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...

A great thanks to @florianscheuer.bsky.social, Ernst Fehr and other colleagues at UZH who worked tirelessly to make these outstanding hires possible 👏

Join my outstanding research team in Zurich as a #predoc research associate in early 2026! We conduct empirical analyses of labor markets, globalization, technology and politics. More info and link to application: ddorn.net

"Ronald Reagan wanted the government to stay out of the economy. Under Donald Trump, the opposite is happening." – @profdaviddorn.bsky.social www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even... This interview by @meierpress.bsky.social & Lorenz Honegger was originally published in @nzz.ch. #EconomicsForSociety

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...

@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. www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even... #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS @econ.uzh.ch

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

"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 🔗 equitablegrowth.org/how-the-chin...

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

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

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... #EconSky

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.

📢 @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

🇺🇸 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

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

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

Join my outstanding research team in Zurich as a #predoc research associate in summer/fall 2025! We conduct empirical analyses of labor markets, globalization, technology and politics. More info and link to application: 🔗www.ddorn.net #EconSky #econ_ra

🎙️ 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". 👉 cepr.org/multimedia/t...

«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...

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

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

Danke für das Gespräch, David Dorn! (fehlt nur noch der Bsky-Account ;-)