Dollars and Sense: Exposing unfair pricing - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Mar 13, 2025, 12:30 pm

In this seminar, Professor Byrne explores "price gouging" in oligopolistic industries.  Professor Byrne explores policy reform and Australian and global influences on firm's willingness and ability to price gouge, along with the future role of government in enabling pro-competitive pricing. 

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Going back to the high schools: Challenging stereotypes about economics

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Mar 5, 2025, 12:15 pm

Economics in the UK is an elitist – and male – discipline, and the problem starts in school. Professor Sarah Smith will talk about Discover Economics, an initiative to create opportunities for young people (15 – 17) to find out about economics, with the aim of broadening the subject’s appeal. She will discuss the lessons from a pilot national outreach program.  

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WEN-NSW Coffee Roulette - 2025

Event Type: Women in Economics Event

Date: Friday Feb 28, 2025, 5:00 pm

We are thrilled to announce the 2025 edition of the NSW Women in Economics Network (WEN) Coffee Roulette program. After a successful inaugural run in 2024, we are excited to continue this initiative designed to strengthen connections and foster a vibrant community among women economists in NSW.

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Australia's Energy Future: Where Are We Headed? - ONLINE ONLY

Date: Thursday Feb 27, 2025, 12:00 pm

From: Central Council

Seminar Series on Energy Transition - Session Two

The Australian electricity sector is undergoing a transformation. Our energy demand is growing, and critical policy and investment decisions are needed to ensure our energy future is reliable, sustainable and affordable. With the 2025 federal election on the horizon, decisions made now will shape the nation’s economy, infrastructure and workforce for decades to come. They will also have budgetary outcomes for successive governments to come.

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ABE Annual Forecasting Conference 2025

Event Type: External Event

Date: Thursday Feb 27, 2025, 7:15 am

Mark your calendar for the ABE Annual Forecasting Conference, a must-attend event exploring productivity, reform, and the implications of the 2025 Federal Election. Hosted at the historic Mint in Sydney, this engaging morning event brings together leading economists, industry experts and policymakers to discuss the future of Australia’s economy.

POSTPONED Electricity Price Trends and Energy Wallet - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Feb 20, 2025, 12:00 pm

From: Central Council

This event is postponed - the new date will be advised as soon as possible

Seminar Series on Energy Transition - Session One

The energy transition is unfolding rapidly. The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has recently published a 10-year outlook for residential electricity prices, with a focus on projecting how each cost component might change over the next decade. Beyond just examining electricity costs, the analysis also considers how households' total energy costs (or their 'energy wallet’) will change as they electrify transportation, heating and cooking, transitioning from other fuel sources to electricity.

The Economics of AI: What to focus on, What to ignore

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Feb 19, 2025, 12:30 pm

David Orsmond speaks on the release of ChatGPT in late 2022, the future direction of artificial intelligence and its impact on the economy. By drawing on experiences seen during previous general purpose technologies, and the economics framework more broadly, this seminar separates the economic impacts that are likely to proceed slowly and be relatively benign from those that should be receiving immediate attention.

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WEN Credible Economist Writing Competition - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: Women in Economics Event

Date: Friday Feb 14, 2025, 12:00 am

Deadline is Friday 14 February 2025.

The Women in Economics Network was created to promote and support the careers of female economists in Australia. As part of this, the Credible Economist blog series promotes public contributions by female economists and on the topic of gender economics.

Working from Home and the Gender Wage Gap, Alison Preston, UWA - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Feb 12, 2025, 11:00 am

From: Central Council

Join us for this webinar during which Alison Preston examines the impact of working at home on the wages of men and women using data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey. 

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HG Brennan Lecture

Event Type: External Event

Date: Thursday Feb 6, 2025, 6:00 pm

Catherine de Fontenay will be speaking on 'Economics and Selfishness' for the annual HG Brennan lecture in economics & theology. 

AGEW 2025

Date: Thursday Feb 6, 2025, 12:00 am

From: Central Council

The 8th Australian Gender Economics Workshop (#AGEW2025) is hosted by the University of Wollongong in partnership with the Women in Economics Network and is organised by Alfredo Paloyo. The workshop will take place on 6‒7 February 2025 in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Wollongong is in Dharawal Country.

WEN-NSW Coffee Roulette

Event Type: Women in Economics Event

Date: Tuesday Dec 31, 2024, 12:00 pm

We are thrilled to announce the second round of the NSW Women in Economics Network (WEN) Coffee Roulette program beginning in September 2024 — an initiative designed to strengthen connections and foster a vibrant community among women economists in NSW.

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The Works of the 2024 Nobel Prize Winners - A Discussion

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Dec 12, 2024, 6:00 pm

ESA NSW Branch extends a warm invite to join our End of 2024 Topic and In-Person Meeting. Professor Hugh Harley (USyd) and David Orsmond (McQ) will talk on the fascinating and important works of the 2024 Nobel Prize Winners Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson.

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UNSW Economics Summer School

Event Type: External Event

Date: Monday Dec 9, 2024, 8:30 am

The UNSW Sydney Summer School offers two courses: (i) Empirical Methods for Causal Inference and (ii) Expectations in Macroeconomics.

These intensive graduate-level courses are aimed at students, researchers and professionals and provide a combination of lectures and practical examples and tools. Taught by world-leading experts in the respective fields, our courses will bring participants to the current frontier in economic research.

The history of independence of Central Banking

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Dec 4, 2024, 12:15 pm

In this seminar, Dr Currie discusses the history of central banking with reference to the evolution of the current Australian financial system, detailing the role of parliamentary inquiries and the eventual restructuring of the role of central bank prudential supervision as distinct from monetary policy.

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Green Innovation and Climate Policies, David Hémous - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Monday Dec 2, 2024, 7:00 pm

From: Central Council

Climate change already has a negative impact on the environment and our societies, and this impact will get worse over the course of this century.

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Introduction to Cost Benefit Analysis (NSW Workshop)

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Nov 28, 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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Call for Papers: 32nd Colloquium on Pensions and Retirement research

Event Type: External Event

Date: Wednesday Nov 27, 2024, 8:30 am

The Call for Papers is now open for the 32nd Colloquium on Pensions and Retirement research.  Call for Papers deadline: 19 August.

The 32nd Colloquium on Pensions and Retirement Research will be held at UNSW Sydney in Australia on 27-28 November 2024. The Colloquium will include an online session sponsored by the International Pension Research Association (IPRA) on 3 December 2024.

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

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Monday Nov 18, 2024, 12:00 pm

From: Central Council

Industrial policy and competition policy

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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.