Program

WELCOME

Sunday 10th July

1700 – 1900

Welcome Reception

This social function is included in the cost of full registration, however, delegates MUST RSVP to indicate their attendance. Additional tickets can be purchased at $80 per person.

Location: Theatre Royal, 27-29 Campbell Street, Hobart (5-minute walk from conference venue)
Dress code: Smart casual

DAY ONE

Monday 11th July

0900 – 1040	Plenary Session One Grand Ballroom
0900 – 0930	Conference Opening Paul Blacklow Conference Convenor
	Chair: Danielle Wood, CEO, GRATTAN Institute
0930 – 1040	Keynote Speaker – Dr Angela Jackson How a Wellbeing Budget can address disadvantage and underpin a strong economy in the ‘new normal’ Dr Jackson is the lead economist at Impact Economics and Policy, with expertise in distributional analysis, labour markets, disability, health, gender, housing and fiscal policy. After starting her career as an economist at […]
1040 – 1110	Morning Refreshments
1110 – 1250	Concurrent Session One
	SS1: Behavioural Economics for Policy Session sponsor	Macroeconomic History & Policy	Education 1	Fuel	Productivity	Mental Health & Health Efficiency
	Grand Ballroom 1	Grand Ballroom 2	Grand Ballroom 3	Harbour View 1	Harbour View 2	Chancellor 4
	Co-Chairs: Stephen Whyte & Swee Hoon Chuah
	Stuart Crispin University of Tasmania	The Real Effects of Debt Covenants: Evidence from Australia Kim Nguyen Reserve Bank Of Australia	The Impact of Scholarships on TVET and Labor Outcomes in the Philippines Michael Cabalfin Asian Development Bank	Hydrogen Fuel for New Zealand’s Transport Sector Selena Sheng The University of Auckland	Collectivism and entrepreneurship Zhiming Cheng Macquarie University	An econometric investigation into the impact of external events on health conditions Catherine Gao Department Of Health
	Harry Greenwell Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet	Distributional National Accounts for Australia, 1991-2018 Nicolas Herault University Of Melbourne	Interpolating PISA Data with World Bank Development Indicators Hammed Oluwaseyi Musibau University Of Tasmania	Bang-for-buck: Australian evidence on the impact of zero emission vehicle purchase incentives Stephen Burgess Deloitte	The effect of R&D on firms’ performance: Europe vs. GCC Countries Mahmoud Abdellatif Qatar University	Societal Movement Restrictions and Adverse Mental Health Outcomes Alfredo Paloyo University Of Wollongong
	Uwe Dulleck Queensland University of Technology	Bracket creep and its fiscal impact Cameron Chisholm Parliamentary Budget Office	Does unsatisfactory subjective well-being of school children decrease their cognitive development skill? Nasa Yunren The University Of Adelaide	Fuel subsidization reforms in ASEAN countries Nam Foo Edith Cowan University/carec Institute -asian Development Bank	Quantifying Australia’s returns to innovation Mingji Liu Csiro Katherine Wynn Csiro	Socioeconomic factors associated with suicide in Australia: A focus on individual income and unemployment Dinith Marasinghe Australian National University Nicholas Biddle Australian National University
	Rebekah Russell-Bennett Queensland University of Technology	Australian Government Debt following Two World Wars and Six Economic Downturns Monique Champion Department Of The Treasury		Exploration of wind energy and green hydrogen production in New Zealand Le Wen The University of Auckland	The Effects of global economic policy uncertainty on global economy and BRIC economies Ekhlas Al-hajj University of Tasmania	Surfing in Australia: Internet Access and provision of health care Diana Contreras Suarez University Of Melbourne
1250 – 1350	Lunch Young Economists Network Meeting – Harbour View 1 Heads of Department Lunch (Invite ONLY) – Chancellor 5
1350 – 1505	Concurrent Session Two
	SS2: Financial Distress Indices for Australian Listed and Unlisted Companies	Health Efficiency & Outcomes 1	Behavioural & Experimental	Environmental 1	Monetary Policy 1	Young Economist Award 2020 & 2021
	Grand Ballroom 1	Grand Ballroom 2	Grand Ballroom 3	Harbour View 1	Harbour View 2	Chancellor 4
	Chair: Dan Daugaard
