Developing an international webinar series

During the pandemic’s early days, Monash economist Dr Ashani Amarasinghe found conferences cancelled and her career network closing down. By joining forces with PhD candidate Ivan Yotzov of the Warwick University Economics Department they developed an online webinar series that could showcase young scholars and reach a greater audience across multiple time zones. The Applied Young Economists Webinar (AYEW) series has now become a highly respected international webinar and recently hosted more than 100 events.

A virtual economics network

The idea behind the Applied Young Economists Webinar series was to create a platform for PhD candidates and Post-Doctoral researchers to connect, interact and engage with each others work while sharing their enthusiasm for the discipline of Economics. Young economists conducting empirical research in various fields of Economics could join the virtual location and share their high-quality research and ideas with an international audience - including faculty members.

Professional Development

The webinar series brings together PhD candidates and Post-Doctoral researchers working in various fields of Economics across the world. It provides a platform for early-career economists to share their work beyond their home universities, gain feedback, and make new connections.

After two years AYEW now has 1500 people on its mailing list and up to 70 attendees at weekly webinars.