Melbourne Institute Economics Forum in Melbourne

Forthcoming Forums

Tuesday 30 November 2010

Date: Tuesday 30 November 2010
Time: 12.30 - 2.00pm
Location: Fitzroy Ballroom, Sofitel Melbourne on Collins

Previous Forums

Thursday 16 September 2010

Macroeconomic Policy Challenges: Dilemmas for the New Australian Government

Date: Thursday 16 September 2010
Time: 12.30 - 2.00pm
Location: Fairmont Room, Park Hyatt Melbourne

Chair: Mr Phil Ruthven, Chairman, IBISWorld Pty Ltd

Speakers:

Professor Ross Garnaut AO, Vice-Chancellor's Fellow and Professorial Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne

Professor Guay Lim, Professorial Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne [Presentation PDF 207KB]

Thursday 29 July 2010

Finding the best model to exploit Australia’s inventive talent

Chair: Mr Tony Cole, Business Leader for Investment Consulting in Asia Pacific, Mercer (Australia) Pty Ltd

Speakers:
Mr Terry Healy, Special Counsel, CSIRO

Mr Terry Stinson, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Orbital Corporation Presentation

Dr Beth Webster, Principal Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne Presentation

Thursday 15 July 2010

Continuing Growth and Global Economic Stability

In association with the Australia China Business Council

Chair:
Mr Jason Chang, President, Australia China Business Council, Victoria and Partner in Charge - Asia Markets, KPMG

Speakers:
Professor Ross Garnaut, Vice-Chancellor's Fellow and Principal Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne

Professor Wing Thye Woo, Professor of Economics, The University of California at Davis
[Presentation, PDF 60KB]

Dr Ligang Song, Associate Professor, and Director China Economy and Business Program, Crawford School of Economics and Government, The Australian National University
[Presentation, PDF 225KB]

Thursday 15 April 2010

Retirement Savings

Chair: Mr Tony Cole, Business Leader for Investment Consulting in Asia Pacific, Mercer (Australia) Pty Ltd

Speakers:
Dr Yi-Ping Tseng, Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute
Savings adequacy and the incentive to save

Dr David Knox, Worldwide Partner, Mercer (Australia) Pty Ltd [Presentation]
Australian Retirement: where are we going and how do we compare internationally?

Professor Ross Guest, Professor of Economics, Griffith Business School, Griffith University [Presentation]
Policy Options for Retirement Savings

Thursday 10 September 2009

The Future of Financial Regulation

Chair: Mr Tony Cole, Business Leader for Investment Consulting in Asia Pacific, Mercer (Australia) Pty Ltd

Speakers:
Mr John O'Shaughnessy, Deputy CEO, Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA)

Professor Kevin Davis, Professor of Finance, University of Melbourne and Director, Centre for Financial Studies

Professor Guay Lim, Professorial Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne

Monday 20 July 2009

China and the Global Financial Crisis

Chair: Mr Tony Cole, Business Leader for Investment Consulting in Asia Pacific, Mercer (Australia) Pty Ltd

Speakers:
Professor Ross Garnaut AO, Vice-Chancellor's Fellow and Professorial Fellow in Economics, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne

Profesor Yiping Huang, Professor of Economics, China Centre of Economic Research, Peking University. Formerly Chief Economist for Asia for Citibank

Professor Geng Xiao, Director, Brookings-Tsinghua Center for Public Policy

Dr Ligang Song, Director of the China Economy and Business programme, The Australian National University

Wednesday 25 March 2009

Getting the Skills Australia Needs

Chair: Mr Tony Cole, Business Leader for Investment Consulting in Asia Pacific, Mercer (Australia) Pty Ltd

Speakers:
Dr Tom Karmel, Managing Director, National Centre for Vocational Education Research Presentation

Mr Patrick Coleman, Director Policy, Business Council of Australia Presentation

Professor Kostas Mavromaras, Professorial Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute Presentation

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Monday 13 October 2008

The 2008 Review of the Australian Automotive Industry

Review of the Australian Automotive Industry Final Report

Chair: Mr Tony Cole, Business Leader for Investment Consulting in Asia Pacific, Mercer (Australia) Pty Ltd

Speakers
The Hon Steve Bracks, Former Premier of Victoria

Professor Joshua Gans, Foundation Professor of Management (Information Economics), Melbourne Business School
Presentation

Mr Tony Pensabene, Group Associate Director, Economics and Research, Australian Industry Group
Presentation

Tuesday 16 September 2008

Changing Economic Fortunes of Australian Families in the Long Boom

Chair: Mr Tony Cole, Principal-National Practice Leader, Mercer Investment Consulting

Speakers:
Professor Mark Wooden, Deputy Director and Director, HILDA Survey, Melbourne Institute Presentation

Associate Professor Bruce Headey, Principal Fellow, Melbourne Institute Presentation

Dr Roger Wilkins, Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director (Research), HILDA Survey, Melbourne Institute Presentation

Tuesday 1 July 2008

Too Little Too Late? Caring for and Preparing Young Children for Life

Chair: Mr Tony Cole, Principal-National Practice Leader, Mercer Investment Consulting

Speakers:
Professor Collette Tayler, Chair of Early Childhood Education and Care, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne Presentation

Dr Matthew Gray, Deputy Director, Research, Australian Institute of Family Studies Presentation

Associate Professor Guyonne Kalb, Principal Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne Presentation

Thursday 29 November 2007

Housing Affordability: Is there really a crisis?