	Tom Smith Macquarie University	Evaluation of the Victorian Healthy Homes Program: a randomised controlled trial Lutfun Hossain University Of Technology Sydney Rosalie Viney University Of Technology Sydney	Behavioural economics and technology adoption in credence markets Stephen Whyte Queensland University Of Technology	Public Perceptions for the Reduction of Marine Plastics in Australian ‎Marine Waters Judith Mutuku University of Tasmania	Monetary policy rule when UIP conditions and policy trilemma do not hold: case of Nepal Guna Bhatta University of Wollongong	Stefanie Schurer University Of Sydney
	Luke Meehan Australian Securities and Investments Commission	Sources of specialist fee variation: an investigation using private health insurance claims data Jongsay Yong University Of Melbourne	Cooperation in the finitely repeated assignment game: an experiment utilising the strategy method Hugh Sibly Retired	Does distance impede scientific discourse? A case of environmental patents Aneeq Sarwar Ai Group	A Bank-Level Analysis of Interest Rate Pass-through in South Africa Matthew Greenwood University Of Melbourne	Markus Brueckner Australian National University
	Talei Parker Australian Bureau of Statistics	Random vs. Explained Inefficiency in SFA: The Case of Queensland Hospitals Zhichao Wang University Of Queensland	Investment Professionals Increase ESG Investment in Response to Optimistic Framing Danielle Kent Macquarie University
1505 – 1535	Afternoon Refreshments
1535 – 1715	Concurrent Session Three
	SS3: Covid 19 and the macroeconomy	Housing 1	Gender Wage Gap	Environmental 2	Modelling	Stocks & Stock Markets
	Grand Ballroom 1	Grand Ballroom 2	Grand Ballroom 3	Harbour View 1	Harbour View 2	Chancellor 4
	Co-Chairs: Joaquin Vespignani & Graeme Wells
	Global Macroeconomic Scenarios of the COVID19 Pandemic: How useful where the pre pandemic Scenarios? Warwick McKibbin Australian National University	Zoom towns: Housing Market Spillovers and Covid-19 Maria Yanotti University Of Tasmania	Children and the Gender Earnings Gap: Evidence for Australia Natasha Bradshaw Commonwealth Treasury Elif Bahar Treasury	Cementing Australia’s Future: Carbon impacts of cement production in the context of domestic and international decarbonisation policy and impacts for upstream and downstream industries Fiona Good Ninesquared	Analysis of Australia’s permanent migration program using Treasury’s Overlapping Generations Model of the Australian Economy Baily Hepple Commonwealth Treasury	Impact of COVID-19 related behavioural response on stock price volatility: an econometric investigation Chloe Burns Australian National University
	A gender lens on the workforce impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia Leonora Risse RMIT University	What’s the rush? New housing market absorption rate metrics reveal incentives to slow housing supply Cameron Murray The University Of Sydney	Gender Education Gap and Skill-Biased Structural Change Michelle Rendall Monash University	Meeting Minimal Paris Agreement Emissions Targets in an Intertemporal Global Energy and Trade Model Tom Kompas University of Melbourne	The Treasury Industry Model – a dynamic general equilibrium model of the Australian Economy Jack Jaensch Commonwealth Treasury	The economic stucture of a one-period security market Douglas McLeod Macquarie University
	The Effect of the COVID-19 Income Support Policies on Household Spending in Australia Nicole Adams e61 Institute	Flattening the curve? The property-price gradient in Sydney during the COVID-19 pandemic Nicholas Sheard Victoria University	Age, Period, Cohort Effects in the Gender Pay Gap in Australia Mustafa Kamal University of Tasmania Paul Blacklow University of Tasmania	Environmental Policies, Democratic Participation and Uncertainty Yasir Meya Khil Queensland University Of Technology	A Simple Model of Working From Home Matthew Jones Productivity Commission Mabel Andalón Productivity Commission
		High Frequency, High Fidelity: Constructing Daily Housing Price Indexes Shuya Yang Monash University	Gender differences in the relationship between labour market outcomes and wellbeing during COVID-19 Nicholas Biddle Australian National University		Spatial economic dynamics and transport project appraisal James Lennox Victoria University
1745 – 1830	Young Economists Debate and Pub Crawl – Harbour View 1

