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

Disentangling Exploration from Exploitation

15 November 2023 10:00am–11:30am

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

Presented by Prof Leeat Yariv, Princeton University

The Virtuous Cycle between Skills and Technology

9 November 2023 2:00pm–3:30pm

in Applied Economics Seminar Series

Presented by Prof Sascha Becker, Monash University

Microfoundations of Myersonian Common Knowledge and Implications for Incomplete Information Core

8 November 2023 2:00pm–4:00pm

in School Seminar Series

Presented by Prof Hülya Eraslan, Rice University

On Loss Aversion

7 November 2023 2:00pm–4:00pm

in School Seminar Series

Presented by Prof Erik Snowberg, The University of Utah

Taxation and Sources of Inequality

7 November 2023 9:30am–10:45am

in Macroeconomics Seminar Series

Presented by A/Prof Yena Park, Seoul National University

Scarcity of Ideas and Optimal R&D Policy

27 October 2023 2:00pm–4:00pm

in School Seminar Series

Presented by Dr Nisvan Erkal, The University of Melbourne

Stigma, Temptation, & Self-checkout: The Effect of Self-checkout Register Adoption on Purchasing Decisions

26 October 2023 9:30am–11:00am

in Applied Economics Seminar Series

Presented by Dr Becca Taylor, The University of Sydney

Improving Information Acquisition in School Choice

25 October 2023 10:00am–11:15am

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

Presented by Dr Siqi Pan, The University of Melbourne

Labor Market Sorting and Social Security in Developing Countries

24 October 2023 9:30am–10:45am

in Macroeconomics Seminar Series

Presented by Dr Han Gao, University of New South Wales

Intensity-efficient Allocations

23 October 2023 2:00pm–3:30pm

in Economic Theory Seminar Series

Presented by Prof Georgios Gerasimou, University of Glasgow

Towards a General Theory of Peer Effects

20 October 2023 2:00pm–4:00pm

in School Seminar Series

Presented by Prof Yves Zenou, Monash University

Nonparametric Estimation of Large-Dimensional Binary Choice Models

18 October 2023 1:30pm–3:00pm

in Econometrics Colloquium Seminar Series

Presented by Dr Guo Yan, University of Melbourne

The Complexity of Economic Decisions

18 October 2023 9:00am–10:30am

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

Presented by Prof Xaiver Gabaix, Harvard University

Heterogeneous Labor Market Response to Monetary Policy: Small Versus Large Firms

13 October 2023 2:00pm–4:00pm

in School Seminar Series

Presented by Prof Aarti Singh, University of Sydney

Unobserved Networks and Common Factors in Macroeconomic Fluctuations

12 October 2023 9:30am–11:00am

in Applied Economics Seminar Series

Presented by Dr Jorge Miranda-Pinto, The University of Queensland

How Informed Do You Want Your Principal To Be?

11 October 2023 10:00am–11:15am

in Economic Theory Seminar Series

Presented by Prof Rahul Deb, University of Toronto

Nursing Homes in Equilibrium: Implications for Long-term Care Policies

10 October 2023 9:30am–10:45am

in Macroeconomics Seminar Series

Presented by Prof Tatyana Koreshkova, Concordia University

An Axiomatic Characterization of Draft Rules

6 October 2023 2:00pm–4:00pm

in School Seminar Series

Presented by Dr Ivan Balbuzanov, The University of Melbourne

Identification and Forecasting of Bull and Bear Markets using Multivariate Returns

4 October 2023 1:30pm–3:00pm

in Econometrics Colloquium Seminar Series

Presented by Dr Yong Song, The University of Melbourne

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

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Seminars 2026

Month	Day	Seminar	Speaker
March	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)
	Wednesday 25th	Centre for Unified Behavioural and Economic Sciences	Prof Mónica Capra (Claremont Graduate University)
	Tuesday 24th	Macroeconomics	A/Prof Sylvia Xiao (Peking University)
	Monday 23rd	Macroeconomics	Dr Pierre-Daniel Sartre (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond)
	Friday 13th	Applied Economics	Prof Alessandro Saia (University of Bologna)