Evaluating the Impact of Social Housing

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Nov 11, 2025, 8:00 am

ESA ACT invites you to hear from Professor Guyonne Kalb on

The Importance of Evaluating the Impact of Social Housing:

NSW Future Directions as a Case Study

Providing social housing is expensive, but crucial for a growing proportion of the Australian population who are being priced out of the market.

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Public Sector Economics Conference

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Monday Nov 10, 2025, 8:30 am

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The Faculty of Business, Government and Law at the University of Canberra and the APS Economics Community of Practice is pleased to bring you the

Public Sector Economics Conference

The conference will be held in person and take place in Canberra on

Monday 10 November 2024

This is a conference for federal and state-based public service economists and those working in the field of public sector economics, organized by the Chief Economists from across the APS. It is an opportunity to meet and reconnect with other economists from across the public service, see what others are working on, as well as present and showcase your work. The conference is a one-day event, run as a series of sessions and plenaries.

Ticket Price $230 GST Exclusive

Registrations taken by ESA ACT Branch on behalf of the conference organisers.

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ESA ACT: AGM 2025

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Nov 6, 2025, 6:30 pm

ESA ACT is pleased to invite you to our 2025 Annual General Meeting.

A FREE event.

We welcome our active members to participate and contribute to the 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. 

Light refreshments provided. Registration required

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

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

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WEN ACT: AGM 2025

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Nov 6, 2025, 5:30 pm

Women in Economics Network (WEN ACT) is pleased to invite you to the 2025 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 WEN AGM is at 5.30-6.30pm, followed by the  ESA ACT AGM starts at 7-8pm.

This is a free event. Registration and active membership required.

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The [new] economics of cancer

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Nov 5, 2025, 5:30 pm

The [new] economics of cancer with Guest speakers 

Professor Steve Robson, Surgeon and Health Economist and Discussant - Professor Emily Lancsar,

Chief Health Economist (Department of Health, Disability and Aging)

Your chances of dying from cancer are one in three, and half a million Australians are living with cancer at any given time.  More than 160,000 new cancers are diagnosed in Australia every year. Every Australian is touched by cancer in some way, and all of us have a loved one who has succumbed to cancer.

An in person event only.

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Transport Economics - Where are we headed?

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Oct 28, 2025, 5:30 pm

EVENT POSTPONED :  TO BE RESCHEDULED 

Book launch of Dr Cameron Gordon's latest book:

Transport Economics: Understanding transport economics through economic first principles

Transport economics in its most widely applied form is drawn from an elaborated system of theory, (typically labelled neoclassical economics), which models the choice of whether to engage in transport or not; and also the closely related choice of where to locate activity.

Eminent Speaker Dinner - Ufuk Akcigit

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Oct 8, 2025, 5:45 pm

As part of Central Office's Eminent Speaker Series, Professor Ufuk Akcigit from the University of Chicago is visiting Canberra.

This is a rare opportunity to hear him speak.

 “When More Isn’t Better: Talent Misallocation and the Productivity Puzzle”.

This event is open to all members and non-members. Seating is limited.

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A Future for Private Health? - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Oct 1, 2025, 12:00 pm

From: Central Council

Australia’s private health sector is confronting a period of significant challenge, marked by rising operational costs, persistent workforce shortages, stagnant demand, and increasing out-of-pocket expenses for consumers. These pressures have resulted in declining profitability, hospital closures, adversarial insurer-provider relationships, and a lack of transparency, with confidence further undermined by the collapse of Healthscope. There are growing concerns that instability in the private sector will increase pressure on Australia’s already overburdened public system.

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YE Network - Intergenerational equity

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Sep 25, 2025, 5:30 pm

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In Conversation with Rod Maddock - Young Economist Event - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Aug 26, 2025, 11:30 am

From: Central Council

The Productivity Commission Seminar Team is organising an event which may be of interest to young economists, who are invited to join this session via Teams.  

Rod Maddock is one of very few economists who has worked across major corporates, government, universities, and lobbyists. He has pursued economics from econometrics to macroeconomics, and then to economic history, economic development, regulatory economics, public policy, finance, and regional planning.

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The Future of Money - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Aug 20, 2025, 12:00 pm

From: Central Council

Rapid changes in technology and in the preferences of firms and households are features of the Australian economy, nowhere else more so than in the payments system. How are central banks, including the RBA, thinking about the future of money, both digital and physical cash? What could be the role of central bank digital currencies, stablecoins and tokenised bank deposits in supporting innovation, and what are the financial stability risks? And how could the demand for physical cash evolve in the future? 

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Not all skills shortages are created equal

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Aug 13, 2025, 5:30 am

ESA ACT invites you to hear an enlightening talk by David Turvey, PSM,

Executive Director, Jobs and Skills Australia

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Indonesia, ASEAN, and the crisis of globalisation

Event Type: Partner Event

Date: Thursday Jul 31, 2025, 12:30 pm

Indonesia, ASEAN, and the crisis of globalisation.

A public discussion with Prof Mari Elka Pangestu and Dr M Chatib Basri. 

As US tariffs and the broader weakening of the multilateral trading system impact East Asia’s economic security, ASEAN-centred forums are emerging as key platforms for coordinating regional responses to address the immediate impacts of US protectionism. 

Adnan Khan: Dinner and Policy discussion

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Jul 8, 2025, 6:45 pm

Professor Adnan Khan: Dinner and Policy Discussion

The ESA ACT Branch is pleased to invite our Professional members to enjoy a dinner and policy conversation with Professor Adnan Khan. Professor Khan is currently the Chief Economist and Director of Analysis Directorate in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), United Kingdom. 

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Adnan Khan:The outlook for the global economy, innovation and trade

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Jul 8, 2025, 5:30 pm

The ESA ACT Branch is thrilled to invite our membership to a rare opportunity to hear from Professor Adnan Khan.

Professor Khan is currently the Chief Economist and Director of Analysis Directorate in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), United Kingdom.  He is Professor in the School of Public Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). His leadership in research and policy initiatives by generating ideas-based solutions have promoted important drivers of economic growth.

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Price Discovery in Auctions: how different types of auctions aggregate dispersed information - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Jun 17, 2025, 6:00 pm

From: Central Council

As part of the Eminent Speaker Series, the Economic Society of Australia Victoria Branch join with Melbourne Business School in extending a warm invitation to this engaging seminar by Professor Songzi Du on price discovery in auctions.

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Cultivating Connections : WEN (speed) Mentoring

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Jun 17, 2025, 5:30 pm

Cultivating Connections: Women in Economics (Speed) Mentoring

The Women in Economics Network ACT Branch is thrilled to invite you to attend our upcoming speed mentoring event on 17 June 2025.

The event connects early to mid-career women economists and students with mentors from across the public service, private sector and academia.

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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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