DAY TWO

Tuesday 12th July

0900 – 1040	Concurrent Session Four
	SS4: Expanding diversity and inclusion in economics: What is proving to work	Macroeconomics & Covid	Education 2	Capital, Infrastructure & Pensions	Firm Behaviour	Migrant Outcomes and Development
	Grand Ballroom 1	Grand Ballroom 2	Grand Ballroom 3	Harbour View 1	Harbour View 2	Chancellor 4
	Chair: Maria Yanotti
	Panel Discussion: Expanding diversity and inclusion in economics: What is proving to work Matthew Butlin South Australian Productivity Commission, Former ESA President Swee Hoon Chuah University of Tasmania Jacqui Dwyer Reserve Bank of Australia	Not So Super? An Analysis of the Australian Early Release of Superannuation Program Nicole Kagan Harvard University	Risk and Returns to Education Maria Jahromi Australian National University	Gaps in valuing sustainable and resilient infrastructure Jennifer Jenkins Infrastructure Australia	Misallocations and Markups: Evidence from Indian Manufacturing Yan Liang Deakin University	Household dietary diversity, food security and market access: A multi-indicator assessment using nationwide survey data from Sri Lanka Pilana Harshana Griffith University
		Unpacking the economic impacts of Covid-19 using a CGE modelling approach Janine Dixon Victoria University	Why have bachelor’s graduates’ real wages fallen? A machine learning approach Patrick Hartigan The Treasury	Retirement Eggs and Retirement Baskets Shanker Akshay University of Sydney	Incentives for Long-Shot Pharmaceutical Innovation Thomas Weber EPFL	Do public health programs make societies more equal? Cross-country evidence on subjective wellbeing inequality Ryan Dizon University Of Wollongong
		The COVID-19 shock and productivity-enhancing reallocation in Australia: Real-time evidence from Single Touch Payroll Jonathan Hambur Reserve Bank of Australia	The role of language proficiency in young immigrants’ educational performance and post-study specialisation. Thao Nguyen University Of Melbourne	Impacts from reducing the liquidity of private pensions Cain Polidano University Of Melbourne	Impacts of user-generated comments on price formation in cross-border e-commerce market: the case of infant formula in China Wenzhu Tang University Of Adelaide	The Hinge of the Golden Door: Labour Market Impacts of Immigrant Exclusion Dean Hoi University of Melbourne
		Digitalization and Exports: A case of Indian Manufacturing MSMEs Sugandha Huria Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Delhi Neha Jain Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Delhi		Does a rising risk premium contribute to Australia’s capital shallowing? Shane Evans Productivity Commission James Thiris Productivity Commission
1040 – 1115	Morning Refreshments
1115 – 1230	Plenary Session Two Grand Ballroom
	Chair: Michael Brennan, Productivity Commission
	Keynote Speaker – Hal Varian Nowcasting with Google Trends Hal R. Varian is the Chief Economist at Google. He started in May 2002 as a consultant and has been involved in many aspects of the company, including auction design, econometric analysis, […] Session Sponsor:
1230 – 1350 1300 – 1500	Lunch ESA Central Council Meeting – Chancellor 5
1350 – 1530	Concurrent Session Five
	SS5: Housing Policy, Trends and Spillovers	SS6: Macro and Energy Prices	Labour & Covid	Fisheries	Monetary Policy 2
	Grand Ballroom 1	Grand Ballroom 2	Grand Ballroom 3	Harbour View 1	Harbour View 2
	Chair: Maria Yanotti	Chair: Bao Nguyen
	Panel Discussion: Housing as a System considering its spillover effects on other social and economic issues, including discussion on the Falinski report Chris Leishman University of South Australia Peter Tulip Centre for Independent Studies Nicholas Proud PowerHousing Australia	Global Economic Impacts of Climate Shocks, Climate Policy and Changes in Climate Risk Assessment Warwick Mckibbin Australian National University	Return-to-Work Policies’ Clawback Regime and Labor Supply in Disability Insurance Programs Arezou Zaresani University Of Manitoba	Fish to Fight: How Do Fisheries Affect Conflicts in Indonesia? Satoshi Yamazaki University of Tasmania	Macroeconomics and Finance textbooks misrepresentations of Money and Banking: An alternative way to teach money and banking through balance sheets Frederique Bracoud The University Of Queensland
		Oil supply shock and fuel tax policy in Australia: insights from a dynamic CGE framework Locky Liu Victoria University	Lessons from COVID-19 for labour market policy in Australia Jeff Borland University Of Melbourne	Behavioural impact of marine protected areas in international waters Yifan Lu University of Tasmania	Mervyn King and Maynard Keynes on Money and Uncertainty Keiran Sharpe UNSW
			Gaming after Lockdowns: Return to the Slots Jenny Lye University Of Melbourne	The Impact of Disputed Exclusive Economic Zones on Fisheries in the South China Sea Himaushu Hardikar Deloitte	Assessing Australian Monetary Policy in the Twenty-First Century Isaac Gross Monash University

