Freedom to Choose - Conference Program

Triumphant or Misplaced Keynesianism: Australia’s Response to the Financial Crisis of 2008-9 and the lessons for life after Covid.

Conference Program

Tuesday 28th September 2021

'Old' Fremantle Hotel (ND42), Cnr Cliff and High Streets, Fremantle
Note: Speakers will present remotely via Zoom

Sessions

Speakers

13:30-13:50

Registration

13:50-14:00Welcome & Opening Remarks


14:00-14:30

Session 1

The Resurgence of Keynesianism
Tony Makin (Griffith)

14:30-15:00

The Political Economy of the Policy
David Uren (Sydney)

15:00-15:30

The Collapse of the Government Budget Constraint: Its Implications for Good and Bad Policy
William Coleman (ANU)

15:30-16:00

Coffee

16:00-16:30

Session 2

General Appraisal
Henry Ergas AO (The Australian)


16:30-17:00

Panel Discussion
(All Speakers)

17:00-18:00

Light Supper and Drinks: Fairweather’s Bar

Book Launch for FTC 2019
Coleman, W. (2021). Their Fiery Cross of Union: A Retelling of the Creation of the Australian Federation, 1889-1914. Connor Court.