Professional Development Seminar: Designing & Translating Research for Policymakers - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Jul 27, 2022, 1:00 pm

The Economic Society of Australia, Victoria Branch, invites you to our regular Professional Development Seminar series. In this session three researchers with policy experience will discuss how to design, present and discuss rigorous research in order to influence policy.

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Snacks and Socialising with WEN Victoria

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Jul 19, 2022, 5:30 pm

WEN Victoria invites you to join us in July for after-work drinks – an opportunity for some casual networking and to reconnect with fellow WEN members.

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The 26th Australasian Teaching Economics Conference - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: Workshops/Conferences

Date: Thursday Jul 14, 2022, 12:00 am

From: Central Council

This year the Australasian Teaching Economics Conference (ATEC22) will be hosted by the Australian National University from July 14-15 2022. Given the ups and downs we’re still experiencing (and the resulting budget issues) the conference will again be held virtually over zoom, which also means a zero cost registration!

ACE2022

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Sunday Jul 10, 2022, 8:00 am

From: Central Council

It is our pleasure to invite you to the Australian Conference of Economists (ACE) 2022 to be held from 10 to 13 July 2022 in Hobart, Tasmania as an in-person event.

Living in the (Next) Stagflationary Era as Economists: our New Responsibilities

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Jun 29, 2022, 6:00 pm

Join us for this seminar in which Professor Neville Norman will discuss

• The real meaning and significance of Stagflation
• Is the present scene a replay of the 1974 experience?
• Cures and non-cures for Stagflation
• Role of the RBA and its 2020 rate 'promises'
• Teaching economics and advising in this environment: new challenges

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Credible Economist Writing Competition: Winners Announcement - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Jun 28, 2022, 12:00 pm

From: Central Council

In early 2022, NSW WEN announced a writing competition to empower female voices in economics. The competition is part of the Credible Economist blog series.

WEN received a competitive array of entries covering a wide range of topics. After a rigorous and difficult judging process, the judges selected the top 3 blogs and 3 honourable mentions from the entry list.

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Is the electricity market dead, or does it just smell funny? (In-person and online panel)

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Jun 22, 2022, 1:00 pm

From: Central Council

This is event is presented jointly by the Economic Society of Australia (QLD) and the University of Queensland. 

The energy transition is changing the nature of the whole value chain of electricity markets. Low- or no-carbon new generation technologies are dominated by fixed costs and have near-zero variable costs, while distributed technologies put more control in the hands of households who are less sophisticated and whose actions are less easily directed by market operators.

Young Professionals - Book Club

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Jun 16, 2022, 6:30 pm

The Economic Society of Australia, Victoria’s Young Professional Network, invites you to our upcoming monthly book club event.

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Lawn Bowls

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Jun 2, 2022, 5:30 pm

UPDATED TIME - now from 5.30pm until 8.00pm This June we invite you to join us for a great afternoon of lawn bowls with young professional economists and connect with the ESA Victoria branch.  This social event will be a chance to show off your lawn bowling skills and have fun meeting other early-career economists so come on down and enjoy a pleasant afternoon have a bowl and meet our members.

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Panel Discussion: Independent Review of the Reserve Bank of Australia - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Monday May 9, 2022, 5:30 pm

From: Central Council

You are invited to this national panel discussion on an independent review of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). Both major parties have committed to a broad-based and independent review, and it has been recommended by the OECD and IMF.

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The 2022 - 2023 Victorian State Budget Review

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday May 4, 2022, 6:00 pm

On 3 May the Victorian Government will deliver its 2022-23 Budget. What are the policy priorities for the final Budget of the Andrews’ Government’s second term, and what does the Budget say about the state of the Victorian economy as we emerge from the pandemic?

Please join us at the Treasury Theatre as we welcome Chris Barrett, Deputy Secretary of Economic Division at the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance, to present an overview of the Budget, followed by a question and answer session.

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Everything is Political: Post Election Economic Reform Priorities for Australia

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Apr 21, 2022, 6:00 pm

Join us for this session where three eminent speakers will talk about their post-election reform wish-list.

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Panel Discussion on the NSW Government's women's economic opportunities review - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Apr 12, 2022, 12:00 pm

From: Central Council

The NSW WEN invites you to attend a virtual panel event discussing the NSW Government's Women's Economic Opportunities Review.  In February 2022, the NSW Government announced a landmark review on women's economic opportunities. The Review focuses on supporting women to enter, re-enter and stay in the workforce, drawing on the results of the 2021-222 NSW Intergenerational Report which found that the economy would be eight per cent larger if women's participation reached parity with men.

