The Economic Society of Australia - Tasmanian Branch INC and event partner the Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts are proud to present the 8th annual

TASMANIAN ECONOMIC FORUM
Our Finite World and Navigating Stormy Markets

Date: Friday 2 December 2011

Time: 9:00 am for 9:15 am – 4:30 pm (includes lunchtime discussion from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm)
Venue: Hobart Function and Conference Centre, Elizabeth Street Pier, Hobart.

Morning session: Our Finite World (9.00 am to 12.30 pm)
Andrew Wilkie MP Minority Government
Dr Rana Roy The Economics of Dear Oil
Professor John Tisdell Ecology vs Economy: The Case of Fisheries
Professor Jonathan West Tasmania’s Future
Ros Harvey Tasmania’s Economic Development Plan

Lunch session: Keynote address (12.30 pm to 1.50 pm)
Associate Professor Steve Keen The Financial Crisis

Afternoon session: Navigating Stormy Markets (1.50 pm to 4.30 pm)
Bernard Keane Politics and the Public in the Post Reform Era

Panel Discussion Has Economics Lost its Way Post-GFC? (opening address by Dr William Coleman)
PANEL MEMBERS: Bernard Keane, Greg Barns, Jonathan West, Steve Keen, William Coleman, Rana Roy
Compered by Leon Compton, ABC Radio

Registration fee: $100 ($70 for Economic Society Members and $50 for full-time student/concession), which includes a two-course sit down lunch, morning tea, and complimentary drinks and nibbles. Session and lunch only registrations also available.

Please RSVP by Monday 28 November 2011 online at http://www.tef2011.eventbrite.com. Please contact Laura Searle, ((03) 6233 2250, email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) in relation to joining the Economic Society or any difficulties in registration.

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