Economics Seminar Series

Economics Seminar Series

  • 17 Apr 2026 - 05 Jun 2026
  • FREE
  • Melbourne City
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Our Economics Seminar Series showcases a diverse range of research across key areas of economics, providing a platform for engaging with cutting-edge ideas and ongoing academic debates.

This event includes our regular fortnightly seminars, where invited speakers present their latest work to the RMIT community.

All staff, students, and interested members of the public are warmly welcome to attend. The series aims to foster an inclusive and collaborative research environment, encouraging discussion and the exchange of ideas across disciplines.

Please refer below for the full schedule of upcoming seminars. For any enquiries, please contact Dr. Xueting Wang or Dr. Uzma Afzal.

No registration needed.

Dates, times, location and presenters

Semester 1

Date Time Location Presenter
Friday 20 March 11am - 12noon Building 80, Level 11, room 46 Darla Hatton MacDonald  (University of Tasmania)
Thursday 2 April 12noon - 1pm Building 80, Level 11, room 47 Sili Zhang (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)
Tuesday 14 April 2-3pm Building 80, Level 11, room 48 Alice Solda (Emlyon Business School)
Friday 17 April 11am- 12noon Building 80, Level 11, room 46 Sundar Ponnusamy (Deakin University)
Thursday 30 April 10:30-11:30am Building 80, Level 11, room 50 Rigissa Megalokonomou (Monash University)
Friday 15 May 11am - 12noon Building 80, Level 11, room 51 Danusha Jayawardana(Centre for Health Economics, Monash)
Thursday 28 May 11am - 12noon Building 80, Level 11, room 52 Mitch Watt (Monash University)
Friday 5 June 11am  -12noon Building 80, Level 11, room 53 Siqi Pan (University of Melbourne)

Semester 2

Date Time Location Presenter
Friday 31 July  12-noon - 1pm Building 80, Level 11, room 46 Paul Crosby (Macquarie University)
Thursday 13 August 12noon - 1pm Building 80, Level 11, room 47 Azucena Garcia Cisneros (RMIT HDR student)
Thursday 27 August 12noon - 1pm  Building 80, Level 11, room 48 Sebastian Della Lena (Monash University)
Friday 11 September 12noon - 1pm  Building 80, Level 11, room 49 Nisvan Erkul (University of Melbourne)
Thursday 17 September 12noon - 1pm  Building 80, Level 11, room 50 Erte Xiao (Monash University)
Friday 2 October 12noon - 1pm  Building 80, Level 11, room 51 Duygu Yengin (University of Adelaide)
Thursday 15 October 12noon - 1pm  Building 80, Level 11, room 52 Yunjie Shi (University of Auckland)
Friday 16 October 12noon - 1pm  Building 80, Level 11, room 53 Leo Bao (Monash University)

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