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Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute @hellerhurwicz.bsky.social · 16d

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...

HHEI's 2025 Fall Roundtable Event

Should we tax wealth? Join HHEI's Fall 2025 Roundtable to hear leading experts tackle one of today's most controversial economic policy debates. Register today.

cla.umn.edu

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Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute @hellerhurwicz.bsky.social · Sep 8

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...

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 23d

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...

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Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · 13d

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.

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Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · 14d

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

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Economics. For Society. @ubscenter.uzh.ch · 22d

@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...

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.

www.tagesanzeiger.ch

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Department of Economics @Universität Zürich 🇨🇭 @econ.uzh.ch · 23d

🇨🇭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...

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.

www.tagesanzeiger.ch

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Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · 24d

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.

www.tagesanzeiger.ch

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Steve Cicala @stevecicala.bsky.social · Sep 3

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!

Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · Sep 1

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

Steve Cicala

www.stevecicala.com

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Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · Sep 1

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

Steve Cicala

www.stevecicala.com

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Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · Sep 1

Martina is Assistant Professor of Econometrics in the Digital Age, supported by UZH's Digital Society Initiative. Carmen is Assistant Professor of the Economics of Child and Youth Development, endowed by the Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development at UZH. Welcome on board!

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Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · Sep 1

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

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Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · Aug 30

Congrats Nicola!

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Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · Jul 10

Congratulations Michael!

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Economics. For Society. @ubscenter.uzh.ch · Jul 3

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

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Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · Jul 1

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!

Department of Economics @Universität Zürich 🇨🇭 @econ.uzh.ch · Jul 1

We are delighted to welcome Ralph Ossa back to our department! 😀
As of July 1, 2025, he holds the UBS Foundation Professorship of Economics, following his service as Chief Economist of the World Trade Organization.

@ubscenter.uzh.ch

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Department of Economics @Universität Zürich 🇨🇭 @econ.uzh.ch · Jun 24

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

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Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · Jun 12

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

ZKB | Registration Event

cio-circle.events.zkb.ch

Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · Jun 5

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!

CEPR Public Economics Annual Symposium 2025_2v.pdf

drive.google.com

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Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · Jun 2

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

SI 2025 Macro Public Finance

www.nber.org

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Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · Jun 2

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.

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Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · May 23

Congrats Gabriele!

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Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · Apr 29

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.

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Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · Mar 31

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.

EEA @eeanews.bsky.social · Mar 31

Julia Cagé & David Yanagizawa-Drott awarded the 2025 Yrjö Jahnsson Award in Economics for their important contributions on political economy & the media, based on deep historical research in France, the USA, and Africa.
Full info ℹ️https://eeassoc.org/awards/yrjo-jahnsson-award

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Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · Mar 20

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...

Marlene Porsche Graduate School of Neuroeconomics

www.econ.uzh.ch

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