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Former UBS Center Scholarship holder Philipp Sternal successfully defended his PhD thesis on 'Essays in Behavioral and Experimental Economics’. Congratulations, Dr. Sternal!
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February 2, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Former UBS Center Scholarship holder Philipp Sternal successfully defended his PhD thesis on 'Essays in Behavioral and Experimental Economics’. Congratulations, Dr. Sternal!
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📣 Hans-Joachim Voth has openings for full-time pre-doctoral Research Officers.
Learn more and apply 👉 lnkd.in/ewpRaRTp
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Learn more and apply 👉 lnkd.in/ewpRaRTp
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January 30, 2026 at 10:32 AM
📣 Hans-Joachim Voth has openings for full-time pre-doctoral Research Officers.
Learn more and apply 👉 lnkd.in/ewpRaRTp
#pioneeringeconomics
Learn more and apply 👉 lnkd.in/ewpRaRTp
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📣 Thomas Graeber, NOMIS Associate Professor of Cognitive and Neuroeconomics, is looking for a predoctoral fellow!
👉 Behavioral & Experimental Economics, Economic Applications of #AI
👉 Learn more and apply: lnkd.in/ecwpT_Vi
#pioneeringeconomics
👉 Behavioral & Experimental Economics, Economic Applications of #AI
👉 Learn more and apply: lnkd.in/ecwpT_Vi
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January 29, 2026 at 12:57 PM
📣 Thomas Graeber, NOMIS Associate Professor of Cognitive and Neuroeconomics, is looking for a predoctoral fellow!
👉 Behavioral & Experimental Economics, Economic Applications of #AI
👉 Learn more and apply: lnkd.in/ecwpT_Vi
#pioneeringeconomics
👉 Behavioral & Experimental Economics, Economic Applications of #AI
👉 Learn more and apply: lnkd.in/ecwpT_Vi
#pioneeringeconomics
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📢 #CallForPapers – 8th International Conference on European Economics and Politics
Economists & political scientists are invited to submit papers.
📍KOF, ETH Zurich | 📆 14–15 July 2026
Deadline: 15 April 2026
📄Read more and submit a paper: ow.ly/uw7Z50Y3Ker
#EconSky
Economists & political scientists are invited to submit papers.
📍KOF, ETH Zurich | 📆 14–15 July 2026
Deadline: 15 April 2026
📄Read more and submit a paper: ow.ly/uw7Z50Y3Ker
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January 27, 2026 at 10:23 AM
📢 #CallForPapers – 8th International Conference on European Economics and Politics
Economists & political scientists are invited to submit papers.
📍KOF, ETH Zurich | 📆 14–15 July 2026
Deadline: 15 April 2026
📄Read more and submit a paper: ow.ly/uw7Z50Y3Ker
#EconSky
Economists & political scientists are invited to submit papers.
📍KOF, ETH Zurich | 📆 14–15 July 2026
Deadline: 15 April 2026
📄Read more and submit a paper: ow.ly/uw7Z50Y3Ker
#EconSky
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The @nobelprize.org in Economic Sciences 2025 has resonated strongly within @econ.uzh.ch, reflecting close intellectual and personal ties to the laureates.
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@nzz.ch
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January 26, 2026 at 11:19 AM
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
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🎉 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
With Roberto Weber, UBS Foundation Professor for Economics of Corporate Culture, Business Ethics and Social Responsibility @ubscenter.uzh.ch
January 24, 2026 at 9:48 AM
🎉 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
With Roberto Weber, UBS Foundation Professor for Economics of Corporate Culture, Business Ethics and Social Responsibility @ubscenter.uzh.ch
Congratulations to Philipp Sternal who has successfully defended his PhD Thesis: «Essays in Behavioral and Experimental Economics»
We wish him all the best! 😀
We wish him all the best! 😀
January 24, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Congratulations to Philipp Sternal who has successfully defended his PhD Thesis: «Essays in Behavioral and Experimental Economics»
We wish him all the best! 😀
We wish him all the best! 😀
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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.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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
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#EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS
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📆 Join us on January 21 at our economics research seminar with Amanda Dahlstrand (Uni Zurich, @econ.uzh.ch), who will present "Does Division of Labor Increase Productivity? Evidence from Primary Care."
Details and abstract:
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Details and abstract:
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January 19, 2026 at 5:06 AM
📆 Join us on January 21 at our economics research seminar with Amanda Dahlstrand (Uni Zurich, @econ.uzh.ch), who will present "Does Division of Labor Increase Productivity? Evidence from Primary Care."
Details and abstract:
www.jku.at/en/departmen...
Details and abstract:
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Die nzz.ch bezieht sich heute auf eine Studie von Josef Zweimüller, Professor am Department of Economics. Seine Studie zeigt, dass selbst wenn die Kinder grösser sind, das Arbeitskräftepotenzial der Mütter nicht vollständig genutzt wird.
www.nzz.ch/zuerich/neue...
www.nzz.ch/zuerich/neue...
