The School of Economics takes great pleasure in congratulating our PhD student Qazi Haque who has won a University Doctoral Research Medal for 2018. These prestigious medals have been awarded to students in recognition of outstanding thesis outcomes (in the top 3%) examined each year. Congratulations Qazi!
The School of Economics was very pleased to welcome Professor Siwan Anderson from the Vancouver School of Economics at the University of British Columbia in Canada. Professor Anderson is a development economist and much of her research focuses on women in poor countries. She delivered the annual Fisher Lecture entitled “Missing Women” to a diverse audience and answered some interesting questions after the lecture. Professor Anderson is a senior fellow of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), Theoretical Research in Development Economics (ThReD), and the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) at the University of California Berkeley. View the video here.
From left to right Prof. Siwan Anderson, The Hon. Catherine Branson, Deputy Chancellor, Prof. John Williams, Executive Dean, Faculty of the Professions & Prof. Gareth Myles, Head of the School of Economics.
The School of Economics was very pleased to host a large contingent of Year 12 students from across the state to a keynote address given by Dr Luci Ellis, the Assistant Governor (Economic) of the Reserve Bank of Australia. The title of her address was Monetary Policy and Current Economic Conditions. This was followed by a lively question and answer session in which Ms Ellis was very generous of her time and extended her session to answer all the students’ questions.
Prior to the keynote speech, a panel of past and current Economics students also gave their time for a question and answer session which focused on why they chose Economics as their career path and where it has taken them. Panelists highlighted the power of economics in contributing to public policy and addressing contemporary global issues. They also discussed how an Economics degree can be combined with other degrees (to receive a double degree), the mobility of an economics career, and importance of women in economics.
The school would like to thank the Economic Teachers Society of South Australia for their organisation of the event, the Reserve Bank of Australia and Dr Luci Ellis for her generous support towards promoting the study of economics in South Australia.
From left to right: Georgia Wiley (Honours student), Madison Terrell (Bachelor of Economics Advanced student), Mackenzie Thompson (KPMG, alumni ) Sam Burt (Hons student), Dr Luci Ellis (Assistant Governor of RBA), Assoc. Prof. Duygu Yengin (Deputy Head of School), Elizabeth Alvaro (Deloitte Access, alumni, Chair of Women in Economics Network SA), Chris Burrows (President of the Economic Teachers Society of SA).
On Friday 17th May 2019 the EOG Shann Award was presented to Prof. Pincus by Assoc. Prof. Lionel Frost at a morning tea held at the School of Economics. The Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand (EHANZ) has established this Award to recognise individuals who have, over their careers, actively advanced the discipline […]
Today, some of our top students will have their achievements recognised. Qazi Haque will be awarded a Doctoral Research Medal to be presented this year. Additionally, Timothy Hersey will be given one of the two Master Medals for his thesis. Our 2018 graduating students together with their family and friends attended a champagne breakfast at […]
Today, Guy Debelle who graduated from the School of Economics with an Honours degree in 1987, revisited his old stomping grounds to talk to an audience of current eager students for a “Question and Answer” session. Some of the questions asked by the students included the topics of: The Australian economy, wage stagnation and job […]
Congratulations to Professor Kym Anderson and co-editor Vicente Pinilla. Cambridge University published both a hardback and paperback version of their 2018 book Wine Globalization: A new Comparative History. Plus, it is now being translated into Mandarin and will be co-published with the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Press (forthcoming 2020). It was a co-recipient […]
The School of Economics held a Welcome event for this year’s new Economics students. After a presentation from our Head of School, Gareth Myles the new students were invited to a morning tea and a chat with our staff. There was lots of interaction, conversation and questions from the students. Once again welcome, and we […]
The School of Economics along with the Reserve Bank of Australia were proud to sponsor the Economic Teachers Society of South Australia annual conference. Teachers from around the state met to connect on topical issues and discuss teaching of economics in schools.
The School of Economics was proud to present the 2018 Harcourt lecture presented by John Siegfried on Thursday 18 October, 2018. The Harcourt Professorship was established by generous gifts in memory of the 25 years of infectious enthusiasm and distinguished scholarship which Geoff Harcourt gave to the School of Economics. Each year, the endowment invites […]