Seminars - School of Economics - University of Queensland

The School of Economics run a regular seminar program to enable our academic staff and higher degree by research students to keep abreast of the latest research topics and interact with international, national and internal experts in the field. There are six types of seminar series with its own academic coordinator: Applied Economics, Econometrics Colloquium, Economic Theory, Macroeconomics, Centre for Unified Behavioural and Economic Sciences (CUBES) and Brown Bag.

2026 Seminar Coordinators

Applied Economics – Yaying Zhou
Brown Bag -Todd Morris
Centre for Unified Behavioural and Economic Sciences (CUBES) – Zachary Breig
Econometrics – Mohamad Khaled
Economic Theory –Kun Zhang
Macroeconomics –Andres Bellofatto

View upcoming 2026 seminars

Applied Economics Seminar Series

Centre for Unified Behavioural and Economic Sciences e-seminars

Econometrics Colloquium Seminar Series

Economic Theory Seminar Series

Macroeconomics Seminar Series

School Seminar Series

Past Seminars

Taxing Externalities Without Hurting the Poor

4 October 2023 10:00am–11:30am

in Centre for Unified Behavioural and Economic Sciences (CUBES) e-seminars

Presented by Prof Philipp Strack, Yale University

Banking concentration and loan market power in the presence of private information

29 September 2023 2:00pm–4:00pm

in School Seminar Series

Presented by Prof Mei Dong, The University of Melbourne

The Coherence Side of Rationality: Rules of thumb, narrow bracketing, and managerial incoherence in corporate forecasts

28 September 2023 4:00pm–5:30pm

in Applied Economics Seminar Series

Presented by Dr Pamela Giustinelli, Bocconi University

An Efficient, Computationally Tractable School Choice Mechanism

27 September 2023 11:00am–12:15pm

in Economic Theory Seminar Series

Presented by Dr Shino Takayama, The University of Queensland

The Macroeconomic Consequences of Exchange Rate Depreciations

26 September 2023 9:30am–10:45am

in Macroeconomics Seminar Series

Presented by Dr Masao Fukui, Boston University

Estimation and Inference in Games of Incomplete Information with Unobserved Heterogeneity and Large State Space

20 September 2023 1:30pm–3:00pm

in Econometrics Colloquium Seminar Series

Presented by Dr Xuetao Shi, The University of Sydney

Deciphering Suboptimal Updating: Structure, Sequencing, and Complexity

20 September 2023 10:00am–11:30am

in Centre for Unified Behavioural and Economic Sciences (CUBES) e-seminars

Presented by Prof Marina Agranov, Caltech

Are Targeted Marketing Schemes Effective in Stimulating Retirement Savings?

14 September 2023 9:30am–11:00am

in Applied Economics Seminar Series

Presented by A/Prof Cain Polidano, The University of Melbourne

Optimal Information and Security Design

13 September 2023 11:00am–12:15pm

in Economic Theory Seminar Series

Presented by Dr Nicolas Inostroza, University of Toronto

Does Climate Sensitivity Differ Across Regions? A Varying-Coefficient Approach

6 September 2023 1:30pm–3:30pm

in Econometrics Colloquium Seminar Series

Presented by Dr Wei Wei, Monash University

Contests with Negative Prize: An Experimental Investigation

6 September 2023 10:00am–11:30am

in Centre for Unified Behavioural and Economic Sciences (CUBES) e-seminars

Presented by Dr Jingjing Zhang, RMIT University

Keep Me In, Coach: The Short- and Long-Term Effects of Targeted Academic Coaching

1 September 2023 2:00pm–4:00pm

in School Seminar Series

Presented by A/Prof Stefanie Fischer, Monash University

Combating Algorithmic Collusion: A Mechanism Design Approach

30 August 2023 11:00am–12:15pm

in Economic Theory Seminar Series

Presented by Dr Soumen Banerjee, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

Gaussian Transforms Modeling and the Estimation of Distributional Regression Functions

