Enea Baselgia
@eneabaselgia.bsky.social
I am a Postdoctoral Researcher
in Economics at ETH Zurich
|| Inequality, Taxation, Public Econ ||
👇
www.eneabaselgia.ch
in Economics at ETH Zurich
|| Inequality, Taxation, Public Econ ||
👇
www.eneabaselgia.ch
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Tout juste sortis de l'imprimerie.
En librairie le 24 octobre.
Très hâte !
En librairie le 24 octobre.
Très hâte !
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Tout juste sortis de l'imprimerie.
En librairie le 24 octobre.
Très hâte !
En librairie le 24 octobre.
Très hâte !
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Alt NR Köppel ist Moskau-Habitué und Putin-Versteher. BR Rösti „tendierte“ vor den Wahlen zu Trump. NR Martullo-Blocher glaubte noch vor wenigen Wochen, dieser sei ein „Freund“ der Schweiz. Und alt BR Maurer feiert in Peking mit Xi und den Diktatoren der Welt. Grenzenlose SVP-Liebe zum Autoritären.
September 3, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Alt NR Köppel ist Moskau-Habitué und Putin-Versteher. BR Rösti „tendierte“ vor den Wahlen zu Trump. NR Martullo-Blocher glaubte noch vor wenigen Wochen, dieser sei ein „Freund“ der Schweiz. Und alt BR Maurer feiert in Peking mit Xi und den Diktatoren der Welt. Grenzenlose SVP-Liebe zum Autoritären.
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Der BR bezeichnet Abschaffung #Eigenmietwert als "ausgewogen", und einige fragen, ob Eigentümer überhaupt profitieren ("Zinsen können ja auch wieder steigen").
Dann buttert der HEV 7 Millionen in Ja-Kampagne.
Das nennen wir Ökonomen "offenbarte Präferenzen". 😉
www.tagesanzeiger.ch/eigenmietwer...
Dann buttert der HEV 7 Millionen in Ja-Kampagne.
Das nennen wir Ökonomen "offenbarte Präferenzen". 😉
www.tagesanzeiger.ch/eigenmietwer...
Abstimmungsbudget im Vergleich: Hauseigentümer machen Rekordsumme gegen Eigenmietwert locker
Welch ein Kontrast: Während der Hauseigentümerverband mit dem grössten je gemeldeten Abstimmungsbudget in den Kampf zieht, haben die Gegner nur wenig Geld zur Verfügung.
www.tagesanzeiger.ch
August 19, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Der BR bezeichnet Abschaffung #Eigenmietwert als "ausgewogen", und einige fragen, ob Eigentümer überhaupt profitieren ("Zinsen können ja auch wieder steigen").
Dann buttert der HEV 7 Millionen in Ja-Kampagne.
Das nennen wir Ökonomen "offenbarte Präferenzen". 😉
www.tagesanzeiger.ch/eigenmietwer...
Dann buttert der HEV 7 Millionen in Ja-Kampagne.
Das nennen wir Ökonomen "offenbarte Präferenzen". 😉
www.tagesanzeiger.ch/eigenmietwer...
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Yesterday Switzerland's Council of States voted in favour of the latest draft of a federal beneficial ownership register bill adding discrepancy reporting but it won't cover trusts, foundations or associations and access restricted to government
www.parlament.ch/FR/ratsbetri...
www.parlament.ch/FR/ratsbetri...
Geschäft Ansehen
www.parlament.ch
June 13, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Yesterday Switzerland's Council of States voted in favour of the latest draft of a federal beneficial ownership register bill adding discrepancy reporting but it won't cover trusts, foundations or associations and access restricted to government
www.parlament.ch/FR/ratsbetri...
www.parlament.ch/FR/ratsbetri...
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A long long time ago, in a far away galaxy... the US used to tax the rich
May 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A long long time ago, in a far away galaxy... the US used to tax the rich
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The Paris School of Economics Stone center on Global Wealth Dynamics is offering fully-funded PhD fellowships for student working on inequality. Deadline May 4. Details and applications here
👇👇👇
stone-center-pse.eu/grants/phd-f...
