Learn more about becoming a member of ESA

Membership of the Economic Society of Australia is open to anyone with an interest in economics.

Benefits

Benefits of membership include:

Membership of Australia’s largest professional economics association
Access to seminars on topical economic and public policy issues
Access to professional colleagues in the corporate, public, academic and student domains
Periodic newsletters advertising forthcoming events such as the lunchtime seminars, major functions, the annual Economic Society Conference etc
Discounts to all Branch and national Society events and access to member-only events
Tax deductibility of your membership contribution (in most cases)
Access to our on-line Publications*

*Members of the Society will have online access to four copies of the Economic Record and four copies of Economic Papers each year, via your ESA branch website. The Economic Record is Australia’s leading academic economics research journal, whilst the Economic Papers provides more general articles on topical policy, economic and business issues. These journals are included in your membership fee.

Women in Economics Network (WEN)

The Women in Economics Network (WEN) has been formed to promote and support the careers of female economists in Australia. WEN is associated with the Economic Society of Australia (ESA).

The objectives for the Women in Economics Network are to:

professionally connect and support the career development of women in economics
increase the representation of women at all levels of the economics profession
promote public contributions by female economists
encourage young women to study economics.

WEN membership is open to anyone with an interest in economics and/or gender equality issues. We welcome economists and other professionals from any sector including academia, government, business, community groups and teaching, or members of the public who share WEN's objectives.

You can become a member of WEN by joining your State/Territory branch of the Economic Society of Australia (ESA) and opting into WEN as part of your ESA membership. WEN membership is free with your ESA membership.

WEN welcomes and encourages men and gender‑diverse people to support our work by becoming members. Some of WEN's activities are targeted specifically for women (such as the Women in Economics Mentoring Retreat, mentoring programs and the media register) but most of WEN's events are open to all participants.

Young Economists

The Society welcomes young economists, being keen to foster academic pursuits and the future of its own membership. In this regard, young economists have special events and are offered discounted membership.

Special membership rates are available to economists under the age of 40* or in their first 10 years of their career. Apart from participating in the entire range of Society activities and receiving its newsletter, membership also enables ‘young economists’ attend special events, tap into employment prospects and discuss real economic issues complementing their formal academic studies.

*Age varies by branch

International membership

International membership within the Society can be facilitated. Applicants are required to choose a State affiliation to facilitate processing. Choose your branch.

Branch Administrators

Prospective members are invited to contact the Branch located in the State in which they reside.

Click here to retrieve contact details for Branch administrators.