THE GIBLIN LECTURE*
The Giblin Lecture is an annual public lecture jointly hosted by the School of Economics and Finance and the Tasmanian Branch of the Economic Society of Australia. It is intended for all people with an interest in economics and the economic approach to social and policy issues. It is attended by academics, teachers, students, and members from the business, government and community sectors.
The Giblin Lecture commenced in 1996, continuing on in the tradition of the ANZAAS Giblin Lecture which ceased in 1995. It has been held each year since then, and has been delivered by prominent International and Australian economists. The school very much hopes that we will see you at the next Giblin Lecture held at the Hobart Campus of the University of Tasmania.
The Giblin Lecture is named after one of Tasmania’s famous economists, Professor Lyndhurst Falkiner Giblin, (1872-1951). Giblin held a number of official positions in government and was key in the establishment of the Commonwealth Bank. He exercised a significant influence over economic policy making in Australia. Giblin made many substantial contributions to theory, which are still applied today, the most noted of which was the concept of the foreign trade or export multiplier. Giblin’s fundamental contribution may be described with the following words: He shepherded a small bank of economists to preserve cohesion within the profession, provided links with Governments, and endeavoured to raise public awareness of the nature and dimensions of economic problems. These are appropriate words to summarise the intent of the Giblin lectures.
A short history of Lyndhurst Giblin
* Note that ANZAAS ran a public Giblin Lecture from 1958 to 1995. See www.anzaas.org.au/central/medals_and_lectures/giblin.html for more details.
THIS YEARS GIBLIN LECTURE
| No | Date | Presenter | Organisation | Title |
| 14 |
Wednesday 15 July 2009 |
Professor Eric Hanushek |
'Paul and Jean Hanna' Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institute, Stanford University | Can improved schools lead to more growth? |
See "Events" for full details on this years Giblin Lecture
PAST GIBLIN LECTURES
| No | Date | Presenter | Organisation | Title |
| 13 |
Tuesday 28 October 2008 |
Professor Warwick McKibben |
Executive Director Centre of Applied Macroeconomic Analysis College of Business and Economics, Australian National University |
Climate Change Policy Post 2012 |
| 12 |
Thursday 29 November 2007 |
Professor Harry Campbell |
Professor of Economics, University of Queensland | Economics, Property Rights and Fishery Management |
| 11 |
Monday 15 May 2006 |
Professor Douglas Allen |
Burnaby Mountain Professor, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada |
The Duel of Honour: Screening for Unobserved Social Capital |
| 10 |
Wednesday 26 October 2005 |
Professor John Quiggin |
Australian Research Council Federation Fellow, School of Economics and School of Political Science and International Studies, University of Queensland | The Information Revolution and the Moral Economy of Innovation |
| 9 |
Monday 20 September 2004 |
Professor Robert Frank |
Professor of Economics, the Johnson School of Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA | Does Rising Inequality Hurt the Middle Class? |
| 8 |
Monday 6 October 2003 |
Professor Allan Fels |
Immediate past Chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission | The Past and Future of Competition Law |
| 7 |
Tuesday 1October 2002 |
Mr Don Brash |
New Zealand opposition leader (NZ National Party), former Governor of NZ Reserve Bank | Tasmania’s Lessons for New Zealand - The problems of size and distance: Sufficient reason for underperformance? |
| 6 |
Tuesday 18 September 2001 |
Mr Ian Macfarlane |
Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia | The Movement of Interest Rates |
| 5 |
Monday 6 November 2000 |
Professor Ian Harper |
Deputy CEO, Dean and Chair of the Melbourne Business School | The E-Business Revolution |
| 4 |
Wednesday 6 October 1999 |
Professor Max Corden |
Professor of Economics John Hopkins University, USA |
Do we still need new Keynesian Economic Policies? Some lessons from recent events in Asia, Europe and the United States |
| 3 |
Thursday 1 October 1998 |
Professor Anne E Krueger |
Professor in Humanities and Sciences Stanford University, USA |
Implications of the Asian Crisis |
| 2 |
Tuesday 30 September 1997 |
Professor William J Baumol |
Emeritus Professor and Senior Research Economist at Princeton University, Professor at New York University, USA | Privatisation, Competitive Entry and Rational Rules for Residual Regulation |
| 1 |
Wednesday 9 October 1996 |
Professor Geoffrey Brennan |
Professor of Economics Australian National University |
The Politics Of Economics And The Economics Of Politics |