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The COVID-19 pandemic has and continues to cause enormous loss of life around the world. By adopting a suppression strategy, along with a combination of public health and economic measures, Australia has avoided large scale deaths to the scale experienced in other countries and regions.

Economists continue to play an essential role in COVID-19 recovery and will help shape policy for the post-pandemic society. In a world with higher public spending and debt, coupled with more frequent shocks due to climate change, fiscal and monetary policies will become more important than ever.

The workshop will demonstrate a solution using MATLAB and attendees follow along with engineer Bradley Horton from MATLAB (via Zoom) to explore the topics during the workshop. Attendees from the School of Economics can do exercises together in the computer lab of Building 39-203.

Join us virtually for the inaugural UQ Economics Thought Leadership event to hear experts in economic policy deliver their analysis and insights on how to improve wellbeing and overcome Indigenous disadvantage through economic participation.

The theme of the conference this year is Teaching Design for Cooperative Learning. Papers on this topic are encouraged, but submissions on any aspect of Economics Education are welcome too.

UQ staff and higher degree by research students are invited to register for an exciting career development and networking session, hosted by the UQ Women in Business, Economics and Law (BEL) Network.

Join us at this free workshop on performance measurement showcasing research conducted by economic academics and adjunct members of the CEPA group. Each presentation will discuss the latest developments in the field with emphasis on its applications to related disciplines and government policy.

Professor Alicia Rambaldi delivers the 2019 Colin Clark Memorial Lecture on how international comparison methods have evolved to adapt to our ever-changing global environment.

While the UK evidence suggests that a sugar tax is associated with reducing the purchases of sugar-sweetened beverages, there are a number of questions that remain. Presented by Richard Smith,Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor for the University of Exeter Medical School, and Professor of Health Economics