Enabling world-class research in economics at Universität Zürich @econ_uzh #EconomicsForSociety @UZH_ch @UBSschweiz
Zürich, Switzerland
Joined June 2012
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Big congrats to my former Stanford colleague Bob Hall and to Mike Woodford on an incredibly well-deserved prize!
I'll teach Hall's (1978) tests of the consumption Euler equation in my first-year PhD Macro course soon, I guess this year the students will pay special attention :)
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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2026 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford “for microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation.”
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In an interview with @srfnews, security policy expert @MAStrackZi (FDP) calls for a tougher stance — both from the German government and toward the enemies of democracy.
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In an interview with @tagesanzeiger, UBS Center Advisory Board member @umalmend warns of social tension – and explains how Europe can remain competitive as a business hub in the age of AI.
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Four structural fault lines separate the system's original design from current policy realities: the failed Doha Round, China's state-driven model, sustainability-related regulatory spillovers, and the digitalization of trade.
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In this episode of Thought Supply, Ernst Fehr sits down with colleague Roberto Weber to reflect on the intellectual journey that shaped his research agenda and the questions that continue to motivate his work.
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Despite broad public support for development aid, many countries are significantly reducing their foreign aid budgets. @DinaPomeranz and @DebiKistler explain what the data actually show.
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Over three decades, the multilateral system supported a near-fivefold expansion of global trade, helped lift hundreds of millions out of poverty, and contained escalation through multiple large shocks.
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"Giving investors a voice can curb corporate misbehavior and lead to a better world." – @NobelPrize laureate Oliver Hart of @Harvard at his UBS Center Opinion lecture at the University of Zurich.
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Ernst Fehr sits down with Roberto Weber to reflect on the intellectual journey that shaped his research agenda and the questions that continue to motivate his work. What drew him to economics in the first place, and what kept him there when the field pushed back?
He humanized economics and led @econ_uzh to the top. Ernst Fehr conveys a positive message: human beings are not purely self-interested. In doing so, he revolutionized the way his profession analyzes the world.
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Our @econ_uzh Annual Research Night with keynote speaker Nobel laureate—and new colleague!—Esther Duflo. This year‘s special edition in honor of our colleague Ernst Fehr‘s 70th birthday. World-class conference following today:
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.@MAStrackZi is a security policy expert at the @Europarl_EN and 🇩🇪 Germany’s most outspoken classical liberal; she drew inspiration for her attitude from Pippi Longstocking.
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@Georg_Haesler @NZZ
Trade agreements exist not because free trade is always self-evident, but because unilateral policies shift costs onto trading partners. The GATT's success rested on reciprocity and non-discrimination.
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@OssaRalph
Die Botschaft des #UBSCenterPodium Panels war unmissverständlich: Die 🇨🇭 Schweiz kann sich nicht auf andere verlassen, weder auf die NATO, noch auf die EU, noch auf das Prinzip der Neutralität.
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Reports from the United States and Switzerland point to a growing backlash against artificial intelligence. Could this escalate into violent resistance, echoing the upheavals of the Industrial Revolution?
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@joachim_voth
We welcome Leonardo Bursztyn of @UChicago and @profnavaashraf of @LSEnews as new members to the UBS Center Advisory Board.
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The evidence of @joachim_voth and @brunocaprettini illustrates that while new technologies typically boost output overall, not everyone benefits – and the losers may not always suffer in silence.
«Zum Jobabbau im grossen Stil ist es nicht gekommen, kommt es vielleicht auch nicht», meint @joachim_voth via @NZZ. Und zweifelt am Narrativ, dass die KI zu einem Wirtschaftswachstum ohne Jobs führe.
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Einig waren sich @EvaHerzog_BS, Monika Rühl, Marco Sieber und @JanssenAK am Ende des #UBSCenterPodium Panels in einem: Nostalgie ist keine Strategie.
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The multilateral trading system faces real but limited disruption. A sharp 🇺🇸 U.S. tariff shift, rising from 2.4% to 18.5% in 2025, marks the most consequential recent shock. Yet 72% of global merchandise trade still operates under WTO rules.
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