Events
Young Economist's Career Development Evening, Wednesday 28 August, 6pm - 8pm
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Aug 28, 2019, 5:30 pm
Young Economists Qld (YE) welcome you to join them for a career development evening where you will hear about the challenges and triumphs experienced by professionals across the private, public and academic sectors. Question time will form a large part of the evening and audience members are encouraged to leverage this opportunity to gain genuine career advice, particularly from corners of the economics and policy field that might not be familiar to them.
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Karen Chester, Deputy Chair, ASIC - Delivering the 2019 Ted Evans Public Policy Lecture
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Sep 12, 2019, 5:30 pm
2019 Ted Evans Public Policy Lecture, by Karen Chester, Deputy Chair, ASIC - Public policy - the first line of defence
Drawing on her extensive experience during a distinguished career in both the public and private sectors, Karen Chester will discuss the key role that public policy should play as the first line of defence for establishing competitive and fair markets. The subsequent lines of defence being consumers, the conduct of firms and finally the regulator. Karen will also explore why a few critical markets today (including the financial system) are falling short in delivering competitive and fair outcomes and how these failings might be addressed.
The annual Ted Evans Public Policy Lecture is a partnership between ESA Qld, UQ, QUT and Griffith University.
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Australia and the OECD: Key Priorities in a digitalised world
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Friday Sep 13, 2019, 12:00 pm
Many of the issues affecting Australia’s long-term welfare require a strong international framework. The current framework for trade and taxation is being challenged in an increasingly digitalised world facing renewed trade tensions.
In an event jointly organised by the Economic Society Qld and the School of Economics and Finance at QUT, Australia’s Ambassador to the OECD, Dr Alex Robson, will discuss the Government’s efforts to advance Australia’s interests at the OECD in response to these challenges, with a special focus on multinational taxation and the digital economy.
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Women in Economics Retreat 2019
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Oct 17, 2019, 9:00 am
The Retreat provides an opportunity for around 20 junior and mid career women economists to develop their networks, receive mentoring and strengthen their leadership skills.
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Australian Gender Economics Workshop 2020
Event Type: Workshops/Conferences
Date: Wednesday Feb 5, 2020, 9:00 am
The next Australian Gender Economics Workshop (AGEW2020) will be hosted by the Women in Economics Network (WEN) in partnership with QUT, in Brisbane, Australia, on 5-7 February 2020.
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Australian Statistical Society and NZ Statistical Association Conference - ANZSC 2020
Event Type: Workshops/Conferences
Date: Monday Jul 6, 2020, 12:00 am
This conference brings together four leading statistical communities in the region – the Statistical Society of Australia, the New Zealand Statistical Association, the International Institute of Business Analysis (Special Interest Group for Business Analytics), and the Australian Conference on Teaching Statistics.
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