1530 – 1600	Afternoon Refreshments
1600 – 1715	Plenary Session Three Grand Ballroom
	Chair: Prof Alan Duncan, Director, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre
	Keynote Speaker – Martin Wolf CBE The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism Martin Wolf is Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator at the Financial Times, London. He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in 2000 for services to financial journalism. He […] Session Sponsor:
1900 – 2300	Conference Dinner The Conference Dinner includes the ESA Annual Awards presentation. The Conference Dinner fee is NOT included in the cost of full registration and tickets can be purchased at $155 per person during the online registration process. Location: AURA, Level 12 110 Liverpool Street Hobart (10-minute walk from the conference venue) Dress code: Cocktail With thanks to our Platinum Sponsors:

DAY THREE

Wednesday 13th July

	Concurrent Session Six
0900 – 1040	SS7: Water Policy and Management	FDI & Trade	Health, Education & Development	Welfare Payments	Econometrics	Shocks, Assets & Debt
	Grand Ballroom 1	Grand Ballroom 2	Grand Ballroom 3	Harbour View 1	Harbour View 2	Chancellor 4
	Chair: Darla Hatton Macdonald	Chair: Mala Raghavan
	Australian public preferences for water re-allocation in the Murray-Darling Basin Alec Zuo University of Adelaide	Exploring The Pull Factors of Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Economies: A Study using a Dynamic Panel Data Model Shah Mohammad Habibul Hasan University Of Tasmania	Returns of parental education on children’s development by cultural inheritance and ethnic background Ariun-Erdene Bayarjargal Australian National University	The effect of job search requirements on welfare receipt Ha Vu Deakin University	Measuring Real-Time Economic activity using Pedestrian Count Data Ashton De Silva RMIT University	The determinants of excess reserves in the banking system of Papua New Guinea Thomas Wangi Australian National University
	Water redistribution: explaining rankings, protests and willingness to pay Darla Hatton Macdonald University of Tasmania	Trade Linkages and Business Cycle Transmissions in Small Open East-Asian Markets Mala Raghavan University Of Tasmania	Sectoral labour choice and household welfare in emerging economies: The case of Vietnam Huyen Hoang The University Of New South Wales	A preliminary evaluation of the New Jobs Tax Credit. Sam Gow Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance	The Unit-effect Normalisation in Set-identified Structural Vector Autoregressions Matthew Read Reserve Bank Of Australia	Australia’s Productivity Performance Analysis Miethy Zaman Deakin University
		Trade Liberalisation and Manufacturing Productivity in Nepal: Examining A Small Open Developing Economy Amrit Pathak University Of New England	Look Ma, I’m Okay! Intergenerational Transfers of Health Umut Oguzoglu University Of Manitoba		Coding Practice in Economics: A Survey and Recommendations Joseph Hirschberg University Of Melbourne	Spillover Effects of Chinese Uncertainty Shocks Muhammadu Theseem Musthafa University Of Wollongong
		How climate change is shaping global foreign direct investment flows Anne-louise Knight Austrade	The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns on the health-related quality of life of people living with MS in Australia Glen Henson University of Tasmania		Multivariate Decompositions with Correlated Innovations Jing Tian University Of Tasmania
1040 – 1110	Morning Refreshments
1110 – 1250	Concurrent Session Seven
	SS8: Review of the RBA Session sponsor	Growth & Development	Household Behaviour	Energy Consumers Behaviour	Australian Firms	Housing 2
	Grand Ballroom 1	Grand Ballroom 2	Grand Ballroom 3	Harbour View 1	Harbour View 2	Chancellor 4
