Melbourne Institute Public Economics Forum in Canberra

Tuesday 13 April 2010

Retirement Savings

Date: Tuesday 13 April 2010
Time: 12.00 - 1.45pm
Location: Federation Ballroom North, Hyatt Hotel Canberra

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
Australian retirement: where are we going and how do we compare internationally?

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

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Monday 23 November 2009

Re-setting Priorities in Health Reform

Date: Monday 23 November 2009
Time: 12.00 - 1.45pm
Location: National Ballroom, Hotel Realm, 18 National Circuit, Barton Canberra

Chair:
Ms Jane Halton PSM, Secretary, Department of Health and Ageing

Speakers:
Professor Tony Scott, Professorial Fellow, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne
Challenges for Health Care Reform (presentation)

Ms Mary Ann O'Loughlin, Executive Councillor and Head of Secretariat, COAG Reform Council
Against all odds? Using our federal system to advance health reform (presentation)

Professor John Deeble, Emeritus Fellow, The Australian National University
Health reform (presentation)

Tuesday 8 September 2009

The Future of Financial Regulation

Date: Tuesday 8 September 2009
Time: 12.00 - 1.45pm
Location: Federation Ballroom North, Hyatt Hotel Canberra

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

About the topic:
The Global Financial Crisis has led to dramatic regulatory interventions in financial sectors around the globe, and identified many areas in which financial regulation has proved to be inadequate and in need of change. The governance and risk management practices within financial institutions, protection of retail consumers of financial services, need for macro-prudential regulation, dealing with systemically important institutions, the boundaries of prudential regulation, and the structure of regulatory agencies are among the important questions being addressed internationally and locally.

In this Forum, Professor Guay Lim will discuss competition and financial stress in the Australian banking sector pre- and post-crisis. How to achieve an appropriate level and style of financial regulation compatible with an efficient dynamic financial sector, and determining the optimal path for the winding-back of crisis-induced regulatory interventions are among the key challenges addressed by Mr John O'Shaughnessy and Professor Kevin Davis.

This forum on Tuesday 8 September was jointly organised with the Melbourne Centre for Financial Studies. The Melbourne Centre for Financial Studies (MCFS) is a not-for-profit partnership between public and private sectors, and between industry and academe. Seed funding has been provided by the Victorian Government as part of its Financial Services Strategy. Members of the consortium are Melbourne, Monash and RMIT Universities, and Finsia. They have joined together to enhance Melbourne’s national and international reputation for excellence in financial practice, research and education. The Centre facilitates knowledge transfer between, and builds research synergies between, industry and academe by undertaking finance research, arranging consulting by academics, and organizing research focused conferences, workshops, public lectures and other educational activities. Since 2006, AAMI has been a corporate sponsor of MCFS.

Wednesday 10 June 2009

Work, Family and the Economic Crisis

Date: Wednesday 10 June 2009
Time: 12.00 - 1.45pm
Location: Federation Ballroom North, Hyatt Hotel Canberra

Speakers:
Dr Ed Shann, Independent Economist, [Presentation]

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

Professor Mark Wooden, Deputy Director and Director, HILDA Survey, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne [Presentation]

About the Topic:
The economic crisis will affect many individuals and their households, some quite severely. In some instances the crisis will accentuate pressures and accelerate changes that have been underway for many years. However new pressures will also be triggered, and a wider range of people may be effected, especially amongst those who will be touched by the prospect (or worse, the reality) of unemployment for the first time. This forum will examine the likely impacts of a recession on individuals, households and families.

Thursday 19 March 2009

Getting the Skills Australia Needs

Date: Thursday 19 March 2009
Time: 12.00 - 1.45pm
Location: Federation Ballroom North, Hyatt Hotel Canberra

Chair: Professor Stephen Sedgwick, Director, Melbourne Institute

Speakers:
Dr Chris Ryan, Director, Social Policy Evaluation Analysis and Research Centre (SPEAR), The Australian National University Presentation

Ms Megan Lilly, Associate Director, Education and Training, Australian Industry Group Presentation

Professor Kostas Mavromaras, Professorial Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute Presentation

About the Topic:
Australia invests significant resources in its vocational education and training system. How well does it develop the skills of our labour force and how successfully does it match skills to jobs to satisfy the needs of our economy? What more needs to be done to ensure that Australia’s skills base can be developed to support the future needs of Australia. What are the implications of the GFC for training policy and delivery?

Previous Forums

2008, 2007, 2006, 2005

Melbourne Institute Public Economics Forum
Monday 15 September 2008

Changing Economic Fortunes of Australian Families in the Long Boom

Date: Monday 15 September 2008
Time: 12.00 - 1.45pm
Location: Federation Ballroom South, Hyatt Hotel Canberra

Chair: Dr Jeff Harmer, Secretary, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

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

Topic:
The HILDA Survey provides the first set of data that tracks how the economic fortunes of Australian families have been changing over time: This forum will bring together three of the leading figures behind the development of the HILDA Survey. They will examine questions such as:

• Have the gains from the economic boom been shared equally? Who has done well and who has missed out?
• How have those on low incomes fared?
• What has happened to household wealth in recent years, and for who has it increased most and least?
• What are the sources of growth in wealth? How much has been in housing, superannuation, shares or changing debt levels?
• How have the retired and those approaching retirement age fared?

