The Australasian Development Economics Workshop (ADEW) is an annual workshop bringing together development economists from around Australia and internationally. The event provides a forum for rigorous research in the field of development economics, with a particular focus on the Asia-Pacific region. ADEW is supported by Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

The ADEW Executive Committee is hosted by the Arndt-Corden Department of Economics, Australian National University. Contact: Professor Paul Burke.

ADEW 2025 will be hosted by UNSW Sydney on 5–6 June 2025.

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An Australasian Development Economics Association (ADEA) has been established to promote and advance the field of development economics in the Australasian region. Please see ADEA’s website here.

ADEW Executive Committee:

• Professor Paul Burke, Australian National University
• Dr Diana Contreras Suárez, University of Melbourne
• Professor Brett Inder, Monash University
• Professor Pushkar Maitra, Monash University
• Professor Anu Rammohan, University of Western Australia
• Associate Professor Sarah Walker, UNSW Sydney

List of past ADEWs:

• 2024 University of Melbourne (link)
• 2023 Macquarie University (link)
• 2022 University of Sydney (Program, PDF, 366KB)
• 2021 Monash University (link)
• 2020 - not held due to COVID-19
• 2019 University of Western Australia (Program, PDF, 216KB)
• 2018 Australian National University (link)
• 2017 UNSW Sydney (Program, PDF, 247KB)
• 2016 Deakin University (Program, PDF, 282KB)
• 2015 Monash University (Program, PDF, 150KB)
• 2014 University of Western Australia (Program, PDF, 35KB)
• 2013 Australian National University (Program, PDF, 555KB)
• 2012 Monash University (Program, PDF, 189KB)
• 2011 University of Western Australia (Program, PDF, 504KB)
• 2010 University of Western Sydney (Program, PDF, 179KB)
• 2009 University of Melbourne (Program, PDF, 23KB)
• 2008 Australian National University (link)
• 2007 University of Sydney (Program, PDF, 111KB)
• 2006 Monash University (Program, PDF, 34KB)
• 2005 UNSW