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WEN webinar: Women’s under-representation in economics: Exploring the “confidence gap” - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Friday Apr 8, 2022, 10:30 am

From: Central Council

Women’s under-representation in economics: Exploring the “confidence gap”

RBA research has found that female students, as well as students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, are falling in number in Australian schools’ economics classrooms. These student cohorts are also more likely to report a poor understanding of economics and have less confidence in their own proficiency in the subject.

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ABC/WEN Media Workshop - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Apr 7, 2022, 10:30 am

From: Central Council

One of the key goals of the Women in Economics Network (WEN) is to elevate the voices and views of female economists in the media and public arena. WEN is excited to collaborate with ABC The Business to provide an opportunity for WEN members to participate in a media workshop.

Stan Kelly Lecture

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Apr 6, 2022, 6:00 pm

Engaged Egalitarianism: Why the Australian Recovery Must Prioritise Openness

The pandemic years have seen a collapse in migration, tourism and offshore investment. As the nation recovers, these traditional sources of economic growth will be vital to national prosperity. Yet it is vital to ensure that the gains from openness are broadly shared across the community. This approach, which I describe as ‘engaged egalitarianism’ will be vital to ensuring openness delivers fairness, as well as to avoiding the political backlash against open markets that might otherwise ensue.  Join us for this in-person event (venue to be confirmed).

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Trivia Night 2022

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Mar 24, 2022, 6:00 pm

Join the ESA Young Professionals at the Kelvin Club as we kick off 2022 with our annual trivia night for Melbourne’s young professional economists to reconnect after a very socially distanced 2021.

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Policy in the Pub: Public Transport Pricing - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Mar 23, 2022, 5:30 pm

In cities around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic put the brakes on public transport. Buses, trains and light rail cars — once teaming with commuters — ran empty for much of 2020 and 2021. They have continued to run below capacity post-lockdown, thanks to renewed preferences for car travel and the rise of work-from-home practices. In the longer term, as urban populations grow, public transport will no doubt return to higher patronage — and to familiar capacity constraints.

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Women in Economics Network: Commemorating 5 years of initiatives, impact and inspiration - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Monday Mar 21, 2022, 12:30 pm

From: Central Council

This national webinar brings together the WEN community across Australia to commemorate five years since the Women in Economics Network was created.  Hosted by WEN National Deputy Chair, Dr Angela Jackson, this webinar will include a presentation by WEN National Chair, Dr Leonora Risse, which will share the story of how WEN was formed, outline the research insights that have guided WEN’s initiatives, and present evidence of the network’s impact.

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Q&A and Workshop event: Credible Economist Writing Competition - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Feb 23, 2022, 10:00 am

From: Central Council

NSW WEN recently announced the inaugural writing competition as part of the Credible Economist series. Selected articles that best fit the evaluation criteria will receive prizes of up to $750. Submissions close on 1 April 2022.

To assist applicants in preparing submissions, NSW WEN will be holding a Q&A and workshop event.

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Young Professionals - Book Club

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Feb 17, 2022, 6:00 pm

The Economic Society of Australia, Victoria’s Young Professional Network, invites you to our upcoming monthly book club event.

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VIRTUAL - 5th Annual Australian Gender Economics Workshop (AGEW 2022) - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Feb 10, 2022, 8:00 am

From: Central Council

Virtual attendance via Zoom - register here for the 5th annual Australian Gender Economics Workshop (AGEW2022), hosted by the Australian National University (ANU) and the Women in Economics Network (WEN). 

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VIRTUAL COURSE - Women's labour market, institutions and social norms - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Feb 9, 2022, 9:00 am

From: Central Council

As part of the forthcoming Australian Gender Economics Workshop 2022, one of the keynote speakers, Professor Núria Rodríguez – Planas, from the City University of New York, Queens College, will give a 3 hour virtual course, via Zoom, on “Women’s Labour Market, Institutions and Social Norms.”

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Annual ESA National Awards and Prizes 2021 - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Friday Jan 28, 2022, 12:30 pm

From: Central Council

Join ESA President, Danielle Wood, in a short online ceremony for the presentation of the 2021 Annual Economic Society Awards.

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Annual General Meeting

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Dec 15, 2021, 4:30 pm

After two years of working from home and online webinars, the Economic Society is looking forward to getting together in person, and promoting connection among our members and those interested in contemporary economic issues and debate.

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