ESAM06 - Conference Sponsors

Sponsors of the Australasian Meeting of the Econometric Society

ESAM06 is grateful for the support of the following sponsors:

Academic Support: - the Collaborating Centres

Australian Centre for Business Research, Queensland University of Technology

The Australian Centre for Business Research (ACBR) forms the research focal point of one of Australia's largest and most successful Business Faculties. The ACBR was established with two principle aims in mind - to invest in the development of world class business research capabilities based on current research strengths of the Faculty and to link those research strengths to the solution of important industry, government and community problems.

Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Australian National University

The Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis has been established to build strong links between professional macroeconomists. It provides a forum for quality research and discussion of policy issues between academia, government and the private sector. The Centre Director is Warwick McKibbin and Deputy Director is Heather Anderson. For more information on the centre’s activities see http://cama.anu.edu.au

Economic Theory Centre, University of Melbourne

The Economic Theory Centre is jointly operated by the Department of Economics and the Melbourne Business School at the University of Melbourne. Two of the major objectives of the Centre are to promote research of the highest standard in all areas of economic theory and to facilitate the training of research students, and the exchange of doctoral and postdoctoral students. The director of the Centre is Joshua Gans. For more information, please see http://www.economics.unimelb.edu.au/dept/ETC/ETCMain.htm

Quantitative Finance Research Centre, University of Technology, Sydney

The mission of the Quantitative Finance Research Centre at the University of Technology, Sydney is to establish an internationally recognised research group in the field of quantitative finance. The QFRC coordinates a major programme of research in Quantitative Finance and works collaboratively with industry on issues that address problems in financial risk management and pricing. The integrative research projects, can be broadly described as follows: Financial market modelling; Calibration and estimation methods; Risk measures and evaluation methods; and Risk and portfolio management. Professor Tony Hall is the director of the QFRC, and more information can be found at www.qfrc.uts.edu.au.

Gold Sponsors:

Economic Design Network

The ARC Economic Design Network is a research network funded mainly by the Australian Research Council to support research and scholarship in economic theory and experimental economics, and in their application to the design of economic policy. Eight participating institutions pooling in resources are full members of the Network with several other institutions around the world having close links to the Network. The Convener of the Network is Peter Bardsley. For more information on the Network and its activities see http://pluto.ecom.unimelb.edu.au/ednetwork/

Australian Bureau of Statistics

The ABS mission statement reads as follows: We assist and encourage informed decision making, research and discussion within governments and the community, by leading a high quality, objective and responsive national statistical service.

Reserve Bank of Australia

The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) main responsibility is monetary policy. Other major roles are maintaining financial system stability and promoting the safety and efficiency of the payments system. The Bank is an active participant in financial markets, manages Australia's foreign reserves, issues Australian currency notes and serves as banker to the Australian Government. The information provided by the Reserve Bank includes statistics and a range of publications on its operations and research. For more information visit us at www.rba.gov.au

Silver Sponsors:

Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Australian National University

Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR) was established in March 1990 under an agreement between the Australian National University (ANU) and the Australian government. In 1999, CAEPR was established as a stand-alone University Centre within The ANU. CAEPR seeks to contribute to better outcomes for Indigenous Australians by informing constructive academic and public debates based on innovative research and teaching that combines academic excellence with realism; analysing changes in Indigenous socioeconomic status; and informing and influencing policy formation. For more information, please see http://www.anu.edu.au/caepr/index.php

Tactical Global Management

Tactical Global Management (TGM) is a specialist global macro and currency manager and was set up in March, 1997, by Dr Peter Higgs, TGM’s Managing Director. Our core skills are forecasting relative value, global risk management and efficient execution in the major equity, bond, and currency markets, using an integrated global modelling system that captures the interdependencies between asset markets and other markets both within an economy and between economies. TGM has offices in London and Brisbane with over US$1.9bn in total funds under management. Our clients include institutional pension funds to insurance companies, private banks, hedge fund of funds and high net worth investors.

Last updated 18-Jan-2005