Asia-Pacific Meeting of the Economic Science Association 2026

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Thursday Apr 9, 2026, 2:00 pm

The meeting is hosted by the Department of Economics at The University of Melbourne and it will be held as an in-person event at the Parkville Campus.

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Society for Experimental Finance Asia-Pacific Conference 2026

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Wednesday Apr 8, 2026, 9:00 am

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Quandaries of the Tax System

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Mar 31, 2026, 5:30 pm

Join Evan for a focused examination of the key structural weaknesses in Australia’s tax system. The presentation will outline the nation’s reliance on personal income tax, the limited diversification of the tax base, and the distributional effects that favour wealth accumulation while placing greater pressure on lower‑income earners.

Drawing on behavioural, demographic and generational insights, Evan will provide a clear assessment of how current tax settings shape economic behaviour and intergenerational outcomes. This session offers a grounded perspective on how the system functions beyond headline figures.

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ESA YP Lawn Bowls

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Mar 24, 2026, 5:30 pm

Join us for after-work drinks and a discussion featuring young economists and experts as we explore public transport pricing in Australia.

This event will be a great opportunity to mingle with fellow young economists, expand your professional circle, and enjoy a delightful evening in good company. 

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4th PhD Summer Institute in International Trade & Industrial Organisation

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Thursday Mar 19, 2026, 9:00 am

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Eminent Speaker Series: Prof. Jesse Rothstein - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Mar 17, 2026, 1:00 pm

From: Central Council

How do neighborhoods and firms affect intergenerational mobility?

Children’s incomes tend to resemble their parents', a relationship that is particularly pronounced in higher-inequality societies like the United States. However, the mechanisms behind this intergenerational earnings transmission are not well understood. We use a new data resource to study intergenerational economic transmission in the U.S., focusing on two potentially important factors: neighborhoods and firms.

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Public Economics Forum - Affordable Specialist Care

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Tuesday Mar 17, 2026, 12:00 pm

This Public Economics Forum, hosted by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, will showcase the latest Policy Issue of The Australian Economic Review on the topic of affordable specialist care, fee setting, and health equity. This forum is dedicated to non-GP medical specialists and the discussion aims to inform federal health reforms to ensure all Australians can access affordable, high-quality specialist care.

Join us for lunch and contribute to this vital discourse on affordable specialist care.

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Order without Design How markets shape cities - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Mar 10, 2026, 12:00 pm

Cities power Australia’s economy, and their success depends on how government policy and market forces shape development. Urban experts Alain Bertaud and Salim Furth argue that blending planning with economics—and measuring policy outcomes—helps create cities that work better for all Australians.

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Alumni Evenings with Associate Professor Onur Ozgur

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Friday Feb 27, 2026, 5:30 pm

Join us for the first Alumni Evenings event of the year with Associate Professor Onur Ozgur.

Associate Professor Ozgur will discuss "the value of connections in business and in life". Onur will give you a taste of the insights drawn from decades of research into the power of connections in business and in life.

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New Insights on Disability and Health Equity

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Friday Feb 27, 2026, 3:30 pm

Hosted by Monash Business School’s Centre for Health Economics and organised as part of AHEAD – Achieving Health Equity for All People with Disability, an NHMRC-funded Centre of Research Excellence. This event will explore how high-quality, interdisciplinary evidence can inform more equitable health, education, and social policies for people with disabilities.

For further details and to register please visit the event website here.

Finance Down Under Conference

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Friday Feb 27, 2026, 3:30 pm

The Department of Finance in the Faculty of Business and Economics at The University of Melbourne is pleased to continue its annual conference series: Finance Down Under: Building on the Best from the Cellars of Finance. The conference will be held in-person and will take place in Melbourne, Australia, between February 26th and February 28th, 2026.

For further details and to register please visit the event website here.

Launch of FinTech Lab

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Friday Feb 27, 2026, 3:00 pm

Join Impact Labs at Monash Business School for the official launch of FinTech Lab, an industry-engaged research and innovation hub dedicated to advancing financial technology (FinTech), digital finance, and trusted financial systems. The Lab is a collaboration between Monash Business School, the Faculty of Information Technology, and Monash University Malaysia’s School of Business.

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Who Won? Trade Wars and Australia

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Thursday Feb 26, 2026, 5:30 pm

La Trobe University Asia, in collaboration with Australian Foreign Affairs present a Public Lecture exploring pressures impacting global trade, the flow on effects for global supply chains, Australia's response as trade becomes weaponised and the role of diplomacy in rescuing global trade. 

