ECONOMICS WHERE PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT MATTER.

This two-day seminar includes discussion on some of the most pressing economic issues facing the world today.

Topics include inequality, insecurity, climate change, the federal budget and a campaign for a fairer and more sustainable economy, drawn from modern monetary theory and ecological economics.

COURSE OUTLINE

Adapted from a university economics subject, the workshop is divided into units, most of which feature a 20-30 minute introduction, a 10-15 minute video and at least 20 minutes of small-group discussion.

The first day is centred around Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) and includes a screening of the award winning documentary Finding The Money. Day two looks at the economy as a subsystem of the natural environment and examines human behaviour, inequality and global trade.

FACILITATOR

Associate Professor Steven Hail, Lecturer at Torrens University Australia and Economist at Modern Money Lab.

DAY ONE

9:30 Registration

10:00-10:10 Welcome, housekeeping

10:10-11:30 Part One: Capitalism and Beyond

11.30-12:00 Morning Tea

12:00-1:00 Part Two: The Deficit Myth

1:00-2:00 Lunch

2:00-3:30 Part Three: Finding The Money Film Screening

3:30-3.45 Afternoon Tea

3:45-4.30 Part Four: Finding The Money Q and A with Steven Hail and Bernard Hickey

4:30-5.00 Extra session with PhD researcher Morgan Edwards: Economics for a Modern New Zealand

DAY TWO

10:00-10:10 Welcome, housekeeping

10:10-11.30 Part Five: Ecological Foundations (The Doughnut Economy)

11:30-12:00 Morning Tea

12.00-1:00 Part Six: An Economics Fit For Humans

1:00-2:00 Lunch

2:00-3:00 Part Seven: Inequality and Employment

3:00-3:15 Afternoon Tea

3:15-4:15 Part Eight: Rethinking Trade and Development

4.00-4:30 Conclusion: Planting A Tree

Organisers reserve the right to cancel or postpone this event if this becomes necessary due to circumstances beyond our control. Full refunds will be issued if the event is cancelled.