25 August 2023 2:00pm–4:00pm

in School Seminar Series

Presented by A/Prof Sami Stouli, University of Bristol

Using Arguments to Persuade

23 August 2023 10:00am–11:30am

in Centre for Unified Behavioural and Economic Sciences (CUBES) e-seminars

Presented by A/Prof Stephanie Wang, University of Pittsburgh

(Soft-)Commitment vs. Feedback

18 August 2023 2:00pm–4:00pm

in School Seminar Series

Presented by A/Prof Xiaojian Zhao, Monash University

“Growing Pains” in China’s Social Security System

17 August 2023 9:30am–11:00am

in Applied Economics Seminar Series

Presented by Dr Xincheng Qiu, W.P Carey School of Business, Arizona State University

Households’ Ability to Adjust Spending and Attention to the Central Bank

15 August 2023 9:30am–10:45am

in Macroeconomics Seminar Series

Presented by Prof Hibiki Ichiue, Keio University

Learning from Unreliable Information

14 August 2023 11:00am–12:15pm

in Economic Theory Seminar Series

Presented by Wanying (Kate) Huang, California Institute of Technology

Communication with biased intermediators

11 August 2023 2:00pm–4:00pm

in School Seminar Series

Presented by Dr Francisco Silva, Deakin University

The social contract in miniature: Virtual Bargaining and the theory of joint action, meaning and the foundations of culture

9 August 2023 5:00pm–6:30pm

in Centre for Unified Behavioural and Economic Sciences (CUBES) e-seminars

Presented by Prof Nick Chater, The University of Warwick

Circularity test and measurement of productivity

4 August 2023 2:00pm–4:00pm

in School Seminar Series

Presented by A/Prof Hideyuki Mozobuchi, Doshisha University

Institutional Drift, Property Rights, and Economic Development: Evidence from Historical Treaties

3 August 2023 9:00am–11:15am

in Applied Economics Seminar Series

Presented by A/Prof Donn Feir, University of Victoria

Scaling Auctions As Insurance: A Case Study In Infrastructure Procurement

2 August 2023 11:00am

in Economic Theory Seminar Series

Presented by Dr Shoshana Vasserman, Stanford Graduate School of Business

Aggregate Uncertainty, HANK, and the ZLB

1 August 2023 9:30am–10:45am

in Macroeconomics Seminar Series

Presented by Dr Marcel Peruffo, The University of Sydney

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Seminars 2026

Month	Day	Seminar	Speaker
April	Wednesday 1st	Centre for Unified Behavioural and Economic Sciences	Prof Adam Sanjurjo (Universidad de Alicante)
March	Tuesday 31st	Economic Theory	Dr Francisco Poggi (Mannheim University)
	Friday 27th	Macroeconomics	Prof Henry Siu (The University of British Columbia)
	Thursday 26th	Applied Economics	A/Prof Huailu Li (Fudan University)
	Wednesday 25th	Economic Theory	Prof Andriy Zapechelnyuk (University of Edinburgh)
	Monday 23rd	Centre for Unified Behavioural and Economic Sciences	Dr Sili Zhang (LMU Munich)
	Friday 20th	Brown Bag	Dr Elcin Tuzel / Prof KK Tang (The University of Queensland)
	Tursday 19th	Economic Theory	Prof John Riley (UCLA)
	Tursday 19th	Applied Economics	Prof Libertad González (Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Barcelona School of Economics)
	Wednesday 18th	Econometrics Colloquium	Prof Yuya Sasaki (Vanderbilt University)
	Friday 13th	Brown Bag	Dr Todd Morris (The University of Queensland)
	Wednesday 11th	Centre for Unified Behavioural and Economic Sciences	Prof P.J. Healy (The Ohio State University)
	Friday 6th	Applied Economics	Dr Claudio Labanca (Monash University)
	Tuesday 3rd	Macroeconomics	Prof Ryo Horii (The University of Osaka)
Febraury	Friday 27th	Applied Economics	Dr Eric Zitzewitz (Dartmouth College)
	Thursday 26th	Macroeconomics	Dr Pierre-Daniel Sarte (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond)
	Wednesday 25th	Centre for Unified Behavioural and Economic Sciences	Prof Mónica Capra (Claremont Graduate University)
	Tuesday 24th	Macroeconomics	A/Prof Sylvia Xiao (Peking University)
	Friday 13th	Applied Economics	Prof Alessandro Saia (University of Bologna)