	Chair: Peter Martin
	Warwick McKibbin ANU	A Portfolio Approach to Economic Development: Evidence from a Regional Economy Safdar Khan City of Gold Coast & Bond University Susannah Stearman City of Gold Coast	Information Asymmetry & the Sexy Effect: The Example of the Health and Fitness Industry Hannah Altman Queensland University of Technology	Solar power consumer behaviour: Diminishing rebound effects or reinstations of the old habits? Empirical evidence from a developing country Luan Thanh Nguyen Griffith University	Market structure and competition: Mapping structural risk in ASIC’s regulatory remit Luke Meehan Asic	The impact of property taxes on prices for low- and high-density housing Jason Nassios Victoria University
	Danielle Wood Danielle Wood	The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on Economic Growth in Developing Economies: A Study Using a Dynamic Panel Data (DPD) Model Paul Blacklow University Of Tasmania	A chicken in every pot, a gym in every garage and cars on every street – observations from relative technology and CPI Expenditure Class price changes and implications for Electric Vehicle charging Robert Smith East Economics	A ‘striking consumer preference’ for large energy retailers James Owen Essential Services Commission	Domestic MNEs Pascalis Raimondos QUT	The Effect of Household Based and Neighbourhood Based Precarious Housing on Wellbeing Jack Hewton Curtin University
	Isaac Gross Monash University	The Shadow Economy and Its Impact on Economic Growth in Sri Lanka Sineth Kannangara Koralalage University of Western Australia	Biological influences on household time use Jane Wakeford Australian National University	Innovation, Differentiation, and Consumer Choice in the Victorian Retail Energy Market Andrew Rendall Essential Services Commission	Uncovering the Urban Advantage of Australian Firms: New Evidence from BLADE Data Elyse Dwyer E61 Institute	The effect of intergenerational wealth transfers on transitions up and down the housing ladder. Ryan Brierty Curtin University
	Sally Auld JB Were	Does poverty increase impatience? Empirical evidence from Vietnam for the new approach of poverty reduction, land and environment sustainable management policies in developing countries Khoa A Trinh University Of Otago	Sorting out sustainable food waste behaviour of households: A comprehensive survey of food waste disposal practices Trang Thi Thu Nguyen University Of Adelaide		Examining and Forecasting Financial Vulnerability for Australian Unlisted Firms Ha Nguyen Macquarie University Tom Smith Macquarie University Rui Xue Macquarie University	How Do Homes Transfer Across The Income Distribution? The Role of Supply Constraints James Hansen The University of Melbourne
1250 – 1350	Lunch Women Economics Network Lunch – Tasman Restaurant
1350 – 1505	Concurrent Session Eight
	SS9: Labour Markets and Worker Behaviour	Electricity Markets & Networks	Education & Gender
	Grand Ballroom 1	Grand Ballroom 2	Grand Ballroom 3
	Chair: Russell Ross
	Angela Jackson Impact Economics and Policy	Risk Preferences and the Reliability of Electricity Networks Mark Tocock University Of Tasmania	Gender and LGB Pay Gaps in the National Health Service Karen Mumford University of York
	Jeff Borland University of Melbourne	Investigating the Effect of Rebidding on Wholesale Electricity Prices in the Australian National Electricity Market Ali Ghahremanlou University Of Tasmania	Occupational Variation in Child Health and Gender Comparison Andilip Afroze QUT
	Saul Eslake Corinna Economic Advisory	Strategic Bidding of Electric Power Generating Companies: Evidence from the Australian National Electricity Market Ali Ghahremanlou University Of Tasmania	Duration modelling of education effects and gendered outcomes in the Australian labour market Rebecca Valenzuela Victorian Department Of Treasury And Finance