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Transforming Infrastructure Performance (TIP) Summit

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Wednesday Feb 25, 2026, 10:00 am

Infrastructure Policy Advancement, Bentley Systems’ thought leadership initiative, in collaboration with their partners, is proud to bring the Transforming Infrastructure Performance (TIP) Summit again to Melbourne – at a critical time for infrastructure planning and delivery across Australia.

For further details and to register please visit the event website here.

Confessions of an Economics Editor: the five decade rise and stall of Australian prosperity

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Feb 17, 2026, 5:30 pm

Michael Stutchbury has spent most of his professional life charting the political economy of Australian prosperity for Australia's two national daily newspapers. The narrative begins with the surprising excitement of the 1960s mining boom and proceeds through the stagflation of the 1970s, the neo-liberal Labor reform revolution of the 1980s, the productivity dividend of the 1990s and then the unexpected China boom of the 2000s.  But it peaked with the $US180 a tonne iron ore price in 2011 and 2012. Since then it has been slowly declining. 

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Andrew Leigh: The Shortest History of Innovation official book launch

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Tuesday Feb 17, 2026, 12:00 pm

Join us at this Melbourne launch of Andrew Leigh's latest book: The Shortest History of Innovation.

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Eminent Speaker Series: Prof. Alan Manning - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Feb 11, 2026, 8:00 am

From: Central Council

Immigration policy is hard, involving difficult decisions and trade-offs. But, as Alan Manning – former chair of the UK's Migration Advisory Committee – makes clear, this doesn't mean that we can't do much better.

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AGEW 2026

Date: Wednesday Feb 11, 2026, 12:00 am

From: Central Council

The Australian Gender Economics Workshop (AGEW) is a premier conference dedicated to advancing gender economics in Australia. Now in its ninth year, AGEW is held in collaboration with the Women in Economics Network (WEN), and brings together a diverse mix of scholars and policymakers from both Australia and abroad.

Connecting Continents: the EU-Australia partnership

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Monday Feb 2, 2026, 5:30 pm

A public lecture delivered by His Excellency Gabriele Visentin, Ambassador of the European Union, on the important EU-Australia partnership. 

In a time marked by complex challenges, the EU and Australia relationship is growing at an ever-faster pace. Join His Excellency Gabriele, Visentin, Ambassador of the European Union to Australia for an insightful lecture about why the EU is a vital international partner to Australia, across key domains such as trade, science, security, and critical materials. Discover how strong and reliable like-minded partnerships are meeting today's challenges and creating a more resilient and peaceful tomorrow. 

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Evaluation Methods Workshop

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Nov 27, 2025, 9:00 am

The Economic Society of Australia, Victorian Branch, warmly invites you to a one-day workshop focused on two key methodologies for policy evaluation.

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Comview 25 Conference & Expo

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Monday Nov 24, 2025, 8:45 am

Register for Comview25 to hear from expert presenters from:
Australian Taxation Office (ATO), Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ),
Melbourne Airport, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), the Supreme Court of Victoria...

And many more!

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WEN: Coffee Meet-Up

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Nov 20, 2025, 7:45 am

The Women in Economics Network in Victoria is excited to extend a warm invitation to our final coffee meet-up for 2025. This is a chance for members to catch up informally over a cup of coffee and meet fellow friends and economists, including our November guest economist, Monique Champion.

2025 AGM AND ESA VIC AND WEN END OF YEAR EVENT

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Nov 13, 2025, 5:30 pm

Join us for a night of networking and discussion at our end of year celebration for all economists.  We will hear from our guest speakers, Luci Ellis and Janine Dixon for a panel discussion on The Outlook for Productivity, Incomes and Wellbeing in Australia.

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2025 Freebairn Public Lecture - Trusted for the times: the evolution of the Australian Government and public service

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Tuesday Nov 11, 2025, 6:00 pm

CENTENARY PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES

2025 Freebairn Public Lecture 

Please join us as Dr Steven Kennedy PSM, Secretary, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet delivers the prestigious Freebairn Lecture.

Indiginomics - Developing Capacity and Representation in Indigenous Economics

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Oct 29, 2025, 5:30 pm

Join us for the Victorian launch of an exciting new animation designed by and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, demystifying economics and showcasing its relevance to communities. This engaging resource aims to inspire the next generation of young minds to consider economics as a pathway for creating positive change.

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