Mahony as he challenges one of economics' most enduring ideas and explores why living standards, wellbeing and public policy require a broader way of thinking.
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Date: Thursday Jul 23, 2026, 5:30 pm
Join us for Papers in the Pub in July; brought to you by The Young Economists Network (YEN)
Hear about new research and share a drink with old and new friends
For the first of our Papers in the Pub series, Dominic Behrens (The CIE), Matthew Maltman and Theo Gibbons (e61 Institute) will present their brand-new research: What Local Land Use Reform Does, and Doesn’t, Do.
Drink on arrival for the first 20 people! You must register first.
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Date: Wednesday Jul 22, 2026, 8:00 am
Where are the streets of gold? Intergenerational mobility of immigrants across destination countries.
This talk will introduce patterns for intergenerational mobility of the children of immigrants across fifteen destination countries. In most destinations, the daughters of immigrants experience higher mobility than daughters of locals. Sons of immigrants enjoy an advantage in Anglosphere destinations (including Australia) but not in continental Europe.
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Date: Thursday Jul 16, 2026, 5:00 pm
🎤 Join us for a conversation with Katrina Ell, Vice President - Senior Economist, Mastercard ANZ
👥🛠️ This discussion will explore how economists can communicate with clarity and influence; covering economic storytelling in fast-paced market environments, communicating complex ideas to broad audiences, and navigating career opportunities beyond traditional economics roles.
🍹Networking over light refreshments following the discussion
Limited Places!
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Date: Thursday Jul 16, 2026, 12:30 pm
🍎 Food prices surged around the world after COVID; but what’s really driving food inflation?
🌾 Join Ricky Volpe, economist at Cal Poly and former USDA researcher, as he explores the forces shaping food prices across global supply chains.
💡 Learn how labour, energy, transport and global disruptions affect food affordability in Australia and beyond.
This event is brought to you by AARES
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Date: Wednesday Jul 1, 2026, 12:30 pm
🔋 Governments are increasingly using incentives to encourage household investments; but what makes these programs effective and fair?
🏠 Join Rohan Best as he explores how policy design shapes investment outcomes, cost effectiveness and inequality.
💡 Drawing on recent research and examples such as the Cheaper Home Batteries Program, discover how smarter incentives can deliver greater impact and equity.
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Date: Wednesday Jun 24, 2026, 12:30 pm
🌏 Climate change is reshaping risks across our economy and communities — but how accurately do people perceive those risks?
🧠 Join Omid Ghasemi, behavioural scientist at UNSW's Institute for Climate Risk & Response, as he explores why climate risk perceptions often differ from expert assessments.
💡 Learn how personal experience, emotions and cognitive biases shape climate risk perceptions, and what this means for communication, policy and adaptation.
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Date: Monday Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 am
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Jun 18, 2026, 4:00 pm
What Makes New Work Different from More Work? This talk presents new insights on the role of expertise in new work - defined as novel occupational roles that have emerged as technological and economic conditions evolved, based on newly available 1940 and 1950 Census Complete Count files and confidential America Community Survey data from 2011-2023.
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Date: Wednesday Jun 17, 2026, 8:30 am
🚀 This flagship event brings together leading economists, policymakers and industry experts to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the economy.
✨ Moving beyond the hype, the conference explores AI’s impacts on productivity, jobs, markets and public policy.
🍺🍸 Connect with peers and industry leaders throughout the day, and over networking drinks at this in-person event
Sold Out. You may join the wait list by emailing admin@esansw.org.au
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Date: Wednesday Jun 10, 2026, 12:30 pm
⭐ AI is already reshaping the economy; but are we still underestimating what comes next?
📈 Join Dr Jamie Hall, former Google Brain researcher behind early LLMs, as he argues the world is still underestimating AI’s economic impact.
⚖️ Drawing on experience in AI and economics, this talk explores why the biggest impacts on productivity, jobs, competition and policy may still lie ahead.
💡 This special talk is a precursor to The Invisible Mind: The Economics of AI conference on 17 June.
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View...Event Type: Women in Economics Event
Date: Monday Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 am
For a fifth year, NSW WEN will host its writing competition as part of the Credible Economist blog series.
✨ All entrants will have their articles published as part of the series, and prizes will be awarded to articles that best fit the evaluation criteria.
✨ We invite early career economists, university students and high school students to submit an original article on an economics topic of their choosing.
✨ Your work will be read by members of the Women in Economics Network (WEN), which includes leading economists, CEOs and senior policy and business leaders, giving you valuable exposure and the chance to build your profile within the profession.
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Date: Wednesday May 27, 2026, 12:30 pm
❓ Does the NDIS actually function like a market, or are price caps doing most of the work?
💭 With 700,000+ participants and $52bn at stake, what’s really driving outcomes: competition or price caps?
