Panel Discussion - The Impact of Trump's Tariffs - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Apr 24, 2025, 12:00 pm

From: Central Council

The tariffs announced on April 2^nd have disrupted many firms' strategies and thrown financial markets into chaos. Further announcements have increased tariffs on China and reduced other tariffs pending negotiations. What will be the impact of greater uncertainty and volatility on world trade, business investment in Australia, the US and China and other macroeconomic variables?

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YE Network Meet and Greet

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Apr 23, 2025, 6:00 pm

Join the Young Economist Network for a FREE social get together with like-minded, interested professionals and those studying or working in the field of economics. This is our second event and we want to know your interests and to build our networks and friendships!

Register to let us know if you are coming along.

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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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Where Have All the Economics Students Gone - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Apr 8, 2025, 12:00 pm

From: Central Council

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.

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Globalization and the Environment - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Apr 3, 2025, 12:00 pm

From: Central Council

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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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. 

 Below is the zoom link for anyone wanting to view the recording of the event. 

https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/V9QpbUE8NpDAcbEeoaMnYgnO05t3NzkzrTk-3BlohACOVMZKQHjAgio9m3_E6EsR.XMkHqbxkdlz79mr2?startTime=1743058808000

Passcode: Z$Ky^^1D

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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.

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PANEL: Housing Affordability and Housing Policy: Where to Next? - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Friday Mar 21, 2025, 12:00 pm

From: Central Council

Australia is in the grips of a housing crisis, driven by rising costs in construction, the adjustment to working-from-home, and other factors. Rental affordability has worsened in the last few years, and rental affordability had been growing worse for the bottom quintile of earners over the last decade. 

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YE Network Meet and Greet

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Mar 20, 2025, 6:00 pm

Join the Young Economist Network for a social get together with like-minded, interested professional and those studying economics. This is our first event of many this year and we want to know your key interests and to build our networks and friendships!

See you at Bar X at the University of Canberra.

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Asymmetric Inflation Target Credibility

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Thursday Mar 13, 2025, 2:30 pm

Asymmetric Inflation Target Credibility

International Guest Speaker: Professor Dieter Nautz

An in person, or online event in partnership with the University of Canberra.

This presentation will investigate the determinants of inflation target credibility (ITC) using a unique survey designed to measure the credibility of the ECB's inflation target.  

2025 WEN Pre Budget Panel

Date: Wednesday Mar 5, 2025, 11:30 am

From: Central Council

Three of WEN's leading economists will outline the economic challenges and opportunities facing the Federal Government

ABARES Conference 2025

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Tuesday Mar 4, 2025, 8:30 am

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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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.

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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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.

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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ESA ACT: Christmas Drinks 2024

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Friday Nov 29, 2024, 5:30 pm

ESA ACT Branch Christmas Drinks 2024

The Economic Society of Australia (ACT) would like to invite all of our members to Christmas Drinks where we will reflect on the year that was and consider the year to come. A great chance to network with other members.

This is a free event for financial members so check your membership status!

Canapes and drinks included. 

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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.

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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ESA ACT: Annual General Meeting 2024

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Nov 7, 2024, 6:30 pm

ESA ACT is pleased to invite you to our Annual General Meeting. A FREE event.

We welcome our active membership to participate and contribute to your peak professional organisation and hear about our plans for the year ahead. We are stronger together as we plan to host the ACE conference in Canberra in 2026. 

Free event with food and drinks provided. Registration required

WEN ACT AGM at 5.30 - 6.30 followed by nibbles and drinks from 6.30pm.

ESA  ACT AGM at 7.00pm-7.30pm. Networking till 8.00pm

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WEN ACT: Annual General Meeting 2024

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Nov 7, 2024, 5:30 pm

Women in Economics Network (WEN ACT) is pleased to invite you to our Annual General Meeting.

We welcome active members to support the work of the WEN ACT and hear about the plans for the year ahead. The short WEN AGM from 5.30-6.30pm, is followed by the  ESA ACT AGM starts at 7-8pm.

This is a free event. Registration required.

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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.