Chair: Mr Tony Cole, Principal-National Practice Leader, Mercer Investment Consulting

Speakers:
Mr Paul Braddick, Senior Economist, Group Economics, ANZ Banking Group
Presentation

Mr Chris Lamont, Senior Executive Director - Industry Policy, Housing Industry Association
Presentation

Dr Gary Marks, Principal Fellow, Melbourne Institute and the Australian Council for Educational Research
Presentation

Thursday 6 September 2007

The Outlook for the Australian Economy

Chair: Mr Tony Cole, Principal-National Practice Leader, Mercer Investment Consulting

Speakers:
Mr Alan Oster, Chief Economist, National Australia Bank

Mr Tony Pensabene, Group Associate Director, Economics and Research, Australian Industry Group Presentation

Professor Guay Lim, Professorial Fellow, Melbourne Institute Presentation

Thursday 28 June 2007

Working Time and the Work-Life Balance

Chair: Mr Phil Ruthven, Chairman, IBISWorld

Speakers:
Dr Sarah Squire, Senior Policy and Research Officer, Sex and Age Discrimination Unit, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Presentation

Mr Paul Shepanski, Relationships Forum Australia

Professor Mark Wooden, Acting Director and Director, HILDA Survey, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne Presentation

Tuesday 17 April 2007

Climate Change: Some Economic Policy Issues

Date: Tuesday 17 April 2007
Time: 12.30 - 2.00pm
Location: Carillon Room, Sofitel Melbourne

Chair: Ms Alison McClelland, Executive Director, Strategic Policy, Research and Communications, Department for Victorian Communities

Background Material

Speakers:
Background Economic Issues
Professor John Freebairn, Director, Melbourne Institute
Presentation

Some Lessons from the 'Stern Review'
Dr Elizabeth Webster, Principal Research Fellow
Presentation

Large Cuts to Australian Greenhouse Emissions: the Economic Impacts
Professor Philip Adams, Director, The Centre of Policy Studies, Monash University
Presentation

Tuesday 19 September 2006

The Dynamics of Economic and Social Change: Insights from HILDA

Speakers:
Mr David Hazlehurst, Branch Manager, Families Group, Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Presentation

Professor Mark Wooden, Deputy Director, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne Presentation

Associate Professor Bruce Headey, Principal Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne Presentation

Associate Professor Mark Crosby, Associate Professor, Melbourne Institute and Melbourne Business School Presentation

Thursday 13 July 2006

Are Deficits a Problem?

Speakers:
Professor Max Corden, Emeritus Professor of International Economics of John Hopkins University, and Professorial Fellow, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne Presentation

Associate Professor Mark Crosby, Associate Professor, Melbourne Institute and the Melbourne Business School Presentation

Professor John Freebairn, Director, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne Presentation

Thursday 6 April 2006

Reforming the Health Care System: Lessons and Future Directions

Speakers:
Associate Professor Mark Crosby, Associate Professor, Melbourne Institute and the Melbourne Business School Presentation

Professor Tony Scott, Professorial Fellow, Melbourne Institute Presentation

Dr Richard Scotton, Health Economist

Mr Peter Allen, Under Secretary, Policy and Strategic Projects, Department of Human Services Presentation

Thursday 1 December 2005

Poverty and Opportunity: Measurement and Policy Issues

Speakers:
Associate Professor Mark Crosby, Associate Professor, Melbourne Institute and the Melbourne Business School Presentation
 
Associate Professor Bruce Headey, Principal Fellow, Melbourne Institute Presentation, Paper
 
Professor Peter Saunders, Social Policy Director, The Centre for Independent Studies
 
Mr Tony Nicholson, Executive Director, Brotherhood of St Laurence

Thursday 8 September 2005

Innovation the Key to Productivity Growth

Speakers:
Associate Professor Mark Crosby, Associate Professor, Melbourne Institute and Melbourne Business School Presentation
 
Dr Amanda Caples, Director Biotechnology, Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development, Victoria Presentation
 
Dr Beth Webster, Principal Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute and the Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia Presentation
 

Wednesday 6 July 2005

Where Will Our Workers Come From?

Speakers:
Associate Professor Mark Crosby, Melbourne Business School and Melbourne Institute presentation
 
Professor Guay Lim, Professorial Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute presentation
 
Professor Peter Dawkins, Deputy Secretary, Department of Treasury and Finance presentation
 
Addressing Impacts of Population Ageing on Labour Force Participation Strategic Policy Group Preliminary Report, by Department of Treasury and Finance