Trotz Krippensubvention bleiben Mütter zu Hause – das wird für Wirtschaft zum Problem
Dem Kanton Zürich gehen die Arbeitskräfte aus. Die Frauen könnten einen grösseren Beitrag leisten als heute – wenn sie denn wollten.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Die nzz.ch bezieht sich heute auf eine Studie von Josef Zweimüller, Professor am Department of Economics. Seine Studie zeigt, dass selbst wenn die Kinder grösser sind, das Arbeitskräftepotenzial der Mütter nicht vollständig genutzt wird.
www.nzz.ch/zuerich/neue...
www.nzz.ch/zuerich/neue...
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Excellent full time research assistant position in India with @jainr.bsky.social from @econ.uzh.ch.
This is a field-based, travel-intensive role rather than desk-based research. Application details: lnkd.in/e_YzfZEt
This is a field-based, travel-intensive role rather than desk-based research. Application details: lnkd.in/e_YzfZEt
January 12, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Excellent full time research assistant position in India with @jainr.bsky.social from @econ.uzh.ch.
This is a field-based, travel-intensive role rather than desk-based research. Application details: lnkd.in/e_YzfZEt
This is a field-based, travel-intensive role rather than desk-based research. Application details: lnkd.in/e_YzfZEt
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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.
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January 7, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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
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Ein Land reich an Rohstoffen wie Öl, Erdgas und Eisen – und dennoch eine Bevölkerung, die in bitterer Armut lebt. Ein Widerspruch. Wie konnte Venezuela in eine derart tiefe Krise geraten? 🇻🇪
Ein Interview von @dinapomeranz.bsky.social omeranz.bsky.social für @blick.ch 👇
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Ein Interview von @dinapomeranz.bsky.social omeranz.bsky.social für @blick.ch 👇
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January 8, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Ein Land reich an Rohstoffen wie Öl, Erdgas und Eisen – und dennoch eine Bevölkerung, die in bitterer Armut lebt. Ein Widerspruch. Wie konnte Venezuela in eine derart tiefe Krise geraten? 🇻🇪
Ein Interview von @dinapomeranz.bsky.social omeranz.bsky.social für @blick.ch 👇
www.blick.ch/wirtschaft/h...
Ein Interview von @dinapomeranz.bsky.social omeranz.bsky.social für @blick.ch 👇
www.blick.ch/wirtschaft/h...
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Trump’s Tariffs – Help for the Heartland? Did #US #tariffs in 2018 create jobs as promised? In January 2025 David Dorn Department of Economics @Universität Zürich 🇨🇭 explored their effects and #China's response
Listen again: https://cepr.org/multimedia/trumps-tariffs-help-heartland
Listen again: https://cepr.org/multimedia/trumps-tariffs-help-heartland
December 31, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Trump’s Tariffs – Help for the Heartland? Did #US #tariffs in 2018 create jobs as promised? In January 2025 David Dorn Department of Economics @Universität Zürich 🇨🇭 explored their effects and #China's response
Listen again: https://cepr.org/multimedia/trumps-tariffs-help-heartland
Listen again: https://cepr.org/multimedia/trumps-tariffs-help-heartland
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Great pre-doc opportunities at @econ.uzh.ch in Zurich for aspiring PhD candidates from low- & middle income countries or with a refugee/asylum seeker background.
Predoctoral Program Global Talent Common Application: www.facultyhiring.oec.uzh.ch/auth/Apply/0... Please share widely in your networks!
Predoctoral Program Global Talent Common Application: www.facultyhiring.oec.uzh.ch/auth/Apply/0... Please share widely in your networks!
December 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Great pre-doc opportunities at @econ.uzh.ch in Zurich for aspiring PhD candidates from low- & middle income countries or with a refugee/asylum seeker background.
Predoctoral Program Global Talent Common Application: www.facultyhiring.oec.uzh.ch/auth/Apply/0... Please share widely in your networks!
Predoctoral Program Global Talent Common Application: www.facultyhiring.oec.uzh.ch/auth/Apply/0... Please share widely in your networks!
@dinapomeranz.bsky.social und Ernst Fehr gehören zu den 50 einflussreichsten Zürcher:innen des Jahres! 🎉
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Die 50 wichtigsten Zürcher:innen 2025
Zürich, 2025: Manche glänzen im Rampenlicht, andere ziehen im Hintergrund die Fäden. Wir zeigen dir die 50 einflussreichsten Zürcher:innen – laut, leise, streitbar. Aber nie egal.
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December 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
@dinapomeranz.bsky.social und Ernst Fehr gehören zu den 50 einflussreichsten Zürcher:innen des Jahres! 🎉
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Faire un cadeau, c'est aussi se faire du bien ! 🎁
"Chez les gens qui donnaient à autrui, il y avait plus de communication entre les régions du cerveau associées à la générosité et au bonheur." Philippe Tobler, neuroéconome de notre département. Dans : @lapresse.ca
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"Chez les gens qui donnaient à autrui, il y avait plus de communication entre les régions du cerveau associées à la générosité et au bonheur." Philippe Tobler, neuroéconome de notre département. Dans : @lapresse.ca
www.lapresse.ca/actualites/s...
