The Economic Society of Australia (ESA) is the peak body for Australian

economist An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this field there are ...

s. It was established in 1925 and has branches in all states and the ACT. The current president is Matthew Butlin from Victoria The ESA gives the Young Economist Award every two years to recognise the contributions of an economist under the age of 40. Previous winners have included the Hon Dr Andrew Leigh, Professor Paul Frijters, and Professor Joshua Ganns. The ESA also hosts an eminent speaker series, which has included talks from

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, Professor Jagdish Bhagwati, Joseph Stiglitz, Mary Morgan among many others. It produces two major publications ''The Economic Record'' (1925- ) and ''Economic Papers''.

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