Monday 15 September 2008

To register:
Please fill in the registration form and fax to 03 8344 2111 or contact Penny Hope on
03 8344 2151 or p.hope@unimelb.edu.au

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

Associate Professor Bruce Headey, Principal Fellow, Melbourne Institute

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

About the 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?

Thursday 27 November 2008

Tuesday 24 June 2008

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

Thursday 29 April 2008

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

Tuesday 27 November 2007

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

Tuesday 11 September 2007

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

Tuesday 26 June, 2007

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

Thursday 19 April, 2007

Background Material

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

Tuesday 21 November, 2006

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

Thursday 21 September , 2006

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

Tuesday 11 July, 2006

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

Tuesday 11 April, 2006

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

Tuesday 29 November, 2005

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

Tuesday 6 September, 2005

Speakers:

Wednesday 6 July, 2005

Speakers:

Tuesday 26 April, 2005

Speakers: