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In this thought-provoking discussion, @nobelprize.org laureate James A. Robinson joins Lorenzo Casaburi to rethink assumptions about institutions, development, and what counts as progress in Africa.

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November 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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“I’m convinced that AI will not lead to mass unemployment. Some occupations may lose relevance, but new fields will emerge, just as in earlier technological revolutions.”

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November 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Join us with @mariusbrulhart.bsky.social and @florianscheuer.bsky.social to learn more about taxing inheritance, highlighting what data and policy experience can tell us about the role of inheritance in modern economies like Switzerland.

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November 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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@cepr.org Vice-President @helene-rey.bsky.social of London Business School will discuss at #UBSCenterForum whether current trade tensions signal temporary disruption or lasting fragmentation.

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November 6, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Former governor of the Reserve Bank of India Raghuram G. Rajan is uniquely positioned to reflect on the current state of the global economy and offer insights into the future of international trade.

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November 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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As one of the world’s foremost scholars on international finance and economic history, Barry Eichengreen brings the long view to current debates.

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October 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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The link between monetary policy and migration is rarely discussed – but it may be stronger than we think.

With Adriel Jost initiating this controversial debate, Andreas I. Mueller counters these arguments via @nzz.ch.

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October 28, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Economist @monika-schnitzer.com believes in Germany’s capacity for innovation. However, she says that politics must provide clear direction and the will to actively invest in the future, as she explains in conversation with @nzz.ch.

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October 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics.

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October 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Kann sich 🇩🇪 Deutschland neu erfinden?
Wir laden ein zum Vortrag mit der deutschen «Wirtschaftsweisen» @monika-schnitzer.com an der Universität Zürich am 7. Oktober.

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September 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Bundesrat Albert Rösti stellte am 🇨🇭#UBSCenterPodium eine klare Diagnose: Die Schweiz ist reich – aber ihr Reichtum ist kein Naturgesetz. «Es muss nicht so bleiben», mahnte der Wirtschaftsminister.
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September 26, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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“The data is signaling that there’s some restructuring going on,” said Andreas Mueller, an expert on long-term unemployment at the University of Zurich. “People are losing jobs and can’t find jobs in high-skilled occupations.” – via @nytimes.com
noamscheiber.bsky.social Noam Scheiber @noamscheiber.bsky.social · Sep 15
A decade ago about 20% of the long-term unemployed were college grads. Today it's about 1/3. And the long-term unemployment rate for college grads has been rising pretty quickly the last two years. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/b...
September 19, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Jetzt anmelden zum Vortrag der deutschen «Wirtschaftsweisen» @monika-schnitzer.com an der Universität Zürich. Sie ist Vorsitzende des @svrwirtschaft.bsky.social und Professorin an der @lmumuenchen.bsky.social.

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September 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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@florianscheuer.bsky.social, Wirtschaftsprofessor an der @econ.uzh.ch, formuliert es so: «Der Eigenmietwert trägt dazu bei, dass man nicht aus steuerlichen Gründen ein Haus kauft. Andernfalls wäre das ökonomisch ineffizient.»

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Geboren 1934 – beerdigt 2025?: Die strittige Geschichte des Eigenmietwerts
Wie die Steuer auf selbstbewohntes Wohneigentum von einem kaum beachteten Detail zum Hassobjekt einer ganzen Bevölkerungsschicht wurde.
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September 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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“The data is signaling that there’s some restructuring going on,” said Andreas I. Mueller, an expert on long-term unemployment at @econ.uzh.ch. “People are losing jobs and can’t find jobs in high-skilled occupations.”

via @nytimes.com
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The Newest Face of Long-Term Unemployment? The College Educated.
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September 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Kann sich 🇩🇪 Deutschland neu erfinden?

Wir laden ein zum Vortrag mit der deutschen «Wirtschaftsweisen» @monika-schnitzer.com an der Universität Zürich am 7. Oktober.

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September 16, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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"Ronald Reagan wanted the government to stay out of the economy. Under Donald Trump, the opposite is happening." – @profdaviddorn.bsky.social

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This interview by @meierpress.bsky.social & Lorenz Honegger was originally published in @nzz.ch.

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September 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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We are delighted to invite you to our annual #UBSCenterForum, which is dedicated to the topic of global trade and international finance. Join us on November 10 at Kongresshaus Zürich.

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September 11, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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«Es verdeutlicht sich jetzt, dass man bereits seit mehreren Monaten ein schwaches Beschäftigungswachstum hat in den USA [...] Das deutet darauf hin, dass die Konjunkturentwicklung in den USA sich doch eher verschlechtert.»

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September 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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“The real challenge is not just ensuring AI adoption in developing regions but determining whether it will empower these economies or deepen existing inequalities.”

– David Yanagizawa-Drott

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September 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Why do some people remain stuck in long-term unemployment while others quickly achieve re-employment? A new study by Andreas I. Mueller @econ.uzh.ch and Johannes Spinnewijn (LSE) sheds light on predictability and hidden patterns of long-term unemployment.

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September 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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“Whether it is improving corporate governance, shaping public policy, or refining educational approaches, insights from behavioral economics can inform meaningful change.” – @robertoweber.bsky.social, UBS Foundation Professor

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August 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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"Jacopo Ponticelli and @jvoth.bsky.social looked at fiscal consolidations across a number of countries from 1919 to 2008."

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Fear the deficit-populism doom loop
Politicians, particularly in Europe, are in a terrible bind
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August 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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"Freedom could be stolen from us." @nobelprize.bsky.social laureate Herta Müller

In our recent edition of 'Nobel Opinions', Müller reflects on the fall of the Ceaușescu regime in 1989 and its aftermath.

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August 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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“What we consider normal today – rising incomes, technological advancement, and improved living standards – is, in historical terms, an anomaly.” – @jvoth.bsky.social, UBS Foundation Professor of Macroeconomics and Financial Markets

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August 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM