Public Sector Economics Conference 2025
The Faculty of Business, Government and Law at the 天涯社区 and the APS Economics Community of Practice is pleased to bring you the Public Sector Economics Conference.
The conference will be held in person and take place in Canberra on Monday 10 November 2025.
This is a conference for federal and state-based public service economists and those working in the field of public sector economics, organised by the Chief Economists from across the APS. It is an opportunity to meet and reconnect with other economists from across the public service, see what others are working on, as well as present and showcase your work. The conference is a one-day event, run as a series of sessions and plenaries.
Conference Location
Ann Harding Conference Centre, Building 24 University Drive South, Bruce ACT, 2617
Conference Program
Program at a glance:
| Time | Main Room – Productivity | Seminar Room 1 – Labour Markets, Skills & Social Outcomes | Seminar Room 2 – Macroeconomy, Finance & System Resilience |
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| 9:00am – 10:15am | Conference Welcome and Tax Policy Panel |
| 10:15am – 10:45am | Morning tea |
| 10:45am – 12:45pm | Growth mindset – returning Australia to productivity growth Putting ideas to work: productivity and the IP system The productivity slowdown and what to do about it: The agriculture story Improving measurement of non-market sector productivity | Labour market and skills implications of Generative AI The impact of domestic violence on young women’s employment, education and mental health The construction of an experimental gender-based account for Australia Latest developments in household panel data sets | The impact of domestic violence on young women’s employment, educational and mental health outcomes Foresight in hindsight: evaluating Australia’s "Asian Century" GDP projections A stylised approach to modelling non-tariff measures in a CGE model Designed to be resilient: circular solutions to reduce economic risk |
| 12:45pm – 1:30pm | Lunch |
| 1:30pm – 2:30pm | Data and Research Panel: Bringing together data, research and economic policy to drive reform |
| 2:30pm – 3:30pm | Locked in or paid up? New evidence on non-compete clauses Young firms and their economic contribution Productivity and R&D insights from the Emerging Industries Database | Returns to education by field of study Tuition increases and university behaviour: theory and evidence on student enrolment | The future of cash in Australia Prompting for a better deal: understanding and overcoming barriers to financial product switching |
| 3:30pm – 4:00pm | Afternoon tea |
| 4:00pm – 5:00pm | Estimating the effect of energy efficiency on industry productivity Energy costs for industry | The importance of evaluating the impact of social housing: NSW Future Directions case study Tax-transfer policies and their impact on inequality in home ownership | Horizontal inequity of non-broad taxation Modelling reform packages for property, corporate and household taxes |
| 5:00pm – 5:30pm | Closing remarks and networking drinks |