UZH Department of Economics

DEPARTMENT NEWS | 🎉 Die University of Zurich rangiert an erster Stelle im neuen 𝐕𝐖𝐋-𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 der WirtschaftsWoche* und schneidet somit erneut als forschungsstärkste Hochschule im Bereich VWL im deutschsprachigen Raum ab – und zwar mit grossem Abstand.   Seit zehn Jahren gilt die UZH in der DACH-Region als Nummer 1 in der VWL. Wie jedoch ist es dem Zürcher 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 gelungen, sich als Speerspitze der Wirtschaftsforschung zu etablieren?   Florian Scheuer, Leiter des 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬, geht in einem von Bert Losse verfassten Beitrag auf einen Teil des Erfolgsrezepts ein. Das Department holt stets die Besten an Bord: "𝐖𝐢𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐆𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐝", so Florian Scheuer über die Rekrutierungsstrategie des Departements. Und die Besten ziehen wiederum die Besten an: In weniger als einem Jahrzehnt hat sich die Zahl der Professuren nahezu verdoppelt - Die Zahl der Professuren wird sich im Jahr 2024 auf 37 erhöhen. Gleiches gilt für die Bandbreite der Forschung: Umweltökonomie und Gender Economics werden bald zu den neuesten Professuren zählen.   Und all dies dient einem einzigen Zeil – den Gemeinwohl: "𝐖𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐟ü𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐟𝐭", so Scheuer.   👉 Mehr dazu : https://lnkd.in/evBRZkSR   * Ehemals Handelsblatt-Ranking. Das Ranking wurde exklusiv von der KOF Swiss Economic Institute of ETH Zurich für die WirtschaftsWoche erstellt.   #uzheconomics #pioneeringeconomics #economicresearch #uzh #rankings Economics. For Society. UZH Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics

EVENT | "𝑫𝒊𝒆 𝒁𝒖𝒌𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒘𝒆𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒓 𝑼𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒉𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒎𝒔: 𝑰𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒎 𝑭𝒐𝒌𝒖𝒔" 🇨🇭🚀 Wo steht das Schweizer Unternehmertum heutzutage? Was sind die Trends, und vor welchen Herausforderungen stehen Start-ups bei der Finanzierung und Skalierung?   Urs Wietlisbach (Mitgründer Partners Group und Investor) Sara Hürlimann (Mitgründerin von zahnarztzentrum.ch AG) und Pascal Bieri (Mitgründer von Planted) beleuchten diese Fragen durch ihre persönlichen Erfarhungen im Rahmen des nächsten ECONnect-Events am 27. November, organisiert vom ECON Alumni UZH.   🕒 Mittwoch, 27. November, 19.00-21.00 🏛 Zunfthaus zur Saffran 👉 𝐊𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐮𝐧𝐠: https://lnkd.in/eiiviT9m   𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦 18:30 - 19:00 – Eintreffen der Gäste 19:00 - 19:20 – Key Note vom Urs Wietlisbach "Die Zukunft des Schweizer Unternehmertums: Innovatoren im Fokus" 19:20 - 20:00 – Moderiertes Gespräch von Prof. Ernst Fehr mit Urs Wietlisbach, Sara Hürlimann und Pascal Bieri 20:00 - 20:15 – Q&A 20:15 - 21:00 – Flying Dinner   #uzheconomics #pioneeringeconomics #economicresearch #uzh University of Zurich

ACADEMIC POSITION | We are pleased to share that we currently have two academic positions available:   🔷 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐠𝐞 The position can be filled starting at the earliest in Fall 2025. Candidates should hold a Ph.D. degree in Economics with specialization in Econometrics and have an excellent record of academic achievements in the relevant field. The Assistant Professor will be an active member of the Department of Economics at the University of Zurich and an affiliated member of the Digital Society Initiative at the University of Zurich.   👉 Learn more about the position: https://lnkd.in/euGkhAWj   🔷 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 Applications are invited for a position as Assistant Professor starting in fall 2025. The Assistant Professor will be a member of the Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development, which conducts research in the economics, the psychology and the sociology of child and youth development. The professor is expected to contribute to position the Jacobs Center as an internationally leading institution in interdisciplinary cutting-edge research in the area of Child and Youth Development. Beyond the professor's affiliation with the Jacobs Center, he/she will be a member of the Department of Economics. The research focus of the Jacobs Center is to understand how economic, social, psychological, or biological factors interact in creating opportunities and overcoming obstacles in child and youth development. The Jacobs Center is devoted to understanding these interactions by integrating the different theoretical and methodological perspectives necessary to comprehensively address challenges to productive youth development. 👉 Learn more about the position : https://lnkd.in/d-SzxnZy   #uzheconomics #pioneeringeconomics #economicresearch #uzh

RESEARCH | A new study by Ana Costa-Ramón, Ursina Schaede, Michaela Slotwinski, and Anne Ardila Brenøe highlights the importance of raising awareness about the long-term financial implications of part-time work to help mothers make better-informed decisions for their future. The study suggests that 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 and help to reduce the gender pension gap. 👉 Learn more about the study: https://lnkd.in/exxCxJC2 #uzheconomics #pioneeringeconomics #economicresearch #uzh University of Zurich Tufts University