Étude | Donner rend notre cerveau heureux
Noël rime avec cadeaux. La tradition du don remonte aux origines de l’humanité. Pas étonnant, puisque la générosité rend heureux, selon des recherches sur le cerveau menées par des psychologues et des...
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December 22, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Faire un cadeau, c'est aussi se faire du bien ! 🎁
"Chez les gens qui donnaient à autrui, il y avait plus de communication entre les régions du cerveau associées à la générosité et au bonheur." Philippe Tobler, neuroéconome de notre département. Dans : @lapresse.ca
www.lapresse.ca/actualites/s...
"Chez les gens qui donnaient à autrui, il y avait plus de communication entre les régions du cerveau associées à la générosité et au bonheur." Philippe Tobler, neuroéconome de notre département. Dans : @lapresse.ca
www.lapresse.ca/actualites/s...
Eine neue Studie von @carmenvillaecon.bsky.social zeigt, dass die Anhebung des gesetzlichen Mindestalters für den Alkoholkonsum von 16 auf 18 Jahre, die schulischen Leistungen und die psychische Gesundheit von Jugendlichen deutlich verbessert.👇
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Höheres Mindestalter für Alkohol verbessert Schulnoten und hilft der Psyche
Eine Studie der Universität Zürich zeigt: Strengere Alkoholgesetze senken den Konsum bei jungen Menschen – mit weitreichenden Folgen.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Eine neue Studie von @carmenvillaecon.bsky.social zeigt, dass die Anhebung des gesetzlichen Mindestalters für den Alkoholkonsum von 16 auf 18 Jahre, die schulischen Leistungen und die psychische Gesundheit von Jugendlichen deutlich verbessert.👇
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Looking back on a very successful year and looking forward to yet another exceptional one to come. Congratulations to everyone on a brilliant 2025! 🎉
With @florianscheuer.bsky.social, Chairman of the Department
With @florianscheuer.bsky.social, Chairman of the Department
December 11, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Looking back on a very successful year and looking forward to yet another exceptional one to come. Congratulations to everyone on a brilliant 2025! 🎉
With @florianscheuer.bsky.social, Chairman of the Department
With @florianscheuer.bsky.social, Chairman of the Department
🇨🇭Obwohl die Mehrheit der CH Bevölkerung hinter der Entwicklungshilfe steht, plant das Bundesparlament, die Mittel für die Armee aufzustocken und jene für die Entwicklungshilfe zu kürzen. Ein Gastbeitrag von @dinapomeranz.bsky.social
👉 : www.tagblatt.ch/schweiz/mehr...
👉 : www.tagblatt.ch/schweiz/mehr...
Mehrheit der Schweizer Bevölkerung steht hinter der Entwicklungshilfe
Das Bundesparlament will die Mittel für die Armee aufstocken. Unsere Gastautorin Dina Pomeranz ist Professorin für angewandte Ökonomie an der Universität Zürich. Sie findet: Bei der Entwicklungszusamm...
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December 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
🇨🇭Obwohl die Mehrheit der CH Bevölkerung hinter der Entwicklungshilfe steht, plant das Bundesparlament, die Mittel für die Armee aufzustocken und jene für die Entwicklungshilfe zu kürzen. Ein Gastbeitrag von @dinapomeranz.bsky.social
👉 : www.tagblatt.ch/schweiz/mehr...
👉 : www.tagblatt.ch/schweiz/mehr...
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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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#EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS
@econ.uzh.ch @heclausanne.bsky.social
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December 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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
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#EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS
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Delighted to see that PhD Student Simon Jantschgi spoke at "2025-2026 Rising Stars in Market Design". Titel of his talk was "Competitive Combinatorial Exchange" @utokyoofficial.bsky.social
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2025-26 Rising Stars in Market Design | The University of Tokyo Market Design Center (UTMD)
Official website of the University of Tokyo Market Design Center (UTMD). Features the latest research activities, affiliated members and other.
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December 8, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Delighted to see that PhD Student Simon Jantschgi spoke at "2025-2026 Rising Stars in Market Design". Titel of his talk was "Competitive Combinatorial Exchange" @utokyoofficial.bsky.social
www.mdc.e.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/events-en...
www.mdc.e.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/events-en...
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The original article in Newsweek on declining job growth in blue-collar sectors: www.newsweek.com/blue-collar-...
December 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The original article in Newsweek on declining job growth in blue-collar sectors: www.newsweek.com/blue-collar-...
🇺🇸 Although it’s difficult to determine the direct effects of the new U.S. tariffs on employment, @profdaviddorn.bsky.social expresses doubts that they would have "generated any sustained gains" in jobs.
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
December 2, 2025 at 7:32 AM
🇺🇸 Although it’s difficult to determine the direct effects of the new U.S. tariffs on employment, @profdaviddorn.bsky.social expresses doubts that they would have "generated any sustained gains" in jobs.
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...