David Dorn
@profdaviddorn.bsky.social
Professor of Economics, University of Zurich @uzh-econ.bsky.social
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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
“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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Does technological progress bring the world closer together or pull it further apart?
Prof. Gordon Hanson (Harvard University) will delve into this question in our next URPP Equality of Opportunity public lecture. Register here 👉 www.urpp-equality.uzh.ch/en/registrat...
Prof. Gordon Hanson (Harvard University) will delve into this question in our next URPP Equality of Opportunity public lecture. Register here 👉 www.urpp-equality.uzh.ch/en/registrat...
October 29, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Does technological progress bring the world closer together or pull it further apart?
Prof. Gordon Hanson (Harvard University) will delve into this question in our next URPP Equality of Opportunity public lecture. Register here 👉 www.urpp-equality.uzh.ch/en/registrat...
Prof. Gordon Hanson (Harvard University) will delve into this question in our next URPP Equality of Opportunity public lecture. Register here 👉 www.urpp-equality.uzh.ch/en/registrat...
A great thanks to @florianscheuer.bsky.social, Ernst Fehr and other colleagues at UZH who worked tirelessly to make these outstanding hires possible 👏
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 9:33 AM
A great thanks to @florianscheuer.bsky.social, Ernst Fehr and other colleagues at UZH who worked tirelessly to make these outstanding hires possible 👏
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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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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
"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.
#EconomicsForSociety
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This interview by @meierpress.bsky.social & Lorenz Honegger was originally published in @nzz.ch.
#EconomicsForSociety
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In their piece for the #EGEssaySeries, @davidautor.bsky.social, @profdaviddorn.bsky.social, and Gordon Hanson break down the China trade shock of the early 2000s, its impacts on manufacturing and the labor market, and how it has shaped U.S. politics.
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August 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
In their piece for the #EGEssaySeries, @davidautor.bsky.social, @profdaviddorn.bsky.social, and Gordon Hanson break down the China trade shock of the early 2000s, its impacts on manufacturing and the labor market, and how it has shaped U.S. politics.
Learn more ⬇️
equitablegrowth.org/how-the-chin...
Learn more ⬇️
equitablegrowth.org/how-the-chin...
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@profdaviddorn.bsky.social explores how globalization and automation have shaped labor markets, revealing the lasting impact of trade shocks, especially in regions exposed to Chinese imports.
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June 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
@profdaviddorn.bsky.social explores how globalization and automation have shaped labor markets, revealing the lasting impact of trade shocks, especially in regions exposed to Chinese imports.
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Trade with China in 2000s led to job losses in U.S. manufacturing, but local economies rebounded with growth in non-manufacturing sectors. Our research feature looks at new work from David Autor, @profdaviddorn.bsky.social, Gordon Hanson, and Maggie Jones: bit.ly/4muNB5N
Old jobs, new jobs: How the labor landscape has changed two decades after trade with China opened | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Employment levels recovered in the most affected U.S. labor markets, but the composition of the labor force has changed
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May 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Trade with China in 2000s led to job losses in U.S. manufacturing, but local economies rebounded with growth in non-manufacturing sectors. Our research feature looks at new work from David Autor, @profdaviddorn.bsky.social, Gordon Hanson, and Maggie Jones: bit.ly/4muNB5N
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"The China trade shock accounts for approximately one-quarter of the decline in manufacturing jobs between 2000 and 2007." @davidautor.bsky.social @profdaviddorn.bsky.social and Gordon Hanson explore how the China trade shock affected U.S. politics #EssaySeries
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How the China trade shock impacted U.S. manufacturing workers and labor markets, and the consequences for U.S. politics
How the China trade shock of the early 2000s shaped the evolution of trade-exposed local labor markets in the United States.
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May 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
"The China trade shock accounts for approximately one-quarter of the decline in manufacturing jobs between 2000 and 2007." @davidautor.bsky.social @profdaviddorn.bsky.social and Gordon Hanson explore how the China trade shock affected U.S. politics #EssaySeries
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Recent research by @profdaviddorn.bsky.social and co-authors finds that self-reported skills on LinkedIn reveal more about earnings and gender gaps than traditional measures of human capital like education or work experience.
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What your professional skills on LinkedIn reveal about human capital and inequality
### A new working paper by UBS Foundation Professor David Dorn and co-authors finds that self-reported skills on LinkedIn reveal more about earnings and gender gaps than traditional measures of human ...
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May 23, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Recent research by @profdaviddorn.bsky.social and co-authors finds that self-reported skills on LinkedIn reveal more about earnings and gender gaps than traditional measures of human capital like education or work experience.
www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even...
#EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS
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Join my outstanding research team in Zurich as a #predoc research associate in fall 2025 or start of 2026! We conduct empirical analyses of labor markets, globalization, technology and politics. More info and link to application: 🔗https://ddorn.net
May 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Join my outstanding research team in Zurich as a #predoc research associate in fall 2025 or start of 2026! We conduct empirical analyses of labor markets, globalization, technology and politics. More info and link to application: 🔗https://ddorn.net
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Co-director @davidautor.bsky.social explains key findings from his recent NBER working paper, co-authored with our research affiliate @profdaviddorn.bsky.social, Gordon Hanson, Maggie Jones, and Bradley Setzler.
Read the paper: shapingwork.mit.edu/research/pla...
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Read the paper: shapingwork.mit.edu/research/pla...
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May 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Co-director @davidautor.bsky.social explains key findings from his recent NBER working paper, co-authored with our research affiliate @profdaviddorn.bsky.social, Gordon Hanson, Maggie Jones, and Bradley Setzler.
Read the paper: shapingwork.mit.edu/research/pla...
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Read the paper: shapingwork.mit.edu/research/pla...
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We study the skills that US college graduates list on their LinkedIn profiles, and document a gender skill gap that is related to mothers’ lower labor supply and slower accumulation of skills following parenthood.
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"Multidimensional Skills on LinkedIn Profiles:
Measuring Human Capital and the Gender Skill Gap"
w/ @profdaviddorn.bsky.social, Florian Schoner, Moritz Seebacher & Lisa Simon
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🚀Skills from 9M LinkedIn profiles explain important labor-market patterns!
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"Multidimensional Skills on LinkedIn Profiles:
Measuring Human Capital and the Gender Skill Gap"
w/ @profdaviddorn.bsky.social, Florian Schoner, Moritz Seebacher & Lisa Simon
🔗 www.ifo.de/sites/defaul...
🚀Skills from 9M LinkedIn profiles explain important labor-market patterns!
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May 9, 2025 at 12:59 AM
We study the skills that US college graduates list on their LinkedIn profiles, and document a gender skill gap that is related to mothers’ lower labor supply and slower accumulation of skills following parenthood.
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📢 @profdaviddorn.bsky.social ’s research on the China Shock is making waves!
Featured in @nytimes.com & more news outlets, the study (with @davidautor.bsky.social & Gordon Hanson) shows how China’s rise disrupted U.S. labor markets.
🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/mr3rtsxx
#UZHeconomics #TradeShock
Featured in @nytimes.com & more news outlets, the study (with @davidautor.bsky.social & Gordon Hanson) shows how China’s rise disrupted U.S. labor markets.
🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/mr3rtsxx
#UZHeconomics #TradeShock
April 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
📢 @profdaviddorn.bsky.social ’s research on the China Shock is making waves!
Featured in @nytimes.com & more news outlets, the study (with @davidautor.bsky.social & Gordon Hanson) shows how China’s rise disrupted U.S. labor markets.
🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/mr3rtsxx
#UZHeconomics #TradeShock
Featured in @nytimes.com & more news outlets, the study (with @davidautor.bsky.social & Gordon Hanson) shows how China’s rise disrupted U.S. labor markets.
🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/mr3rtsxx
#UZHeconomics #TradeShock
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🇺🇸 US regions that were strongly exposed to 🇨🇳 Chinese import competition in the 2000s eventually recover in terms of job levels but many former manufacturing workers struggle to find a way back to employment.
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Analyzing the distinct adjustment paths of US labor markets (places) and US workers (people) to increased Chinese import competition during the 2000s, from David Autor, David Dorn, Gordon H. Hanson, Maggie R. Jones, and Bradley Setzler https://www.nber.org/papers/w33424
February 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
🇺🇸 US regions that were strongly exposed to 🇨🇳 Chinese import competition in the 2000s eventually recover in terms of job levels but many former manufacturing workers struggle to find a way back to employment.
#EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS
@profdaviddorn.bsky.social @maggierjones.bsky.social
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In their forthcoming Handbook of Labor Economics chapter,
our co-director David Autor, affiliate @profdaviddorn.bsky.social, and co-authors document the uneven adjustment process of people and places exposed to the China trade shock. Read the paper: shapingwork.mit.edu/research/pla...
#EconSky
our co-director David Autor, affiliate @profdaviddorn.bsky.social, and co-authors document the uneven adjustment process of people and places exposed to the China trade shock. Read the paper: shapingwork.mit.edu/research/pla...
#EconSky
February 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
In their forthcoming Handbook of Labor Economics chapter,
our co-director David Autor, affiliate @profdaviddorn.bsky.social, and co-authors document the uneven adjustment process of people and places exposed to the China trade shock. Read the paper: shapingwork.mit.edu/research/pla...
#EconSky
our co-director David Autor, affiliate @profdaviddorn.bsky.social, and co-authors document the uneven adjustment process of people and places exposed to the China trade shock. Read the paper: shapingwork.mit.edu/research/pla...
#EconSky
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Trump’s Tariffs – Help for the Heartland?
