The PhD Conference in Economics and Business is an annual event that brings together students and academics from most Australian universities, as well as some overseas institutions. It was first initiated in 1987 by the Business School of the University of Western Australia. The conference is jointly underwritten by a network of six prestigious Australian universities, with UNSW Sydney adding itself as the sixth just this year.

The conference begins on Wednesday 31 October with a Welcome BBQ at 5pm. The first full day of the conference will consist of student talks and a keynote presentation by Ian Harper, Dean of the University of Melbourne Business School, followed by the conference Dinner at the Prince Henry Centre overlooking the coastline of Little Bay. Day 2 will begin with the remaining student talks and will conclude with voting and an award ceremony for the Best Student Paper and Best Discussant. Morning and afternoon teas, lunches, the Welcome BBQ and the Conference Dinner are all included in this event.

The basic objective of the conference is to help with the training of promising doctoral students by giving them the opportunity to gain feedback on and exposure for their research. It also enables PhD students to meet with their peers and to make contact with senior academics and researchers with similar interests, as well as acting as an informal job market whereby students can demonstrate their abilities and attract attention to their prospects.

The format of the conference has remained true to the original concept whereby each student is assigned a discussant to comment on their research paper. The discussants, who are specially chosen to match the subject matter of the papers, include an impressive list of senior researchers with extensive experience in supervision. This highlights an important feature of the conference which is the outstanding quality of the feedback given to the students by the discussants and other participants. Additionally, the conference showcases research projects in both economics and finance, something that is rare in Australia.

Registration

There is no registration fee. Please Register Here

Registrations close Tuesday 30 October 2018

Host Institution

The conference is hosted by UNSW Business School

Partner Institutions

• Australian National University
• The University of Melbourne
• Monash University
• The University of Queensland
• The University of Western Australia

Sponsors

UNSW Sydney gratefully acknowledges financial support from:

• Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
• Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
• The Economic Society of Australia
• Frontier Economics P/L
• Reserve Bank of Australia