1505 – 1535	Afternoon Refreshments
1535 – 1715	Concurrent Session Nine
	SS10: Transforming the Australian Electricity Sector: Pressing and Emerging Issues	Inequality	Regional Skills	Parenting Payments & Leave	Miscellaneous
	Grand Ballroom 1	Grand Ballroom 2	Grand Ballroom 3	Harbour View 1	Harbour View 2
	Chair: Simon Bresnehan
	Bess Clark Marinus Link	Future wealth transfers and effects on inequality Rebecca Chin Productivity Commission	Aligning future supply with demand for VET graduates: A fine grained model of the Victorian labour market, VET system and transitions from education to employment Gerard Lind Victorian Skills Authority	Welfare reform of the parenting payment single (PPS): Employment and wage outcomes of PPS recipients Kristen Sobeck Australian National University	What next for Identity Economics? Ryk Bliszczyk Griffith University
	Bruce Mountain Victoria Energy Policy Centre	Effects of wealth transfers on wealth inequality and intergenerational wealth persistence Lawson Ashburner Productivity Commission	The Labour Market Matching Efficiency in Australian Regions Sean Kelly James Cook University	Does Social Assistance Disincentivise Employment, Job Formality, and Mobility? Learning from Past Unconditional Cash Transfer Programs in Indonesia Dyah Pritadrajati Australian National University	Queensland’s Titles Registry Trickery: a case study in dubious public finance practices Gene Tunny Adept Economics
	James Pirie Hydro Tasmania	The (In)Equalities of Human Mobility for Work and Play Steve Bickley Queensland University Of Technology	Utilising soft skills training to enhance work readiness Josh Reynolds Department Of Employment	Enhanced Parental Paid Leave – Why its Not Just Good for Mums Mary Clarke DXP Consulting	The economics of ‘Place’:- An Ageing in Place Perspective Sarah Sinclair RMIT University
		Income Distribution in a Dynamic Assignment Model Xueli Tang Deakin University	Regional Changes in Hours Worked and Local Income: 2020-21 Compared to 2014-19 Ian Manning National Institute Of Economic And Industry Research	Unlocking Tasmania’s Economic Potential Through Changes to Paid Parental Leave Preston Tsamassiros Deloitte Access Economics Hamish Burrell Deloitte Access Economics	Post-Industrial Society: An economic geography analysis Robert Cotgrove University Of Tasmania
1730 – 1855	Plenary Session Four Grand Ballroom
	Chair: Rana Roy, Consulting Economist
	Keynote Speaker – Prof Joseph Stiglitz Economic theory and policy post neoliberalism Joseph E. Stiglitz was born in Gary, Indiana, in 1943. A graduate of Amherst College, he received his PHD from MIT in 1967, became a full professor at Yale in 1970, and […] Session Sponsor:
1855	Event Close

WELCOME

DAY ONE

DAY TWO

DAY THREE

WELCOME

Sunday 10th July

Welcome Reception

DAY ONE

Monday 11th July

Keynote Speaker – Dr Angela Jackson How a Wellbeing Budget can address disadvantage and underpin a strong economy in the ‘new normal’

DAY TWO

Tuesday 12th July

Keynote Speaker – Hal Varian Nowcasting with Google Trends

Keynote Speaker – Martin Wolf CBE The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism

Conference Dinner

DAY THREE

Wednesday 13th July

Keynote Speaker – Prof Joseph Stiglitz Economic theory and policy post neoliberalism

Event Close

Keynote Speaker – Dr Angela Jackson
How a Wellbeing Budget can address disadvantage and underpin a strong economy in the ‘new normal’

Keynote Speaker – Hal Varian
Nowcasting with Google Trends

Keynote Speaker – Martin Wolf CBE
The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism

Keynote Speaker – Prof Joseph Stiglitz
Economic theory and policy post neoliberalism