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Missing Women – 2019 Joseph Fisher Lecture
The School of Economics was proud to present the 2019 Fisher Lecture presented by Professor Siwan Anderson on Thursday 5 September, 2019. 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 […]
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2017 Harcourt Lecture by Professor Alan Winters
This year the annual Harcourt Lecture was delivered by Professor Alan Winters from the University of Sussex. Professor Winters gave a lecture on ‘“How will the World Trade Organisation shape ‘Brexit’?” Due to very high registration numbers, we were unable to issue tickets to everyone that was interested in attending, so please see here to view the video of […]
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Economics Staff in Print and in the Press
A number of School staff have been in the media recently discussing a variety of topical issues that fall under the broad subject of Economics. In addition, we have two new published authors! Huge congratulations to Professors Kym Anderson and Colin Rogers on the launch of their book and research. It’s great to see our […]
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Bachelor of Economics Advanced – Launch
The School of Economics was excited to launch their new Bachelor of Economics (Advanced) on Tuesday 14 October at the University and was privileged to have Dr Andrew Leigh MP join us for the event. Dr Leigh, who is the Shadow Assistant Treasurer and holds a PHD in Economics, gave an address titled ‘Equal to […]
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Australia in 2014: Looking beyond the mining boom with Paul Bloxham
On Wednesday, 19 March the Faculty of the Professions had the privilege of hosting Paul Bloxham, Chief Economist for HSBC Australia & New Zealand. Speaking to a full lecture theatre of eager students (at 7.30 in the morning!), Paul examined the future of Australia and where our next economic boom may come from. Click here […]
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Free Public Lecture: Why share houses are always dirty – The behavioural economics of cooperation
Humans encounter social dilemmas in all areas of life. From the group perspective, if everybody pitches in we’re all better off, so cooperation is desirable. But from the individuals’ perspective pitching in is not rational, as it detracts from their ability to pursue their own self-interest. Discussing some of the most influential research in the […]
Economics Alumni Dean Parham Discusses Productivity with Amanda Vanstone on ABC National Radio – Hear the Interview
What is meant by the term productivity? It’s a word that’s used a lot and usually with a very grave voice saying it’s in decline. But what does that mean, is it a permanent state and is it linked to our wages? Listen here for the full interview with Amanda Vanstone on her ABC National […]
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School of Economics PhD student Winner of the University Doctoral Research Medal
The School of Economics takes great pleasure in congratulating our PhD student Chaohua Dong who has won a University Doctoral Research Medal for 2012. These prestigious medals have been awarded to students in recognition of outstanding thesis outcomes. Congratulations Chaohua!
Economics achieves a 4 in ERA rankings
University of Adelaide ranks equal second in Australia for Quality of Research in Applied Economics On December 6 the Australian Research Council released the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) 2012 results, which assess research excellence across the nation’s higher education sector by assigning research fields a ranking between 1 and 5. An ERA score […]
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Australia-India Services Dialogue Roundtable Workshop at the University of Melbourne
Head of School, Associate Professor Mandar Oak, convened an Australia-India Services Dialogue Roundtable Workshop at the Australia-India Institute, University of Melbourne, on November 2nd, 2012, sponsored by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Commonwealth of Australia. Researchers and policy makers from Australia and India exchanged their research and ideas in the development […]
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