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stone-center-pse.eu/grants/phd-f...
PhD Fellowship | Stone Center PSE
stone-center-pse.eu
April 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The Paris School of Economics Stone center on Global Wealth Dynamics is offering fully-funded PhD fellowships for student working on inequality. Deadline May 4. Details and applications here
👇👇👇
stone-center-pse.eu/grants/phd-f...
👇👇👇
stone-center-pse.eu/grants/phd-f...
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"Expenditure-based taxation significantly lowers effective average tax rates for super-rich foreigners in #Switzerland. When certain Swiss cantons abolish this regime, the number of super-rich residents declines by about 43%." 💬 @eneabaselgia.bsky.social
#TaxingBillionaires
#TaxingBillionaires
April 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"Expenditure-based taxation significantly lowers effective average tax rates for super-rich foreigners in #Switzerland. When certain Swiss cantons abolish this regime, the number of super-rich residents declines by about 43%." 💬 @eneabaselgia.bsky.social
#TaxingBillionaires
#TaxingBillionaires
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Für evidenzbasierte Politik, gegen Obskurantismus ✊
@markschelker.bsky.social & @kurtschmidheiny.bsky.social haben dem Ständerat gestern im Namen unserer Fachgesellschaft erklärt, wie die 🇨🇭 von einer neuen Dateninfrastruktur profitieren würde.
Technisch aber wichtig!
👉 www.sgvs.ch/files/2025-0...
@markschelker.bsky.social & @kurtschmidheiny.bsky.social haben dem Ständerat gestern im Namen unserer Fachgesellschaft erklärt, wie die 🇨🇭 von einer neuen Dateninfrastruktur profitieren würde.
Technisch aber wichtig!
👉 www.sgvs.ch/files/2025-0...
April 8, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Für evidenzbasierte Politik, gegen Obskurantismus ✊
@markschelker.bsky.social & @kurtschmidheiny.bsky.social haben dem Ständerat gestern im Namen unserer Fachgesellschaft erklärt, wie die 🇨🇭 von einer neuen Dateninfrastruktur profitieren würde.
Technisch aber wichtig!
👉 www.sgvs.ch/files/2025-0...
@markschelker.bsky.social & @kurtschmidheiny.bsky.social haben dem Ständerat gestern im Namen unserer Fachgesellschaft erklärt, wie die 🇨🇭 von einer neuen Dateninfrastruktur profitieren würde.
Technisch aber wichtig!
👉 www.sgvs.ch/files/2025-0...
Great job opening👇
I am hiring a Postdoc on the SNSF project "Ethical Views and Social Welfare" (EVAS).
The project (joint with Co-PI Brian Jabarian, U. Chicago) deals with identifying ethical views in society, their aggregation, and implications.
Get in touch for questions and share with potential applicants!
The project (joint with Co-PI Brian Jabarian, U. Chicago) deals with identifying ethical views in society, their aggregation, and implications.
Get in touch for questions and share with potential applicants!
Postdoctoral Position in Behavioral and Welfare Economics (m/f/d) - Universität St.Gallen (HSG) - JobIQ
jobs.jobiq.ch
March 14, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Great job opening👇
🚨 Updated paper alert! 🚨
Switzerland, the world’s most infamous tax haven, has seen a strong shift in tax compliance. How? A global crackdown on offshore tax evasion: the Automatic Exchange of Information (AEoI). 🌍💰
Here’s what I found 👇 (🧵)
Switzerland, the world’s most infamous tax haven, has seen a strong shift in tax compliance. How? A global crackdown on offshore tax evasion: the Automatic Exchange of Information (AEoI). 🌍💰
Here’s what I found 👇 (🧵)
March 7, 2025 at 7:32 AM
🚨 Updated paper alert! 🚨
Switzerland, the world’s most infamous tax haven, has seen a strong shift in tax compliance. How? A global crackdown on offshore tax evasion: the Automatic Exchange of Information (AEoI). 🌍💰
Here’s what I found 👇 (🧵)
Switzerland, the world’s most infamous tax haven, has seen a strong shift in tax compliance. How? A global crackdown on offshore tax evasion: the Automatic Exchange of Information (AEoI). 🌍💰
Here’s what I found 👇 (🧵)
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Ich habe es ja gesagt: Als Nächstes werden die nationalen Statistiken in den USA dran glauben müssen. Denn: Autokratien fürchten die Wahrheit, nichts so sehr wie die Wahrheit.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
The Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says he could take government spending out of his agency's reports on gross domestic product.
