Economic Society of Australia

The Economic Society of Australia (ESA) is the peak body for Australian economists. It was established in 1925 and has branches in all states and the ACT.[1] The current President is Matthew Butlin from Victoria[2]

The ESA gives the Young Economist Award every two years to recognise the contributions of an economist under the age of 40. Previous winners have included the Hon Dr Andrew Leigh,[3] Professor Paul Frijters,[4] and Professor Joshua Ganns.[5]

The ESA also hosts an eminent speaker series, which has included talks from Professor Deirdre McCloskey[6] and Professor Jagdish Bhagwati[7] among many others.

References

  1. ↑ "History | Central Council". Esacentral.org.au. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  2. ↑ "Executive | Central Council". Esacentral.org.au. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  3. ↑ Andrew Leigh. "Andrew Leigh - Australian Labor Party". Alp.org.au. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  4. ↑ "Home Page of Paul Frijters". Paulfrijters.com. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  5. ↑ November 7, 2007 (2007-11-07). "Core Economics | Profile in the Oz". Economics.com.au. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  6. ↑ "GrainCorp decision 'silly protectionism'". The Australian. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  7. ↑ "Economist to present on world trade talks failure | Murdoch University". Media.murdoch.edu.au. 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2014-01-06.