Tuesday 16 September

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:

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

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 leadinf 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?

Monday 13 October 2008

Tuesday 2 December

Tuesday 1 July 2008

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Thursday 8 September, 2005

Speakers:

Wednesday 6 July, 2005

Speakers: