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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
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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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
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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via @nzz.ch #UBSCenterForum
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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
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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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!
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Thanks to @florianscheuer.bsky.social and @ubscenter.uzh.ch for hosting me, and to all the viewers for their questions and real-time voting!
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Taxing inheritance: What can we learn from the Swiss experience? – Marius Brülhart
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November 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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!
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Thanks to @florianscheuer.bsky.social and @ubscenter.uzh.ch for hosting me, and to all the viewers for their questions and real-time voting!
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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!
Don't miss my conversation later today with @mariusbrulhart.bsky.social who knows more about this than anyone else!
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 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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!
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.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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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“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
“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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@profdaviddorn.bsky.social via Tages-Anzeiger
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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
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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@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
@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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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
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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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
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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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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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
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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With Adriel Jost initiating this controversial debate, Andreas I. Mueller counters these arguments via @nzz.ch.
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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
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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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.
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October 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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.
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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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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
Kann sich 🇩🇪 Deutschland neu erfinden?
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Wir laden ein zum Vortrag mit der deutschen «Wirtschaftsweisen» @monika-schnitzer.com an der Universität Zürich am 7. Oktober.
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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
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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“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
A decade ago about 20% of the long-term unemployed were college grads. Today it's about 1/3. And the long-term unemployment rate for college grads has been rising pretty quickly the last two years. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/b...
September 19, 2025 at 8:06 AM
“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
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September 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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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@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...
via @tagesanzeiger.bsky.social www.tagesanzeiger.ch/eigenmietwer...
Geboren 1934 – beerdigt 2025?: Die strittige Geschichte des Eigenmietwerts
Wie die Steuer auf selbstbewohntes Wohneigentum von einem kaum beachteten Detail zum Hassobjekt einer ganzen Bevölkerungsschicht wurde.
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September 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
@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...
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...
via @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/b...
The Newest Face of Long-Term Unemployment? The College Educated.
www.nytimes.com
September 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
“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...
via @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/b...
Kann sich 🇩🇪 Deutschland neu erfinden?
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September 16, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Kann sich 🇩🇪 Deutschland neu erfinden?
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Wir laden ein zum Vortrag mit der deutschen «Wirtschaftsweisen» @monika-schnitzer.com an der Universität Zürich am 7. Oktober.
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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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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
"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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This interview by @meierpress.bsky.social & Lorenz Honegger was originally published in @nzz.ch.
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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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September 11, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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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«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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@profdaviddorn.bsky.social via SRF News
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September 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
«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
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@profdaviddorn.bsky.social via SRF News
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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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September 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
“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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