@casssunstein.bsky.social explains in an interview on the sidelines of his keynote why liberalism must be more than an ideology, why freedom requires ‘freedom from fear,’ and where its greatest dangers now lie.
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"Bilateral trade between 🇨🇳 China and the 🇺🇸 U.S. accounted for less than 3% of global merchandise trade, yet made up 80% of the headlines – and that leads to a distorted perception."
Ralph Ossa via @nzz.ch
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In this podcast episode, @casssunstein.bsky.social joins @davidyd.bsky.social to reflect on a question that has shaped much of Sunstein’s work: why individuals so often act against their own preferences.
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Am #UBSCenterPodium mit @masz.bsky.social dreht sich die Debatte darum, wie sich die Schweiz 🇨🇭 verteidigen kann, was es hierzu braucht und ob die Neutralität als Mittel zur Sicherheit noch taugt.
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Political decisions often create winners and losers. This can’t always be avoided, but as research by economist Maya Eden shows, predictable and transparent criteria can help minimize unfairness.
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Bundesrat Martin Pfister wird verdeutlichen: Es geht um den Erhalt unserer demokratischen Freiheiten und unserer Rechtsstaatlichkeit, die Sicherung unserer wirtschaftlichen Lebensgrundlagen und um unsere individuelle Integrität.
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There’s no easy way to achieve fair taxation. It takes a bundle of pragmatic measures to close loopholes, minimize false incentives, and tax work and capital evenly.
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Fun convo with @casssunstein.bsky.social: from why social media may be a “Product Trap”… and the role of “Preference Falsification”… to how AI is an “Imperfect Oracle” that will never predict who we fall in love with… and the resistance he faced when pushing against the rationalist paradigm
In this podcast episode, @casssunstein.bsky.social joins David Yanagizawa-Drott to reflect on a question that has shaped much of Sunstein’s work: why individuals so often act against their own preferences.
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Diskutieren Sie mit, wenn am #UBSCenterPodium in Zürich führende Stimmen aus Politik, Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft die sicherheitspolitischen Weichenstellungen der kommenden Jahre einordnen.
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"The problem facing the Luftwaffe was one that any organisation will recognise: how do you keep your best people performing when the cupboard is bare?"
– Guest article by UBS Foundation Professor
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@florianscheuer.bsky.social has been featured in a @sfchronicle.com investigation into California's proposed "billionaire tax" — a ballot initiative that would impose a one-time 5% wealth levy on the state's roughly 200 billionaires
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The top lawyer is the world's most cited legal scholar: in an interview with @nzz.ch, @casssunstein.bsky.social explains the cases in which Donald Trump is violating the rules of American democracy.
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New wp alert! Sultan Mehmood, Yaroslav Prokhorskoy and I have a new paper. Mass communication is normally used for indoctrination and persuasion. Using evidence from Stalin's USSR, we conclude that it can also be used as a tool for repression.
In this new episode, Barry Eichengreen joins Maya Eden to connect the Great Depression to current challenges, from the global role of the US dollar to the resilience of central banks and democratic institutions.
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According to research by UBS Foundation Professor @profdaviddorn.bsky.social and co-authors, import tariffs had no significant positive effects on employment or income in connection with Trump's first term.
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In this Nobel Opinion, @nobelprize.org laureate James Robinson argues that today’s global tensions are less the result of a historic rupture than of unresolved social and economic failures in the United States.
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Global trade is under pressure: former @wto.org Chief Economist Ralph Ossa explains why small, open economies such as 🇨🇭 Switzerland need to defend and adapt the rules-based system during these turbulent times.
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"More than at any time since the 1930s, liberalism is under pressure." – @casssunstein.bsky.social of @harvard.edu at his UBS Center Opinion lecture at the University of Zurich.
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Former UBS Center Scholarship holder Philipp Sternal successfully defended his PhD thesis on 'Essays in Behavioral and Experimental Economics’. Congratulations, Dr. Sternal!
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How robust is the international economic order in an increasingly multipolar world? Watch 'Thought Supply' with former RBI governor Raghuram G. Rajan and former @wto.org chief economist Ralph Ossa.
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📣 Hans-Joachim Voth has openings for full-time pre-doctoral Research Officers.
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@erc.europa.eu has awarded two highly competitive ERC Consolidator Grants, totaling nearly € 4 million, to Lorenzo Casaburi and Maya Eden at @econ.uzh.ch.
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The @nobelprize.org in Economic Sciences 2025 has resonated strongly within @econ.uzh.ch, reflecting close intellectual and personal ties to the laureates.
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🎉 Congratulations, Philipp Sternal on your successfully defended PhD Thesis: «Essays in Behavioral and Experimental Economics»!
With Roberto Weber, UBS Foundation Professor for Economics of Corporate Culture, Business Ethics and Social Responsibility @ubscenter.uzh.ch
In this new episode, Raghuram G. Rajan of Chicago Booth joins Ralph Ossa of @econ.uzh.ch to discuss the interconnectivity and constraints of monetary policy, fiscal policy, financial markets, and the international order.
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Which topics have shaped your thinking in 2025? From tariffs, currencies, and the global order to institutions, technology, and the future of labor markets: Our annual review brings together key insights and highlights.
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"The EU should have joined forces with Switzerland to stand up to Donald Trump on tariffs" – @monika-schnitzer.com
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Four economists discussed the 2025 @nobelprize.org in Economics and its significance at an @nzz.ch Live event. Their conclusion: future growth will only be possible if all sides are prepared to embrace change.
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