In 2018, tariffs were meant to bring jobs back—but did they? And how did China’s retaliatory tariffs affect the economy? @profdaviddorn.bsky.social @econ.uzh.ch discusses it with @talknormal.co.uk in this VoxTalks
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In 2018, tariffs were meant to bring jobs back—but did they? And how did China’s retaliatory tariffs affect the economy? @profdaviddorn.bsky.social @econ.uzh.ch discusses it with @talknormal.co.uk in this VoxTalks
cepr.org/multimedia/t...
#EconSky #PolicySky
February 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Trump’s Tariffs – Help for the Heartland?
In 2018, tariffs were meant to bring jobs back—but did they? And how did China’s retaliatory tariffs affect the economy? @profdaviddorn.bsky.social @econ.uzh.ch discusses it with @talknormal.co.uk in this VoxTalks
cepr.org/multimedia/t...
#EconSky #PolicySky
In 2018, tariffs were meant to bring jobs back—but did they? And how did China’s retaliatory tariffs affect the economy? @profdaviddorn.bsky.social @econ.uzh.ch discusses it with @talknormal.co.uk in this VoxTalks
cepr.org/multimedia/t...
#EconSky #PolicySky
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🎙️ Listen to @profdaviddorn.bsky.social's keynote speech at the @cepr.org Paris Symposium 2024: "𝘕𝘰 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥? 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘜.𝘚. 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱 𝘛𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘴".
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👉 cepr.org/multimedia/t...
January 13, 2025 at 7:11 AM
🎙️ Listen to @profdaviddorn.bsky.social's keynote speech at the @cepr.org Paris Symposium 2024: "𝘕𝘰 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥? 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘜.𝘚. 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱 𝘛𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘴".
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«Letztlich lässt sich Inflation meist nur rückgängig machen, wenn ein sehr hoher volkswirtschaftlicher Preis bezahlt wird.», so @profdaviddorn.bsky.social, Professor an unserem Department.
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Trump will die Inflation rückgängig machen – doch der Preis für tiefe Preise ist hoch
Donald Trump hat angekündigt, die Preise in den USA drastisch zu senken. Wirtschaftsprofessoren erklären, wie unpopulär und gefährlich das sein könnte.
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January 7, 2025 at 9:29 AM
«Letztlich lässt sich Inflation meist nur rückgängig machen, wenn ein sehr hoher volkswirtschaftlicher Preis bezahlt wird.», so @profdaviddorn.bsky.social, Professor an unserem Department.
www.watson.ch/internationa...
www.watson.ch/internationa...
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Few economists have studied the consequences of globalization as extensively as @profdaviddorn.bsky.social. The expert on the US economy explains what will help the country in the current situation - and what will not.
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### Few economists have studied the consequences of globalization as extensively as David Dorn. The expert on the US economy explains what will help the country in the current situation - and what wil...
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January 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Few economists have studied the consequences of globalization as extensively as @profdaviddorn.bsky.social. The expert on the US economy explains what will help the country in the current situation - and what will not.
ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even...
#EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS
ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even...
#EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS
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Der Ökonom David Dorn erläutert im Interview die negativen Folgen von Trumps Zollpolitik und plädiert für deren Abschaffung. Trump sollte wirtschaftspolitische Experimente aufgeben und sich anderen Aktivitäten widmen – etwa Golfspielen 🏌️⛳ 😅
Beitrag von @simonschmid.pro - @tagesanzeiger.bsky.social
Beitrag von @simonschmid.pro - @tagesanzeiger.bsky.social
December 6, 2024 at 10:13 AM
Der Ökonom David Dorn erläutert im Interview die negativen Folgen von Trumps Zollpolitik und plädiert für deren Abschaffung. Trump sollte wirtschaftspolitische Experimente aufgeben und sich anderen Aktivitäten widmen – etwa Golfspielen 🏌️⛳ 😅
Beitrag von @simonschmid.pro - @tagesanzeiger.bsky.social
Beitrag von @simonschmid.pro - @tagesanzeiger.bsky.social
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Danke für das Gespräch, David Dorn!
(fehlt nur noch der Bsky-Account ;-)
(fehlt nur noch der Bsky-Account ;-)
«Herr Präsident, verzichten Sie auf die Zölle, die Sie angekündigt haben»
– UBS Foundation Professor David Dorn
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– UBS Foundation Professor David Dorn
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«Herr Präsident, verzichten Sie auf die Zölle, die Sie angekündigt haben»: Schweizer Starökonom zu Trump und den USA
Wenige Ökonomen haben die Folgen der Globalisierung so ausgiebig untersucht wie David Dorn. Im Interview sagt der USA-Kenner, was das Land in der jetzigen Situation weiterbringt – und was nicht.
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December 3, 2024 at 8:27 AM
Danke für das Gespräch, David Dorn!
(fehlt nur noch der Bsky-Account ;-)
(fehlt nur noch der Bsky-Account ;-)