👀 Join Pelin Akyol, Research Manager at e61 Institute, to unpack the evidence
Join in-person at 123 Pitt St, Sydney or Online
If you are a member of ESA in another state, you may join this event for free. Please email admin@esansw.org.au and ask for the Promo Code.
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Date: Tuesday May 26, 2026, 5:30 pm
🔑Gain direct access to senior policymakers and economic leaders over four exclusive dinners:
🍸A dinner-style fireside chat series where emerging economists interview senior leaders directly.
Sold Out. Email admin@esansw.org.au to join the wait list
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Tags: eec2026
View...Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday May 21, 2026, 5:30 pm
🍺🍷 Join us for a relaxed after work drinks in the CBD. No long speeches, no agenda, just an informal chance to meet new people, catch up with familiar faces, and ease into the evening with good conversation.
Come for 20 minutes or stay the whole time, whatever suits.
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Date: Thursday May 21, 2026, 4:30 pm
🎤 Join us for our first practical, hands-on workshop for early- to mid-career economists, policy professionals, and university students.
👥🛠️ This skills-focused session is designed to help you strengthen your communication capabilities in applied economics and policy roles.
The workshop will be led by Professor David Orsmond, President of ESA NSW.
Limited to 30 participants
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View...Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday May 14, 2026, 12:00 pm
This presentation will discuss how working from home has fared post-pandemic and what the future is. Using US and international data the presentation will show how hybrid working has become common post-pandemic for managers and professionals.
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Date: Wednesday May 13, 2026, 12:30 pm
👉 Can we predict serious youth adversity early?
✨ Drawing on a decade of linked data research, Professor Stefanie Schurer (USYD) shows how we can identify youth at risk of adversity. She highlights the critical role of family factors; and the unintended harms of coercive policy.
Join in-person at 123 Pitt St, Sydney or Online
If you are a member of ESA in another state, you may join this event for free. Please email admin@esansw.org.au and ask for the Promo Code.
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Date: Wednesday Apr 29, 2026, 12:30 pm
📱Professor Kevin Fox, Director of the Centre for Applied Economic Research at UNSW Sydney, will challenge how we measure the economy in his latest work on “Productive Screentime” — arguing that much of the value we create online is invisible in GDP.
📊 Drawing on his AEJ: Macro paper “GDP-B,” he makes the case for expanded measures of economic activity that could reshape how we think about growth and productivity.
Join in-person at 123 Pitt St, Sydney or Online
If you are a member of ESA in another state, you may join this event for free. Please email admin@esansw.org.au with your first name, last name, email address and state.
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View...Event Type: Co-hosted event
Date: Thursday Apr 16, 2026, 6:00 pm
Connect. Learn. Build your network. The first drink is on us!
🍺🥂 Join us for a casual networking evening bringing together economics students and economists from government, industry, and the private sector. Meet professionals, learn about career pathways, and build valuable connections in a relaxed setting.
Open to early career economists and students from all universities and faculties. Feel free to bring your friends
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Date: Wednesday Apr 15, 2026, 12:30 pm
🏠 How does monetary policy affect who gets to own a home?
James Graham explores how changes in interest rates shape home buying decisions in Australia, particularly for first home buyers. Using a detailed model of Australian households, it examines how rising mortgage rates, changing incomes, and shifts in house prices interact to influence whether people buy, rent, or delay entering the housing market.
Join in-person at 123 Pitt St, Sydney or Online.
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Date: Thursday Apr 9, 2026, 1:00 pm
🚗Following a High Court of Australia ruling on Victoria’s EV charge and growing concern over declining fuel excise revenue, national momentum for reform is building. This session explores practical pathways for road pricing reform in Australia, with insights from international experience.
🚗 Join us to hear directly from one of Australia’s most experienced economic thinkers and Distinguished Speaker, David Hensher, AM
Due to popular demand, NSW Treasury has opened up more places for this event
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Date: Wednesday Mar 25, 2026, 12:30 pm
Tariffs are back. After decades in the policy wilderness, tariffs are now front-page news.
Join Professor David Orsmond as he explores the new arguments for protectionism, how they compare with conventional economic thinking and what Australia should do to respond in this uncertain global trade climate.
Join in-person at 123 Pitt St, Sydney or Online. Please let us know how you plan to attend when registering.
The timing of this event is AEDT (SYD/CBR/MEL)
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Date: Thursday Mar 19, 2026, 5:30 pm
The ESA and Young Economists Network (YEN) invites you to After Work Drinks in March
Join us for a relaxed after work drinks in the CBD on Thursday 19 March. No long speeches, no agenda, just an informal chance to meet new people, catch up with familiar faces, and ease into the evening with good conversation.
Come for 20 minutes or stay the whole time, whatever suits.
We are keeping numbers small to help conversations flow, so registrations are encouraged to ensure we have space.
We look forward to seeing you at our first After Work drinks of the year!
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