RBA Annual Conferences

We host annual conferences to foster interaction between academics, central bankers and other economic practitioners on topical policy issues. Individual papers are available online at the time of the conference. Summaries of the discussions are available at a later stage.

The 2020 and 2021 annual conferences were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• 2024

  Central Bank Communications

• 2023

  Inflation

• 2022

  The Causes, Challenges and Consequences of the Low Interest Rate Environment

• 2019

  Low Wage Growth

• 2018

  Central Bank Frameworks: Evolution or Revolution?

  eds. John Simon and Maxwell Sutton

• 2017

  Monetary Policy and Financial Stability in a World of Low Interest Rates

  eds. John Simon and Jonathan Hambur

• 2016

  Structural Change in China: Implications for Australia and the World

  eds. Iris Day and John Simon

• 2015

  Small Business Conditions and Finance

  eds. Angus Moore and John Simon

• 2014

  Financial Flows and Infrastructure Financing

  eds. Alexandra Heath and Matthew Read

• 2013

  Liquidity and Funding Markets

  eds. Alexandra Heath, Matthew Lilley and Mark Manning

• 2012

  Property Markets and Financial Stability

  eds. Alexandra Heath (RBA), Frank Packer (Bank for International Settlements) and Callan Windsor (RBA)

• 2011

  The Australian Economy in the 2000s

  eds. Hugo Gerard and Jonathan Kearns

• 2010

  Reserve Bank of Australia 50th Anniversary Symposium

  eds. Christopher Kent and Michael Robson

• 2009

  Inflation in an Era of Relative Price Shocks

  eds. Renée Fry (CAMA), Callum Jones (RBA) and Christopher Kent (RBA)

• 2008

  Lessons from the Financial Turmoil of 2007 and 2008

  eds. Paul Bloxham and Christopher Kent

• 2007

  The Structure and Resilience of the Financial System

  eds. Christopher Kent and Jeremy Lawson

• 2006

  Demography and Financial Markets

  eds. Christopher Kent, Anna Park and Daniel Rees

• 2005

  The Changing Nature of the Business Cycle

  eds. Christopher Kent and David Norman

• 2004

  The Future of Inflation Targeting

  eds. Christopher Kent and Simon Guttmann

• 2003

  Asset Prices and Monetary Policy

  eds. Anthony Richards and Tim Robinson

• 2002

  Globalisation, Living Standards and Inequality: Recent Progress and Continuing Challenges

  eds. David Gruen (RBA), Terry O'Brien (Australian Treasury) and Jeremy Lawson (RBA)

• 2001

  Future Directions for Monetary Policies in East Asia

  eds. David Gruen and John Simon

• 2000

  The Australian Economy in the 1990s

  eds. David Gruen and Sona Shrestha

• 1999

  Capital Flows and the International Financial System

  eds. David Gruen and Luke Gower

• 1998

  Unemployment and the Australian Labour Market

  eds. Guy Debelle (RBA) and Jeff Borland (ANU)

• 1997

  Monetary Policy and Inflation Targeting

  ed. Philip Lowe

• 1996

  The Future of the Financial System

  ed. Malcolm Edey

• 1995

  Productivity and Growth

  eds. Palle Andersen, Jacqueline Dwyer and David Gruen

• 1994

  International Integration of the Australian Economy

  eds. Philip Lowe and Jacqueline Dwyer

• 1993

  The Exchange Rate, International Trade and the Balance of Payments

  ed. Adrian Blundell-Wignall

• 1992

  Inflation, Disinflation and Monetary Policy

  ed. Adrian Blundell-Wignall

• 1991

  The Deregulation of Financial Intermediaries

  ed. Ian Macfarlane

• 1990

  The Australian Macro-Economy in the 1980s

  ed. Stephen Grenville

• 1989

  Studies in Money and Credit

  eds. Ian Macfarlane and Glenn Stevens

• 1979 (Out of print)

  Conference in Applied Economic Research

  eds. Bill Norton and Ian Little

• 1977 (Out of print)

  Conference in Applied Economic Research

  ed. Bill Norton

• 1976 (Out of print)

  Conference in Applied Economic Research

  eds. Bill Norton and Don Stammer