In this new episode, Barry Eichengreen joins Maya Eden to connect the Great Depression to current challenges, from the global role of the US dollar to the resilience of central banks and democratic institutions. www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even... #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS @econ.uzh.ch

According to research by UBS Foundation Professor @profdaviddorn.bsky.social and co-authors, import tariffs had no significant positive effects on employment or income in connection with Trump's first term. www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even... #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS @econ.uzh.ch

In this Nobel Opinion, @nobelprize.org laureate James Robinson argues that today’s global tensions are less the result of a historic rupture than of unresolved social and economic failures in the United States. www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even... #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS @econ.uzh.ch

Global trade is under pressure: former @wto.org Chief Economist Ralph Ossa explains why small, open economies such as 🇨🇭 Switzerland need to defend and adapt the rules-based system during these turbulent times. www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even... #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS @econ.uzh.ch

"More than at any time since the 1930s, liberalism is under pressure." – @casssunstein.bsky.social of @harvard.edu at his UBS Center Opinion lecture at the University of Zurich. www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even... #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS @econ.uzh.ch

Former UBS Center Scholarship holder Philipp Sternal successfully defended his PhD thesis on 'Essays in Behavioral and Experimental Economics’. Congratulations, Dr. Sternal! #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS @econ.uzh.ch

How robust is the international economic order in an increasingly multipolar world? Watch 'Thought Supply' with former RBI governor Raghuram G. Rajan and former @wto.org chief economist Ralph Ossa. www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even... #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS @econ.uzh.ch

📣 Hans-Joachim Voth has openings for full-time pre-doctoral Research Officers. Learn more and apply 👉 lnkd.in/ewpRaRTp #pioneeringeconomics

@erc.europa.eu has awarded two highly competitive ERC Consolidator Grants, totaling nearly € 4 million, to Lorenzo Casaburi and Maya Eden at @econ.uzh.ch. www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even... #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS

The @nobelprize.org in Economic Sciences 2025 has resonated strongly within @econ.uzh.ch, reflecting close intellectual and personal ties to the laureates. www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even... www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even... #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS @nzz.ch

🎉 Congratulations, Philipp Sternal on your successfully defended PhD Thesis: «Essays in Behavioral and Experimental Economics»! With Roberto Weber, UBS Foundation Professor for Economics of Corporate Culture, Business Ethics and Social Responsibility @ubscenter.uzh.ch

In this new episode, Raghuram G. Rajan of Chicago Booth joins Ralph Ossa of @econ.uzh.ch to discuss the interconnectivity and constraints of monetary policy, fiscal policy, financial markets, and the international order. www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even... #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS

Which topics have shaped your thinking in 2025? From tariffs, currencies, and the global order to institutions, technology, and the future of labor markets: Our annual review brings together key insights and highlights. www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even... #EconomicsForSociety @econ.uzh.ch

"The EU should have joined forces with Switzerland to stand up to Donald Trump on tariffs" – @monika-schnitzer.com www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even... #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS @econ.uzh.ch @lmumuenchen.bsky.social

Four economists discussed the 2025 @nobelprize.org in Economics and its significance at an @nzz.ch Live event. Their conclusion: future growth will only be possible if all sides are prepared to embrace change. www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even... #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS @econ.uzh.ch

Trump's policies are weakening the US. @helene-rey.bsky.social sees an opportunity for the euro. In an interview on the sidelines of the #UBSCenterForum, she warns of a future where the major powers compete financially. www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even... #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS

The monetary and economic dominance of the US is by no means set in stone, according to Barry Eichengreen in an interview with Swiss national radio on the sidelines of the #UBSCenterForum www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even... #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

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.” www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even... #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS @econ.uzh.ch @heclausanne.bsky.social

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

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

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

Probably more than you ever wanted to know about #inheritance and its #taxation in #Switzerland, but here you go.🤓 Thanks to @florianscheuer.bsky.social and @ubscenter.uzh.ch for hosting me, and to all the viewers for their questions and real-time voting! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAZ7...

More and more wealth is passed down across generations. Yet, many countries have reduced inheritance taxes. What drove this trend? What are the consequences of reversing it? Don't miss my conversation later today with @mariusbrulhart.bsky.social who knows more about this than anyone else!

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

“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 www.tagesanzeiger.ch/ai-bedrohung... #EconomicsinSociety #UZH #shareUBS

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. www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even... #EconomicsForSociety

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

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

As one of the world’s foremost scholars on international finance and economic history, Barry Eichengreen brings the long view to current debates. www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even... #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS @econ.uzh.ch @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @cepr.org

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

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. www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even... #EconomicsForSociety

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. 🧵 1/7

Kann sich 🇩🇪 Deutschland neu erfinden? Wir laden ein zum Vortrag mit der deutschen «Wirtschaftsweisen» @monika-schnitzer.com an der Universität Zürich am 7. Oktober. Jetzt anmelden → www.ema.uzh.ch/de/register/... #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS @econ.uzh.ch

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. www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/de/publikati... #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS @econ.uzh.ch

“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

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. www.ema.uzh.ch/de/register/... #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS @econ.uzh.ch

@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.» via @tagesanzeiger.bsky.social www.tagesanzeiger.ch/eigenmietwer...

“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 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/b...

Kann sich 🇩🇪 Deutschland neu erfinden? Wir laden ein zum Vortrag mit der deutschen «Wirtschaftsweisen» @monika-schnitzer.com an der Universität Zürich am 7. Oktober. Jetzt anmelden → www.ema.uzh.ch/de/register/... #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS

"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

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

«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.» @profdaviddorn.bsky.social via SRF News www.srf.ch/play/tv/-/vi...

“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 www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even... #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS @econ.uzh.ch @uzh-ch.bsky.social

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. www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even...

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

"Jacopo Ponticelli and @jvoth.bsky.social looked at fiscal consolidations across a number of countries from 1919 to 2008." via @economist.com www.economist.com/finance-and-... #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS @econ.uzh.ch @uzh-ch.bsky.social

"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. www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/publicati... #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS

“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 Learn more → www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even...

A reluctant defence of Powell One can disagree with Federal Reserve Chair Powell’s policies, but an independent Fed has prevented higher real borrowing costs. secure.ubs.com/global/en/we...

“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 www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even... #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS @econ.uzh.ch @uzh-ch.bsky.social