apnews.com
March 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Ich habe es ja gesagt: Als Nächstes werden die nationalen Statistiken in den USA dran glauben müssen. Denn: Autokratien fürchten die Wahrheit, nichts so sehr wie die Wahrheit.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
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Resurging #inheritance provides the title story for this week's Economist (@economist.com).
The article's main chart is impressive.
I have added Switzerland 👇.
21st-century advanced-economy societies will be significantly shaped by the distribution of inheritance - in 🇨🇭 as well as elsewhere.
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The article's main chart is impressive.
I have added Switzerland 👇.
21st-century advanced-economy societies will be significantly shaped by the distribution of inheritance - in 🇨🇭 as well as elsewhere.
1/2
March 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Resurging #inheritance provides the title story for this week's Economist (@economist.com).
The article's main chart is impressive.
I have added Switzerland 👇.
21st-century advanced-economy societies will be significantly shaped by the distribution of inheritance - in 🇨🇭 as well as elsewhere.
1/2
The article's main chart is impressive.
I have added Switzerland 👇.
21st-century advanced-economy societies will be significantly shaped by the distribution of inheritance - in 🇨🇭 as well as elsewhere.
1/2
🥳A short post for a small milestone. 🥳
Just got a notification from Google Scholar that I’ve hit 100 citations!
A big thank you to everyone who has engaged with my work—whether by citing, discussing, or challenging it.🙏
scholar.google.com/citations?us...
Just got a notification from Google Scholar that I’ve hit 100 citations!
A big thank you to everyone who has engaged with my work—whether by citing, discussing, or challenging it.🙏
scholar.google.com/citations?us...
Enea Baselgia - 102-mal zitiert
ETH Zurich - Income and Wealth Inequality - Taxation - Public Economics
scholar.google.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:17 AM
🥳A short post for a small milestone. 🥳
Just got a notification from Google Scholar that I’ve hit 100 citations!
A big thank you to everyone who has engaged with my work—whether by citing, discussing, or challenging it.🙏
scholar.google.com/citations?us...
Just got a notification from Google Scholar that I’ve hit 100 citations!
A big thank you to everyone who has engaged with my work—whether by citing, discussing, or challenging it.🙏
scholar.google.com/citations?us...
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The 🇨🇭 government wants universities to raise tuition fees.
What might that imply for enrolment and student outcomes?
We went looking for answers in the empirical literature 👇
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e4s.center/resources/re...
What might that imply for enrolment and student outcomes?
We went looking for answers in the empirical literature 👇
1/3
e4s.center/resources/re...
University Tuition Fees and Student Outcomes: Literature Review from a Swiss Perspective – E4S
e4s.center
February 21, 2025 at 9:27 AM
The 🇨🇭 government wants universities to raise tuition fees.
What might that imply for enrolment and student outcomes?
We went looking for answers in the empirical literature 👇
1/3
e4s.center/resources/re...
What might that imply for enrolment and student outcomes?
We went looking for answers in the empirical literature 👇
1/3
e4s.center/resources/re...
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Wer hat Angst vor datenbasierter Evidenz?
Eine Mehrheit der NR-Wirtschaftskommission wehrte sich heute gegen den Vorschlag des Bundesrats, kantonale Steuerdaten endlich vollumfänglich für Politikevaluationen nutzbar zu machen.
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www.parlament.ch/press-releas...
Eine Mehrheit der NR-Wirtschaftskommission wehrte sich heute gegen den Vorschlag des Bundesrats, kantonale Steuerdaten endlich vollumfänglich für Politikevaluationen nutzbar zu machen.
