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The debate around inheritance taxation consistently stirs emotions. @mariusbrulhart.bsky.social opened his presentation by citing a cover of @economist.com: “The case for taxing death.”

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December 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Join us to an evening at the University of Zurich with one of today’s most influential thinkers on law, behavioral economics, and public policy: @casssunstein.bsky.social of @harvard.edu

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December 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Raghuram Rajan knows a thing or two about crises: the former head of the Central Bank of India predicted the crash of 2008. Today, he sees dangerous parallels between that crash and the AI boom.

via @nzz.ch #UBSCenterForum
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December 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Taken together, the voices that gathered at #UBSCenterForum draw a coherent picture: globalization is not ending, but changing shape. Our detailed report is now available.

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November 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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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.”

@profdaviddorn.bsky.social via Tages-Anzeiger
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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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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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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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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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@econ.uzh.ch @cepr.org
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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@econ.uzh.ch @uzh-ch.bsky.social
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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"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
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“Our study provides important evidence that simple working memory training can lead to improvements relative to normal school instruction.” – Ernst Fehr via @faznet.bsky.social

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@econ.uzh.ch @uzh-ch.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM