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2014 ESSA Q&A recap in tweets

ESSA’s flagship Q&A event once again took place at the architecturally brilliant Deakin Edge, Federation Square and featured some of Australia’s leading economic minds. The first topic for discussion was university fee deregulation, which Craig Emerson labelled “a budget measure dressed up as a reform”. And with

The Importance of Public Choice Theory

The Importance of Public Choice Theory

By James Paterson Events like ESSA’s Q&A is exactly what was missing from the undergraduate economics experience when I started as the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Commerce student at the University of Melbourne in 2006. As good as many of the university’s academics and lecturers are,

Student Recap - ESSA Q&A

Student Recap - ESSA Q&A

The word is in from the students – ESSA’s inaugural Q&A was a resounding success. Featuring some of the University’s most famed economists (Max Corden and Neville Norman) and some of the nation’s leading economic commentators (George Megalogenis, Stephen Koukoulas, Stephen Long and James Paterson), it was

Replay: ESSA Q&A

Replay: ESSA Q&A

Watch it all here! Amid quips of whinging farmers, painful two-speed bicycle analogies and “slavery” at the IPA, the panel, consisting of James Paterson, W. Max Corden, George Megalogenis, Neville Norman, Stephen Koukoulas and moderator Stephen Long, gave the ESSA Q&A audience quite a few insights into the immigration

Relive ESSA Q&A!

Relive ESSA Q&A!

Here is the audio recording from ESSA’s inaugural Q&A event! The event was held at Old Arts Public Lecture Theatre on 16th August, 2012, with nearly 300 audience members enjoying a fantastic discussion on immigration and Australia’s two speed economy. The panel included: * George Megalogenis, respected economics

Mining Not A Boom For Women

Mining Not A Boom For Women

I have written previously on inequality and gender relations in the Australian economy and, in light of ESSA’s upcoming Q&A, I thought I would put an immigration and two-speed economy spin on the topic. There has been considerable dialogue on whether the two-speed economy is causing inequality – between

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ESSA Q&A: Panellist Biographies

This semester ESSA’s flagship event is a Q&A, where we have invited six illustrious panellists to share their viewpoints and discuss two issues that confront Australia on a nationwide scale: Immigration and the two-speed economy. With the event just around the corner, you might like to know a

A Broader View of the so-called Resource Curse

A Broader View of the so-called Resource Curse

In light of ESSA’s upcoming Q&A event, this article will explore some of the effects of Australia’s two-speed economy and how it relates to the wider notion of a ‘resource curse’, ultimately branching out to include some of the social and political consequences often befalling countries which

Structural Changes in the Australian Economy: Part 2 – The Two Speed Economy (Q&A special)

Structural Changes in the Australian Economy: Part 2 – The Two Speed Economy (Q&A special)

Many of you would be aware that ESSA is hosting a Q&A event on the evening of Thursday August 16th, where our brilliant panel will be answering questions on immigration and the two-speed economy. In honour of Q&A, I have decided to continue my series on structural changes

The Flight of the Kiwis (Q&A special)

The Flight of the Kiwis (Q&A special)

Most people seem to have heard of the wingless (and hence flightless) bird called the Kiwi native to New Zealand. However, we hear of a contradiction to this fact when it comes to the Kiwis flying across ‘the ditch’ into Australia. It is no doubt we have been hearing these

ESSA hits local Melbourne Radio Station!

ESSA hits local Melbourne Radio Station!

ESSA had its radio debut this week, with Publications Director Dean Pagonis interviewed by Karl Williamson (‘The Renegade Economist) on local Melbourne Radio Station, 3CR. Karl first noticed ESSA, and Dean more particularly during the Australian Conference of Economists, as he caught on to Dean’s tweeting from the Conference.