1/2
www.parlament.ch/press-releas...
February 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Wer hat Angst vor datenbasierter Evidenz?
Eine Mehrheit der NR-Wirtschaftskommission wehrte sich heute gegen den Vorschlag des Bundesrats, kantonale Steuerdaten endlich vollumfänglich für Politikevaluationen nutzbar zu machen.
1/2
www.parlament.ch/press-releas...
Eine Mehrheit der NR-Wirtschaftskommission wehrte sich heute gegen den Vorschlag des Bundesrats, kantonale Steuerdaten endlich vollumfänglich für Politikevaluationen nutzbar zu machen.
1/2
www.parlament.ch/press-releas...
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Aber ein Bild sagt mehr als tausend Zahlen.
Hier daher eine eindrückliche Grafik von @eneabaselgia.bsky.social und @izmartinez86.bsky.social. 👇
Vermögenswerte sind seit 2010 förmlich explodiert.
So steigt automatisch auch das Gewicht der Erbschaften.
(Quelle: direct.mit.edu/rest/article...)
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Hier daher eine eindrückliche Grafik von @eneabaselgia.bsky.social und @izmartinez86.bsky.social. 👇
Vermögenswerte sind seit 2010 förmlich explodiert.
So steigt automatisch auch das Gewicht der Erbschaften.
(Quelle: direct.mit.edu/rest/article...)
3/3
January 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Aber ein Bild sagt mehr als tausend Zahlen.
Hier daher eine eindrückliche Grafik von @eneabaselgia.bsky.social und @izmartinez86.bsky.social. 👇
Vermögenswerte sind seit 2010 förmlich explodiert.
So steigt automatisch auch das Gewicht der Erbschaften.
(Quelle: direct.mit.edu/rest/article...)
3/3
Hier daher eine eindrückliche Grafik von @eneabaselgia.bsky.social und @izmartinez86.bsky.social. 👇
Vermögenswerte sind seit 2010 förmlich explodiert.
So steigt automatisch auch das Gewicht der Erbschaften.
(Quelle: direct.mit.edu/rest/article...)
3/3
🚨Updated🚨
Check out the substantially revised version of my JMP👇
Check out the substantially revised version of my JMP👇
New Paper Alert❗️"The Compliance Effects of the Automatic Exchange of Information: Evidence from the Swiss Tax Amnesty" by @eneabaselgia.bsky.social
Link to the Working Paper: 🔗https://cesifo.org/en/publications/2025/working-paper/compliance-effects-automatic-exchange-information-evidence-swiss
Link to the Working Paper: 🔗https://cesifo.org/en/publications/2025/working-paper/compliance-effects-automatic-exchange-information-evidence-swiss
January 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🚨Updated🚨
Check out the substantially revised version of my JMP👇
Check out the substantially revised version of my JMP👇
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Current personal financial situation compared with 5 years ago, net better minus worse, from Michigan survey:
October -6
November +5
So it's all about objective circumstances, right?
October -6
November +5
So it's all about objective circumstances, right?
December 20, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Current personal financial situation compared with 5 years ago, net better minus worse, from Michigan survey:
October -6
November +5
So it's all about objective circumstances, right?
October -6
November +5
So it's all about objective circumstances, right?
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Crime, and especially money laundering, is big business and $100 bills are too bulky; crypto is the answer
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/crypto-is-...
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/crypto-is-...
Crypto is for Criming
It’s not digital gold — it’s digital Benjamins
paulkrugman.substack.com
December 16, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Crime, and especially money laundering, is big business and $100 bills are too bulky; crypto is the answer
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/crypto-is-...
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/crypto-is-...
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Hot topic in 🇨🇭: mobility responses to strongly progressive inheritance taxation.
A citizens' initiative proposes that estates should be taxed at a flat rate of 50%, starting at CHF 50m (~USD 45m).
What would be the likely effects?
A 🧵
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A citizens' initiative proposes that estates should be taxed at a flat rate of 50%, starting at CHF 50m (~USD 45m).
