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ACE 2025
Call For Abstracts Now Open - Closing 1 April
ACE 2025 will provide a forum that allows us to discuss experiences, and review concepts and ideas. The Organising Committee will be seeking to create a program that addresses a spread of issues and professional experiences that attract a broad discipline of attendees. We welcome you to submit an abstract for inclusion into the program.
Trump's impact on the Australian Economy
Poll 66
Top economists say Trump’s policies will hit Australian economic growth and push up inflation and interest rates in the US.
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Housing Reform
Poll 65
Panellists are unanimous in believing Australia’s housing market is in crisis.
Offered a choice of 14 measures identified by the Economic Society of Australia as likely to restrain prices for buyers and renters, none of the 49 leading economists polled picked: “do nothing, the market will determine appropriate prices”.
Responses (967)
Awards 2024
A number of prestigious awards were bestowed upon worthy economists at ACE24, held in Adelaide. Read on to find out who won the 2024 ESA National Awards.
Budget 2024
Poll 64
Panelists were asked to comment on two questions:
Is the budget likely to achieve its aim of getting inflation back within the RBA target band by the end of this year and back to 2.75% by mid next year?
And
On May 14, the government delivered a budget designed, in the Treasurer's words, to "focus on fighting inflation in the near term and then growth in the medium term " - What grade would you give the budget, given that objective? A, B, C, D, E or F
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ACE 2024
The Australian Conference of Economists was held in Adelaide, SA from 10-12 July. Presented papers will be published on our website in due course.
Next year's ACE will be held at UTS in Sydney and coincides with the Society's 100 year anniversary. Preparations are well underway to bring members a very special event - please stay tuned for more details about ACE25. In the meantime, hold the date of 6-9 July 2025 and register your interest via the dedicated ACE25 website.
Events
Federal Budget 2025-26 Analysis
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Mar 26, 2025, 5:30 am
The ESA ACT Branch invites you to attend a presentation on the 2025-26 Federal Budget.
This year's briefing will be delivered by Peter Martin(ABC) with Melissa Coade (The Mandarin) at the Canberra Soccer Club.
They will provide their insights and an open question forum will follow.
Sorry: Bookings are now closed
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WEN: Where a career in economics can take you!
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Mar 27, 2025, 6:00 pm
Interested to learn more about where a career in economics can take you?
Join us at ANU or online from 5:30pm for a panel discussion from 6-7pm with guest panelists:
Steph Gorecki-Natik, Sophie Ellis, Maddie Sutch and Ro McCrossin, who have worked across the public and private sectors, moderated by Jess Stone (ACT WEN).
This is a free, in person or online event. Registration is required. Please select how you intend to participate when registering.
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Globalization and the Environment - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Apr 3, 2025, 12:00 pm
For many countries, the race to net zero interacts in complicated ways with trade policy. There has long been research on how globalisation and international economic policy affect the environment: How do tariffs affect greenhouse gas emissions? Does globalisation cause a “race to the bottom” in environmental policy?
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Where Have All the Economics Students Gone - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Apr 8, 2025, 12:00 pm
The size and diversity of the economics student population has declined sharply since the early 1990s, raising concerns about economic literacy in society and the long-term health of the economics discipline. Interest in studying economics at university is low, even for those who studied economics in Year 12.
View...How much is dotty art worth - physical or digital?
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Apr 16, 2025, 5:45 pm
Proving that economics can be both fascinating and fun, Dr. John Hawkins and Jack Wasson from the University of Canberra will unpack the economics behind Damien Hirst's Currency.
British artist, Damien Hirst, recently sold some of his dotty paintings. The twist was that buyers had to choose whether to have them on paper or as an electronic Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) - they could not have both. The NFT had a life of one year - after which they could be exchanged for coloured dots on an A4 sheet of paper. If the NFT was not exchanged, the corresponding paper would be burned and disappear forever.
Guest Speakers: Dr John Hawkins and Jack Wasson
UC Economics students FOC : limits and conditions apply.
The Promo Code will be provided internally from the Faculty of Business, Government and Law.
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Welcome
Welcome to the ACT Economic Society of Australia.
ESA ACT is one of the larger branches of the Economic Society, boasting a membership of 300+ members across a variety of sectors including the public service, academe, private and NGOs. Anyone interested in contemporary economic issues and debates is invited to join the ACT Economic Society of Australia. No special qualifications are required for membership, simply an interest in economic issues! Student members are eligible for discounted membership rates.
