Events
The Centre for Applied Economic Research (CAER) holds several events each year. In this section you can find out more about upcoming events or download papers and programs from past events.
Past events
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25 November 2022 (Hybrid event)
The Economic Measurement Initiative of the Centre for Applied Economic Research hosted its听twenty-second annual international workshop.
The aim of the workshop is to create a genuine engagement between academics, statistical agency听researchers, government policy makers and industry representatives from all around the world, leading to an improved understanding of economic measurement and the potential impact on policy.
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Prospects for a Post-pandemic Productivity Boom
11 November 2022 (Online event)
Featuring a presentation by Chad Syverson (University of Chicago), this Workshop examines the potential for a post-pandemic productivity recovery, reversing the productivity slowdown experienced across industrialised countries since the mid-2000s.
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November 26, 2021- Online Event
The Economic Measurement Initiative of the Centre for Applied Economic Research is hosting its听twenty-first annual international workshop.
The aim of the workshop is to create a genuine engagement between academics, statistical agency听researchers, government policy makers and industry representatives from all around the world, leading to an improved understanding of economic measurement and the potential impact on policy.
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October 29, 2021 - Online Event
The Covid-19 pandemic and associated public health restrictions have听significantly changed aspects of the economy.听
This听Workshop听presents papers which use innovative data sources and methods to gain a better understanding of the impact of the pandemic on the cost of living, the diet of different socioeconomic groups, and productivity.
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September 24, 2021- Online Event
The Covid-19 pandemic and associated public health restrictions have significantly changed aspects of the economy. These changes have challenged existing measures of economic activity.
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November 27, 2020, Sydney Australia
The Economic Measurement Initiative of the Centre for Applied Economic Research is hosting its twentieth听annual international workshop, supported by the UNSW Business School, the School of Economics and the Australian Research Council
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February 13, 2020, Sydney Australia
The听Business Longitudinal Analysis Data Environment (BLADE)听is an ABS microdata product that combines tax data from businesses with information from ABS surveys and other government sources to provide a comprehensive research base on Australian businesses and the economy.
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December 5-6, 2019, Sydney Australia
The Economic Measurement Initiative of the Centre for Applied Economic Research is hosting its nineteenth annual international workshop, supported by the UNSW Business School, the School of Economics and the Australian Research Council.
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November 29-30, 2018, Sydney Australia
The Economic Measurement Initiative of the Centre for Applied Economic Research is hosting its eighteenth annual international workshop, supported by the UNSW Business School, the School of Economics and the Australian Research Council.
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December 1, 2017, Sydney Australia
The Economic Measurement Initiative of the Centre for Applied Economic Research is hosting its seventeenth annual international workshop, supported by the UNSW Business School, the School of Economics and the Australian Research Council.
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December 2, 2016, Sydney Australia
The Economic Measurement Initiative of the Centre for Applied Economic Research hosted its sixteenth annual international workshop on December 2, 2016 at Theatre LG05, Tyree Energy Technologies Building (TETB), UNSW main campus. The event was supported by the UNSW Business School, the School of Economics and the Australian Research Council.
Program
Papers & presentations
Paul Schreyer, OECD
鈥淢easuring GDP in a Digitalised Economy鈥Kevin Fox, UNSW
鈥淭he Digital Economy, GDP and Consumer Welfare鈥Marcel van Kints, Australian Bureau of Statistics
鈥淓nhancing Australia鈥檚 CPI鈥Prasada Rao, University of Queensland
鈥淪patial Chaining and Weighted GEKS methods for International Comparisons of Prices and Real Expenditures鈥Ken Clements, University of Western Australia
鈥淓ngel鈥檚 Law, Diet Diversity and the Quality of Food Consumption鈥Yu (Eric) Sheng, ABARES
鈥淐ross-regional Comparison of Agricultural TFP in Australian Broadacre Industry: Climate Change and Its Impact鈥Derek Burnell, Australian Bureau of Statistics
鈥淧roductivity Growth Cycles at Industry Level鈥Erwin Diewert, UBC & UNSW
鈥淒ecomposing Value Added Growth Over Sectors into Explanatory Factors鈥 -
September 6, 2016, Sydney Australia
The Real Estate Initiative of the Centre for Applied Economic Research hosted its second annual Real Estate Symposium on September 6, 2016 at the Tyree Room, Scientia Conference and Events Centre, John Niland Scientia building, UNSW main campus. The event was supported by the UNSW Business School, RF Capital and the Australian Research Council.
Program
Real estate Symposium 2016 Program
Papers & presentations
Fred Hilmer, Professor and former Vice Chancellor, UNSW
鈥淐ompetition Policy and Real Estate鈥Tim Lawless, Research Director, Asia Pacific, CoreLogic
鈥淭he Outlook for Sydney Dwelling Values: Affordability, Supply Levels and Rental Markets鈥Peter Jolly, Global Head of Research - Fixed Income, Currencies & Commodities Product & Markets, National Australia Bank
鈥淗ow Overpriced are Australian Dwellings? 鈥 An application of Tobin鈥檚 q鈥Glenn Otto, UNSW Business School
鈥淗ow Connected are Australia鈥檚 Major Housing Markets?鈥Alicia Rambaldi, University of Queensland
鈥淭he Value of Urban Land: Tax Revenue and Beyond鈥Nigel Stapledon, UNSW Business School
鈥淥ptions for Value Capture鈥 -
December 4, 2015, Sydney Australia
The Economic Measurement Initiative of the Centre for Applied Economic Research hosted its 15th annual international workshop on听December 4, 2015听at the Pioneer International Theatre, UNSW Conference and Residential Centre, AGSM Building, UNSW main campus. The event was supported by the UNSW Business School, the School of Economics and the Australian Research Council.
Program
Papers & presentations
Erwin Diewert, University of British Columbia and UNSW
"Output Growth and Inflation across Space and Time"Carl Obst, University of Melbourne
鈥淐ompleting the Picture: Bringing Ecosystem Services into MFP鈥Ulrich Kohli, University of Geneva
"Explaining Total Factor Productivity"Cameron Dark, UNSW
鈥淥ptimal Inflation Measures for Targeting under Sectoral Heterogeneity鈥Amani Elnasri, UNSW
鈥淎ssessing Adequacy of Knowledge Capital Investment鈥Owen Gabbitas, Productivity Commission
鈥淩econciling Projected Capital Deepening with Historical Estimates鈥 -
January 30, 2015, Sydney Australia
The Health Economic Group of the Centre for Applied Economic Research (CAER) held its 12th annual Summer Workshop on听January 30, 2015听at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
- View the听2015 workshop program
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September 8, 2015, Sydney Australia
The Real Estate Initiative of the Centre for Applied Economic Research hosted its inaugural annual Real Estate Symposium on September 8, 2015 at the Boral Lecture Theatre, UNSW Conference and Residential Centre, AGSM Building, UNSW main campus. The event was supported by the UNSW Business School, RF Capital and the Australian Research Council.
Program
Papers & presentations
Luci Ellis, Head of Financial Stability, Reserve Bank of Australia
鈥淧roperty Markets and Financial Stability: What We Know So Far鈥David Rees, Regional Director & Head of Research Australasia, JLL
鈥淭hree Unresolved Problems in Commercial Real Estate鈥Stephen McNabb, Head of Research, CBRE - Australia Research
鈥淐apital Attraction 鈥 the Rise of Australia as an Investment Destination鈥Nigel Stapledon, CAER - UNSW Business School
鈥淩ent-Price Ratios in Sydney and Melbourne LGAs 1986-2014鈥Harley Dale, Chief Economist, Housing Industry Association
鈥淕auging Demand and Supply Balance in the Australian Housing Market鈥Maggie Hu, UNSW Business School
鈥淐ultural Distance and House Prices: the Australian Market鈥Glenn Otto, UNSW Business School
鈥淓xplosive Behaviour in Australian Housing Markets: Rational bubbles or not?鈥Warwick Jones, Director, Bureau of Infrastructure Transport and Regional Economics
鈥淕lobalisation and the Effects on Australian Housing Markets鈥 -
December 5, 2014, Sydney Australia
The Economic Measurement Initiative of the Centre for Applied Economic Research hosted its fourteenth annual international workshop on听December 5, 2014听at the Pioneer International Theatre, UNSW Conference and Residential Centre, AGSM Building, UNSW main campus.
Program
Papers &听presentations
Paul Schreyer, Deputy Director of Statistics, OECD
鈥淭he OECD Inclusive Growth Framework: First Results and Plans for the Future鈥Ulrich Kohli, University of Geneva
鈥淲ho Gains Most from Trade?鈥Yu (Eric) Sheng, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences
鈥淐ross-country Consistent Estimation of Agricultural Productivity: The Superlative vs. the Quantity-based Index Approach鈥Kevin Fox, UNSW 补苍诲听Erwin Diewert, UBC & UNSW
鈥淢oney and the Measurement of Total Factor Productivity鈥Jan de Haan, Statistics Netherlands & Delft University of Technology
鈥淎ccounting for Spatial Variation of Land Prices in Hedonic Imputation House Price Indexes鈥Glenn Otto, UNSW
"The Elasticity of Housing Supply in NSW"Nigel Stapledon, UNSW
鈥淐apital City Price-to-Rent Ratios in Australia - An In-depth Look at Melbourne鈥 -
August 6, 2014, Sydney Australia
Professor Richard Holden, co-director of the CAER Law & Economics Initiative, has won the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA) Panel B award for Early Career Research. In celebration of this great achievement the Centre for Applied Economic Research (CAER) at UNSW in conjunction with the ASSA organized a public lecture event on August 6th 2014. At this event Professor Holden brilliantly presented an interesting lecture on 鈥淣ew Perspectives on the Law and Economics of Elections鈥.
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January 31, 2014, Sydney Australia
The CAER Health Economics Group held its 11th Summer Workshop in the Economics of Health and Ageing on听31 January 2014听at the Crown Plaza Hotel, Coogee Beach, Sydney.
- View the听2014 Workshop program
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November 28-29, 2013, Sydney Australia
The Economic Measurement Initiative of the Centre for Applied Economic Research hosted its thirteenth annual international workshop on November 28-29, 2013 at The Sebel Peir One, Dawes Point, Sydney. The event was supported by the UNSW Business School, Australian Bureau of Statistics, the Productivity Commission and the Australian Research Council.
Program
EMG Workshop 2013 Program
Papers & presentations
Marshall Reinsdorf,听U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
鈥淎 Test of Hedonic Price Indexes for Imports鈥Iqbal Syed, UNSW
鈥淗edonic Price Indexes for High Tech Products鈥Jonathan Haskel, Imperial College Business School
鈥淐onstructing a Price Deflator for R&D: Calculating the Price of Knowledge Investments as a Residual鈥Dan Sichel, Wellesley College
鈥淚s the Information Technology Revolution Over?鈥- Presentation
Wojciech Szewczyk, European Commission, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies and Russel Cooper, UNSW, Canberra
鈥淭he Ubiquitous Internet, ICT Productivity and Household Economic Welfare鈥Cristian Rotaru听补苍诲听Franklin Soriano, Australian Bureau of Statistics
鈥淔lexible Working Arrangements, Collaboration, ICT, and Innovation: A Panel Data Analysis鈥- Background paper听
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Jason Potts, RMIT University 补苍诲听Stuart Cunningham, QUT
鈥淒igital Media and Content Industries: A study of the impact on household production鈥Emili Tortosa-Ausina, Universitat Jaume I, Spain
鈥淏anking Integration Indicators: Is Full Integration Desirable?鈥- Presentation
Prasada Rao, University of Queensland
鈥淧urchasing Power Parities, Price Levels and Measures of Regional and Global Inflation鈥- Background paper听
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Derek Burnell听补苍诲听Ken Ren, Australian Bureau of Statistics
鈥淢easuring Natural Resources for Australia鈥檚 Mining Indust鈥
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Kenneth Clements, University of Western Australia
鈥淯nderstanding New Resource Projects鈥Jan de Haan, Statistics Netherlands and Delft University of Technology
鈥淥nline Data, Fixed Effects and the Construction of High-Frequency Price Indexes鈥Chihiro Shimizu, Reitaku University
鈥淪eparating the Age Effect from a Repeat Sales Index: Land and structure decomposition鈥- 听Background paper
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Robert Hill听补苍诲听Michael Scholz, University of Graz
鈥淚ncorporating Geospatial Data into House Price Indexes: A Hedonic Imputation Approach with Splines鈥 -
January 31, 2013, Sydney Australia
The Health Economic Group of the Centre for Applied Economic Research (CAER) held its tenth annual Summer Workshop on January 31 and February 1, 2013 at the Coogee Crowne Plaza Hotel, Sydney.