What would be the likely effects?
A 🧵
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Flucht der Superreichen? Bundesrat warnt vor Folgen der Juso-Erbschaftssteuerinitiative.
Flucht der Superreichen? Bundesrat warnt vor Folgen der Juso-Erbschaftssteuerinitiative
www.watson.ch
December 15, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Hot topic in 🇨🇭: mobility responses to strongly progressive inheritance taxation.
A citizens' initiative proposes that estates should be taxed at a flat rate of 50%, starting at CHF 50m (~USD 45m).
What would be the likely effects?
A 🧵
1/
A citizens' initiative proposes that estates should be taxed at a flat rate of 50%, starting at CHF 50m (~USD 45m).
What would be the likely effects?
A 🧵
1/
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Welcome to the many new followers!
Look at our new profile picture ☝️
and congress announcement 👇
and expect more info on #IIPF2025 incl. Call for Papers to come very soon.
Meanwhile prepare for submission ✍️.
Let's gather in Nairobi!
Look at our new profile picture ☝️
and congress announcement 👇
and expect more info on #IIPF2025 incl. Call for Papers to come very soon.
Meanwhile prepare for submission ✍️.
Let's gather in Nairobi!
December 6, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Welcome to the many new followers!
Look at our new profile picture ☝️
and congress announcement 👇
and expect more info on #IIPF2025 incl. Call for Papers to come very soon.
Meanwhile prepare for submission ✍️.
Let's gather in Nairobi!
Look at our new profile picture ☝️
and congress announcement 👇
and expect more info on #IIPF2025 incl. Call for Papers to come very soon.
Meanwhile prepare for submission ✍️.
Let's gather in Nairobi!
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The EU Tax Observatory is hiring a general manager
Come work with our wonderful team of researchers, policy and communication experts—and develop this wonderful institution, working closely with me on a day-to-day basis
Details
👇👇👇
www.parisschoolofeconomics.eu/en/job-oppor...
Come work with our wonderful team of researchers, policy and communication experts—and develop this wonderful institution, working closely with me on a day-to-day basis
Details
👇👇👇
www.parisschoolofeconomics.eu/en/job-oppor...
General Manager M/F on permanent contract
The EU Tax Observatory is recruiting a General Manager M/F on permanent contract.
www.parisschoolofeconomics.eu
December 6, 2024 at 3:40 PM
The EU Tax Observatory is hiring a general manager
Come work with our wonderful team of researchers, policy and communication experts—and develop this wonderful institution, working closely with me on a day-to-day basis
Details
👇👇👇
www.parisschoolofeconomics.eu/en/job-oppor...
Come work with our wonderful team of researchers, policy and communication experts—and develop this wonderful institution, working closely with me on a day-to-day basis
Details
👇👇👇
www.parisschoolofeconomics.eu/en/job-oppor...
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Submit your papers to the next @cepr.org Public Economics Annual Symposium, taking place in Cologne on June 5-6, 2025. Co-organized with @sigginho.bsky.social and Johannes Spinnewijn, keynotes by Cecile Gaubert and @omzidar.bsky.social!
cepr.org/events/cepr-...
cepr.org/events/cepr-...
CEPR Public Economics Annual Symposium 2025
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cepr.org
November 29, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Submit your papers to the next @cepr.org Public Economics Annual Symposium, taking place in Cologne on June 5-6, 2025. Co-organized with @sigginho.bsky.social and Johannes Spinnewijn, keynotes by Cecile Gaubert and @omzidar.bsky.social!
cepr.org/events/cepr-...
cepr.org/events/cepr-...
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If you are interested in learning more about minimum wages, Attila Lindner and I have a new, up-to-date review of the topic, coming out in the Handbook of Labor Economics.
Here's the @nberpubs working paper. Link: nber.org/papers/w32878
Here's the @nberpubs working paper. Link: nber.org/papers/w32878
November 21, 2024 at 3:31 PM
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Warum ist das immer noch so im autocorrect?
November 21, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Warum ist das immer noch so im autocorrect?