@florianscheuer.bsky.social, head of our department, had the pleasure of welcoming Prof. Isabel Schnabel. The event was organized by ECON Alumni UZH and Econ Club at UZH.

"The @ecb.europa.eu has to be agile and vigilant, but there is no need to rush into action," said Isabel Schnabel, member of the Executive Board of the ECB, regarding the economic shock the world is facing with the situation in Iran. However, "If inflation becomes permanent, we will need to act."

We are immensely grateful for the support of the Zürcher Kantonalbank. Their generous donation enables us to continue our mission: attracting outstanding researchers to @econ.uzh.ch and educating the next generation of economists. We look forward to many more years in this great partnership!

There’s no easy way to achieve fair taxation. It takes a bundle of pragmatic measures to close loopholes, minimize false incentives, and tax work and capital evenly. www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even... #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS @econ.uzh.ch @florianscheuer.bsky.social

I'm happy to share that Bernardo Silveira (UCLA) will join our department @econ.uzh.ch as Professor of Economics this summer. He will be a fantastic addition to our applied micro group. www.bernardosilveira.net

📣 Don't miss this upcoming guest lecture and Q&A with Prof. Dr. Isabel Schnabel, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB). 🇪🇺 The event will be moderated by @florianscheuer.bsky.social Scheuer. www.econalumni.ch/events/monet...

@florianscheuer.bsky.social has been featured in a @sfchronicle.com investigation into California's proposed "billionaire tax" — a ballot initiative that would impose a one-time 5% wealth levy on the state's roughly 200 billionaires www.sfchronicle.com/california/a... #EconomicsForSociety

Final call for papers for ESEM 2026! @florianscheuer.bsky.social and I are the Scientific Program Chairs for Econometric Society European Summer Meetings (ESEM), which will take place in Dublin, August 17–21, 2026. Hope to see you in Dublin! More info: www.econometricsociety.org/regional-act...

The state of California 🇺🇸 🐻 has been considering introducing a new wealth tax. What can this US state learn from Switzerland 🇨🇭? 👉 A few answers from @florianscheuer.bsky.social in @sfchronicle.com www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

Earlier this week, we had the pleasure of hosting @florianscheuer.bsky.social from @econ.uzh.ch in our seminar series. He presented “Dilution vs. Risk Taking: Capital Gains Taxes and Entrepreneurship.”

Do you know a leader in public finance?  Nominations are officially OPEN for the 2026 Daniel M. Holland Medal! Help NTA recognize lifetime achievement in our field. 🔹 Open to all sectors  🔹 Deadline is March 31 Nominate here: https://www.cognitoforms.com/NTA1/_2026DanielMHollandMedalNominationForm

I'm happy to serve on the Scientific Committee of next fall's Swiss National Bank/Gerzensee/JME Conference on Macroeconomic Policy, together with Marios Angeletos, Harris Dellas and Silvana Tenreyro. Taking place on October 30-31, 2026, it will be held in honor of Robert Barro. 1/2

Dirk Krueger, @s-stantcheva.bsky.social, Aleh Tsyvinski and I again organize the Macro Public Finance session at @nber.org Summer Institute, taking place on July 23, 2026. Submit here by March 26: conference.nber.org/confsubmit/b...

@hcbjornland.bsky.social and I are the Scientific Program Chairs for the @econometric.bsky.social European Summer meetings, on August 17-21, 2026 in Dublin. Keynotes by Nava Ashraf, Raj Chetty, Nobu Kiyotaki and Rohini Pande. Submit here by February 23: www.econometricsociety.org/regional-act...

🇨🇭Mit einem Nein-Anteil von 78 Prozent sprach sich die Bevölkerung gegen die Erbschaftssteuer Initiative. "Eine moderate Erbschaftssteuer – ohne Zweckbindung an den Klimaschutz – hätte hier durchaus einen Beitrag leisten können." so @florianscheuer.bsky.social mehr 👇 www.swissinfo.ch/ger/schweize...

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!

What would taxing unrealized capital gains — or wealth — do to entrepreneurship? If illiquid founders must sell shares to pay such taxes, how does this extra dilution affect incentives? 🧵 on my new paper with Eduardo Azevedo, Kent Smetters & Min Yang 1/10

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

Brain drain made in 🇺🇸 und wie🇨🇭davon profitieren könnte. «An den besten Hochschulen der Ivy League Leute zu rekrutieren, war bisher schwierig», sagt @florianscheuer.bsky.social. Das habe sich geändert:«Das Interesse, zu uns zu kommen, ist viel grösser geworden.» 👇 www.nzz.ch/nzz-am-sonnt...

I'm hiring a Post-Doc @econ.uzh.ch to work with me and my team at the frontier of tax policy and inequality research! Funded by my Consolidator Grant, no teaching, flexible start date and duration. Apply here: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing.... @erc.europa.eu @snsf.ch

We are thrilled to welcome Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee as the new Lemann Foundation Professors to our department, beginning in the summer of 2026.

A "coup" we are very excited and proud about! 🙂

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

Thanks to all who made the 2025 Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute Fall Roundtable a success. If you missed it, you can still catch the discussion about the evidence on wealth taxation and the impact of potential policy reforms through the link below: cla.umn.edu/heller-hurwi...

