With the passing of Daniel Kahneman on March 27, 2024, we bid farewell to a remarkable scholar whose pioneering work has forever altered our understanding of human behavior.

We are deeply saddened by his passing so soon after his 90th birthday. Our thoughts and compassion are…

I‘m thrilled that Ronak Jain will join our department this summer after finishing her PhD Harvard Department of Economics. She will be the UNICEF Assistant Professor and further strengthen our development economics group. Welcome on board Ronak!

The AEA Journals has appointed Florian Scheuer to join their esteemed Board of Editors.
Congratulations, Florian ! 👏
Economics. For Society. Universität Zürich

Wie steht es um die Schweizer #Entwicklungshilfe ?

Wir haben #Nachgefragt bei Professorin Dina D. Pomeranz 🟣 Universität Zürich Economics at Zurich

dievolkswirtschaft.ch/de/2024/04/wie…

🇺🇸 American democracy is in danger of becoming a tyranny of the minority, warns Daniel Ziblatt of Harvard University. He calls for a reform of the electoral system and says what #Trump would do differently in a second term in The The White House.

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This interview by…

Join us on April 25 with Douglas Bernheim of Stanford University for an enlightening discussion on how understanding our cognitive biases can lead to improved decision-making and ultimately a better, more fulfilling life.

How can gender bias in requesting and granting loans be overcome? A field study in Ghana offers possible solutions: news.uzh.ch/en/articles/ne…
Economics at Zurich D. Yanagizawa-Drott #DevelopmentEconomics

Today we’ve lost a giant and a visionary: Prof. Daniel Kahneman has passed at the age of 90. The Princeton SPIA community shares our condolences with his family and all who knew him, learned from him, and loved him. bit.ly/4cy0arM

Donald Trump stands a good chance of being re-elected President of the US. Swiss economist David Dorn, along with US researchers, has published a series of studies that are causing a stir in the political world of the US.

They explain a part of Trump’s success, as well as…

Join my outstanding research team in Zurich as a #predoc research associate in fall 2024! We conduct empirical analyses of labor markets, globalization, technology and politics. More info and link to application: 🔗ddorn.net
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Economics at Zurich

Mein Beitrag in der NZZ von heute zur evidenz-basierten Entwicklungzusammenarbeit:

-Entwicklungshilfe erzielt klare, wissenschaftlich überprüfbare Effekte.

-Studien der ETH zeigen: die Schweizer Bevölkerung wünscht eine Erhöhung der Entwicklungsgelder.

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TOMORROW (Tues 26 March) at 1 pm (CET) we are thrilled to welcome Lorenzo Casaburi, from Economics at Zurich who will present 'Land markets and land allocation: evidence from Kenya and Uganda'. More info: su.se/institute-for-…

Wir freuen uns, Sie zum diesjährigen #UBSCenterPodium mit ETH-Rat-Präsident Michael Hengartner am 16. April einzuladen. Welchen Weg schlägt die 🇨🇭 #Schweiz in der Beziehung zur 📷 #EU ein? Wächst die Schweiz nur in die Breite? Und was macht den Werk- und Denkplatz Schweiz stark?

Bundespräsident der Republik Österreich 🇦🇹 Alexander A. Van der Bellen bezeichnet die 🇪🇺 Europäische Union als eine beständige Baustelle, aber trotz ihrer Schwächen als unverzichtbar:

«Die EU ist die beste Idee, die Europa je hatte.»

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In seiner Rede an der…

Muriel Niederle Economics. For Society. Definitely still very calm and level-headed. Some of his points: (i) The European project is the guarantor of many of the things we now take for granted, especially peace. CH should join. (ii) Instead of a single European defense policy we have 27, which makes Europe much weaker

Besuch des 🇦🇹 #Bundespräsidenten A. Van der Bellen in der 🇨🇭. Spannender Vortrag zu „Chancen und Herausforderungen Europas“ am Economics. For Society. an der Universität Zürich.
Der #Vortrag wurde live aufgezeichnet:
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Maria Rotheiser-Scotti MFA Austria

Thanks to Economics. For Society. for organizing his talk and the dinner. (3/3)

The way in which econ theory forces you to think clearly through the assumptions-proposition-proof structure. And how it teaches you to properly distinguish between correlation and causality, which he said even many smart and educated people can't do. (2/3)

I asked the Austrian president A. Van der Bellen, who, in a previous life, was a professor of economics (social choice theory) at UVienna, what about his academic experience was most useful in politics. His answer: (1/3)

«Der Handelskrieg war ein politischer Erfolg» dlvr.it/T4M0k1