Melbourne Institute Public Economics Forum
Tuesday 24 June 2008

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

Date: Tuesday 24 June 2008
Time: 12.00 - 1.45pm
Location: Federation Ballroom South, Hyatt Hotel Canberra

Chair: Dr Jeff Harmer, Secretary, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

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

Melbourne Institute Public Economics Forum
Thursday 29 April 2008

Boosting the Labour Supply

Time: 12.00 - 1.45pm
Location: Centenary Ballroom, Hyatt Hotel Canberra

Chair: Dr Ken Henry, Secretary, Department of the Treasury

Speakers:
Dr Peter Burn, Associate Director, Public Policy, Australian Industry Group Presentation

Dr Andrew Leigh, Fellow, Economics Program, Research School of Social Sciences, The Australian National University Presentation

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

Melbourne Institute Public Economics Forum
Tuesday 27 November 2007

Housing Affordability: Is there Really a Crisis?

Date: Tuesday 27 November 2007
Time: 12.00 - 1.45pm
Location: Federation Ballroom North, Hyatt Hotel Canberra

Chair: Mr Gary Banks, Chairman, Productivity Commission

Speakers:
Dr Ron Silberberg, Managing Director, Housing Industry Association
Presentation

Mr Paul Braddick, Senior Economics, Group Economics, ANZ Banking Group
Presentation

Professor Stephen Sedgwick, Director, Melbourne Institute
Presentation

Melbourne Institute Public Economics Forum
Tuesday 11 September 2007

The Outlook for the Australian Economy

Date: Tuesday 11 September 2007
Time: 12.00 - 1.45pm
Location: Federation Ballroom South, Hyatt Hotel Canberra

Chair: Dr Ken Henry, Secretary, Department of the Treasury

Speakers:
Mr Michael Blythe, Chief Economist, Commonwealth Bank of Australia Presentation

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

Professor Guay Lim, Professorial Fellow, Melbourne Institute Presentation

Melbourne Institute Public Economics Forum
Tuesday 26 June 2007

Working Time and the Work-Life Balance

Date: Tuesday 26 June 2007
Time: 12.00 - 1.45pm
Location: Federation Ballroom North, Hyatt Hotel Canberra

Chair: Dr Peter Boxall, Secretary, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Speakers:
The Hon John von Doussa QC, President, 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

Melbourne Institute Public Economics Forum
Thursday 19 April 2007

Climate Change: Some Economic Policy Issues

Date: Thursday 19 April 2007
Time: 12.00 - 1.45pm
Location: Members' Dining Room, Old Parliament House

Chair: Dr Peter Boxall, Secretary, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Speakers:
Background Economic Issues and Some Lessons from the 'Stern Review'
Professor John Freebairn, Director, Melbourne Institute
Presentation

A Blueprint for Policy
Professor Warwick J. McKibbin, Executive Director, Centre of Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Australian National University and Professorial Fellow, Lowy Institute of International Policy
Presentation

Impacts on the Australian Economy of a Sharp Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Professor Philip Adams, Director, The Centre of Policy Studies, Monash University
Presentation

Melbourne Institute Public Economics Forum
Tuesday 21 November 2006

A Skilled Workforce for the Future

Date: Tuesday 21 November 2006
Time: 12.00 - 1.45pm
Location: Federation Ballroom South, Hyatt Hotel Canberra

Chair: Dr Ken Henry, Secretary, Department of the Treasury

Speakers:
Dr Peter Boxall, Secretary, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Professor Kostas Mavromaras, Professorial Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute Presentation

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

Melbourne Institute Public Economics Forum
Thursday 21 September 2006

The Dynamics of Economic and Social Change: Insights from HILDA

Date: Thursday 21 September 2006
Time: 12.00 - 1.45pm
Location: Federation Ballroom South, Hyatt Hotel Canberra

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

Melbourne Institute Public Economics Forum
Tuesday 11 July 2006

Are Deficits a Problem?

Date: Tuesday 11 July 2006
Time: 12.00 - 1.45pm
Location: Members' Dining Room, Old Parliament House

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 Melbourne Business School Presentation

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

Melbourne Institute Public Economics Forum
Tuesday 11 April 2006

Reforming the Health Care System: Lessons and Future Directions

Date: Tuesday 11 April 2006
Time: 12.00 - 1.45pm
Location: Federation Ballroom South, Hyatt Hotel Canberra

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

Professor Tony Scott, Professorial Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute Presentation

Mr Andrew Podger, National President, Institute of Public Administration Australia Presentation

Melbourne Institute Public Economics Forum
Tuesday 29 November 2005

Poverty and Opportunity: Measurement and Policy Issues

Date: Tuesday 29 November 2005
Time: 12.00 - 1.45pm
Location: Federation Ballroom South, Hyatt Hotel Canberra

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

Professor Bruce Headey, Principal Fellow, Melbourne Institute Presentation , Paper

Professor Peter Saunders, Social Policy Director, The Centre for Independent Studies

Professor Julian Disney, Director, Social Justice Project, Faculty of Law, The University of New South Wales

Melbourne Institute Public Economics Forum
Tuesday 6 September 2005

Innovation the Key to Productivity Growth

Date: Tuesday 6 September 2005
Time: 12.00 - 1.45pm
Location: Old Parliament House

Speakers:
Associate Professor Mark Crosby, Associate Professor, Melbourne Institute and Melbourne Business School Presentation
 
Dr Ian Heath, Director General, IP Australia Presentation
 
Dr Beth Webster, Principal Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute and the Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia Presentation
 
Proudly supported by the Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia (IPRIA)

Melbourne Institute Public Economics Forum
Tuesday 26 April 2005

Pre-Budget Assessment of the Economy and the Reform Agenda

Date: Tuesday 26 April 2005
Time: 12.00 - 1.45pm
Location: Federation Ballroom North, Hyatt Hotel Canberra

Speakers:
Professor John Freebairn, Director, Melbourne Institute, Presentation
 
Associate Professor Mark Crosby, Associate Professor, Melbourne Institute and the Melbourne Business School Presentation
 
Dr Chris Richardson, Director, Access Economics, Presentation
 
Professor Mark Wooden, Deputy Director, Melbourne Institute, Presentation