Melbourne Institute Public Economics Forum in Canberra

Tuesday 14 September 2010

Macroeconomic Policy Challenges: Dilemmas for the New Australian Government

Date: Tuesday 14 September 2010
Venue: Federation Ballroom North, Hyatt Hotel Canberra

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

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 207 KB]

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Tuesday 27 July 2010

Finding the best model to exploit Australia’s inventive talent

Date: Tuesday 27 July 2010
Time: 12.00 - 1.45pm
Location: Federation Ballroom, Hyatt Hotel Canberra

Chair: Mr Philip Noonan, Director General, IP Australia

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

About the Topic
What is the best business model for a small, isolated economy with considerable R&D talent? Do we attempt to commercialise on-shore or license to overseas experts? If the latter, what is the best strategy for ensuring that we receive an equitable return? If the former, how can we do this better? In this forum, we bring together the business expert (Terry Stinson, CEO Orbital), the IP expert (Terry Healy, Specialist Counsel, CSIRO wireless patent litigation) and innovation economist (Beth Webster, Director, Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia) to explore this issue.

Tuesday 13 April 2010

Retirement Savings

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

Monday 23 November 2009

Re-setting Priorities in Health Reform

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

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

Wednesday 10 June 2009

Work, Family and the Economic Crisis

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]

Thursday 19 March 2009

Getting the Skills Australia Needs

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

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Monday 15 September 2008

Changing Economic Fortunes of Australian Families in the Long Boom

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

Tuesday 24 June 2008

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

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

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

Tuesday 27 November 2007

Housing Affordability: Is there Really a Crisis?

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

The Outlook for the Australian Economy

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

Working Time and the Work-Life Balance

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

Climate Change: Some Economic Policy Issues

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

A Skilled Workforce for the Future

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

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

Tuesday 11 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 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

Reforming the Health Care System: Lessons and Future Directions

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

Poverty and Opportunity: Measurement and Policy Issues

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

Innovation the Key to Productivity Growth

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
 

Tuesday 26 April 2005

Pre-Budget Assessment of the Economy and the Reform Agenda

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