DEPARTMENT NEWS | A big congratulations to David Dorn for being elected as a Fellow of The Econometric Society! 👏 The Econometric Society is a prestigious global organization, promoting the advancement of economic theory, statistics, and mathematics. As the UBS Foundation Professor of Globalization and Labor Markets at the Department of Economics of the University of Zurich, and director of the university-wide Equality of Opportunity research program, David's groundbreaking work spans labor economics, international trade, economic geography, and more. His research continues to shape key discussions in both economics and policy. We’re proud to celebrate this well-deserved recognition of David's outstanding contributions! #uzheconomics #pioneeringeconomics #economicresearch #uzh Universität Zürich UZH Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics UBS Center for Economics in Society

A massive congratulations to Professor Daron Acemoğlu and his fellow economists Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson on being awarded 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐢𝐤𝐬𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐥𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐥! 🎉 Their pioneering research on institutions, development, and political economy has reshaped the way we think about the forces that drive economic progress and inequality. Their work continues to inspire new generations of economists and policymakers alike. David Hemous, the UBS Foundation Associate Professor of Economics of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, has a deep and long-standing collaboration with Daron Acemoğlu. Together, they have co-authored several influential papers, with their most recent work being “Climate Change, Directed Innovation, and Energy Transition: The Long-run Consequences of the Shale Gas Revolution” (also joint with Philippe Aghion and Lint Barrage). “𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘶 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩, 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺, 𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘕𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘭 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭. 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦”, so David Hémous. This well-deserved recognition is a testament to his profound impact on our discipline and the world at large. We look forward to seeing how their brilliant insights will continue to push the boundaries of economics. 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬: 🎉 Daron Acemoğlu is coming to Zurich! 🎉 Mark your calendars for January 29, 2025, as Professor Acemoğlu delivers an exciting lecture on “Power and Progress”, organized by the UBS Center for Economics in Society at the University of Zurich. This is a unique opportunity to hear directly from one of the world’s most influential economists as he unpacks the forces shaping the future of economies and societies. Don’t miss out on this incredible event! For more information, please visit the official event site: https://lnkd.in/gjdmmVJp #uzheconomics #pioneeringeconomics #economicresearch #uzh Universität Zürich | University of Zurich │ UZH Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics

INTERVIEW | Maya Eden recently joined our Department as a Professor of Economics. Eden's research primary focus on welfare economics and macroeconomics. Learn more about Eden's research interests and who inspires her work! 👇 #uzheconomics #pioneeringeconomics #economicresearch #uzh

EVENT | Let’s look beyond the AI hype and address its real impact on the economy. In this event organized by the UBS Center for Economics in Society, experts from academia and the corporate sector will discuss how AI drives growth, shapes business strategies, and affects global labor markets. Don’t miss this opportunity for insightful inputs and discussions with (in alphabetical order) : Christine Antlanger-Winter (Google Switzerland) Valerio Capraro (Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca-Bicocca) Gregory Crawford (University of Zurich/Zalando) David Dorn (University of Zurich) Catrin Hinkel (Microsoft Switzerland) Rafael Lalive (University of Lausanne - UNIL) Lorenzo Maria Casale (University of Zurich) Sendhil Mullainathan (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Jan-Egbert Sturm (KOF Swiss Economic Institute of ETH Zurich, ETH Zürich) Philipp Zhang (University of Zurich) #uzheconomics #pioneeringeconomics #economicresearch #uzh #AI

TOP PUBLICATION | Buy the expensive and fair-trade chocolate 🍫 or the cheaper but conventionally produced one, which may taste just as good? As consumers, we often face a trade-off between cost and conscience. A new study* shows that 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 – regardless of participants’ social norms and values. In an interview, Björn Bartling, Professor of Behavioral Economics, explains how these mechanisms work and to what extent they impact the consumption behavior of individuals, and society as a whole. “𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒓.”, so Bartling. The interview was conducted by Solenn Le Goff. * Bartling, Björn, Vanessa Valero, Roberto A. Weber, and Lan Yao. 2024. "Public Discourse and Socially Responsible Market Behavior." American Economic Review, 114 (10): 3041–74. 👉 Further details about the study: https://lnkd.in/erDA5WCh #uzheconomics #pioneeringeconomics #economicresearch #uzh #behavioraleconomics University of Zurich UZH Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics

DEPARTMENT NEWS | The Review of Economic Studies has appointed Andreas I. Mueller to join their esteemed Board of Editors. Congratulations, Andreas! 👏 The Review of Economic Studies (REStud) is a peer-reviewed academic journal published quarterly. Founded in 1933, The Review of Economic Studies is a high-impact journal and among the top five journals in the field of economics. Andreas I. Mueller is a Professor of Macroeconomics and Labor Markets. Mueller's research spans a broad spectrum of issues in macroeconomics, labor economics, and monetary economics. #uzheconomics #pioneeringeconomics #economicresearch #uzh