It was a great pleasure to see so many of you at our annual Master Students' Welcome Apéro, organized by ECON Alumni UZH and Econclub. 😀 With a welcome speech by @florianscheuer.bsky.social, Head of our department.

Happening this Thursday: Join us at the HHEI Fall Roundtable where we will explore the potential benefits and challenges of wealth taxes, and recent lessons from experiences in Norway and Switzerland. Register: cla.umn.edu/economics/ne...

Can taxing wealth help raise much-needed revenue for strained government budgets and lessen income inequality? Join us to explore the potential benefits and challenges of wealth taxes, including recent experiences in Norway and Switzerland. Learn more: cla.umn.edu/economics/ne...

Features - Florian Scheuer, UBS Professor of Econ of Institutions at U Zurich - Kjetil Storesletten, Director @hellerhurwicz.bsky.social & the Richard & Beverly Fink Prof of Econ at U Minnesota Moderator: MPR News & Marketplace host Chris Farrell #EconSky #PolicySky cla.umn.edu/economics/ne...

Very happy to be at the University of Minnesota today and looking forward to this event! cla.umn.edu/economics/ne... Join us at the HHEI Fall Roundtable where we will explore the potential benefits and challenges of wealth taxes, and recent lessons from experiences in Norway and Switzerland.

Inspiring keynote on “What Undermines Democracy” yesterday by Nobel Laureate Jim Robinson of the University of Chicago at our Annual Research Night! @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...

🇨🇭Die nächste Volksabstimmung steht an. Unter anderem wird über die Liegenschaftssteuern auf Zweitliegenschaften entschieden. @florianscheuer.bsky.social im Interview mit dem @tagesanzeiger.bsky.social www.tagesanzeiger.ch/eigenmietwer...

Some professional news: Zurich’s ascent over the past ~10 years has been incredible. They show what can be accomplished when good institutions and resources meet. I’m incredibly excited and honored to participate in UZH’s continued success!

More great news from @econ.uzh.ch: I'm thrilled to share that @stevecicala.bsky.social will join our department next year as the Vontobel Foundation Professor of Sustainable Economics. A shout-out to the Vontobel Foundation for endowing his chair, which made this all possible! www.stevecicala.com

A warm welcome to our new junior faculty colleagues Martina Pons and @carmenvillaecon.bsky.social who join us at @econ.uzh.ch today!

Congrats Nicola!

Congratulations Michael!

In 🇨🇭 Switzerland, the richest 1% of the population owns almost half of the wealth – a sign of growing inequality. www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even... #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS @econ.uzh.ch @florianscheuer.bsky.social @izmartinez86.bsky.social @samiramarti.bsky.social

A warm welcome to Ralph Ossa who re-joins @econ.uzh.ch today as UBS Foundation Professor of Economics after his 2.5-year stint as Chief Economist of the @wto.org. And a huge thank you to the UBS Foundation for its CHF 8m donation to endow his new chair and the continued support of our department!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭-𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥? 🧐 Prof. F. Scheuer presents an overview of the latest findings in a recently published policy brief. “𝐓𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 – 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲”. 👉 Read: tinyurl.com/4vw8jyw2 @ubscenter.uzh.ch

Ich freue mich auf den Austausch heute nachmittag beim ZKB/Swisscanto CIO Circle! In meinem Impulsreferat werde ich über die Zukunft der Fiskalpolitik und Staatsverschuldung im Spannungsfeld der Kapitalmärkte sprechen. cio-circle.events.zkb.ch

I've had the pleasure to organize this year's @cepr.org Public Economics Symposium, together with @sigginho.bsky.social and Johannes Spinnewijn. Here's the program: drive.google.com/file/d/1CggW... Looking forward to 2 great days in Cologne, keynotes by @omzidar.bsky.social and Cecile Gaubert!

We just finalized the program for this year's @nber.org Summer Institute session on Macro Public Finance: www.nber.org/conferences/... Join us on July 17! @s-stantcheva.bsky.social @dirkkruegerier.bsky.social

I'm thrilled to welcome to our new colleagues Ingvild Almas and Thomas Graeber to @econ.uzh.ch! Ingvild joins us from @iies.su.se as the new Larsson Rosenquist Professor of Child and Youth Development. Thomas joins us from HBS as the NOMIS Professor for Cognitive and Neuroeconomics.

Congrats Gabriele!

I'm beyond excited to share that Ingvild Almas (IIES Stockholm) will join our @econ.uzh.ch department on June 1st as the new Larsson-Rosenquist Professor! And thank you to the Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation (LRF) for endowing her chair and the associated LRF center, which Ingvild will direct.

Big congratulations to my great colleague David Yanagizawa-Drott for sharing this prestigious award! We're proud this is the second time the award goes to @econ.uzh.ch, after Fabrizio Zilibotti won it in 2009.

A big thank you to the Marlene Porsche Foundation for supporting our @econ.uzh.ch Graduate School of Neuroeconomics with another CHF 2.5 million donation! It will fund numerous PhD students for years to come. www.econ.uzh.ch/en/study/phd...