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  • University of Zurich hosts the Swiss National Bank

    Martin Schlegel, Chairman of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank, back to his Alma Mater for the "The SNS and its Watchers" Event.

  • Promotion

    Congratulations to Todd A. Hare and Jakub Steiner on their promotions as full professors.

  • David Dorn named Fellow of the Prestigious Econometric Society

    Congratulations to David Dorn on being elected as a Fellow of the Econometric Society.

  • Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2024

    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! 

  • Five questions for Maya Eden

    Maya Eden joined our Department as a new Professor of Economics. Eden's research primary focus on  welfare economics and macroeconomics.

  • Andreas I. Mueller appointed to the Board of Editors of The Review of Economic Studies

    The Review of Economic Studies has appointed Andreas I. Mueller to join their Board of Editors.

  • Five questions for Timo Boppart

    Timo Boppart joined the Department of Economics as Professor of Macroeconomics and Political Economy. Boppart’s research work focuses on the field of economic growth, firm dynamics, labor supply and development.

  • Five questions for Andreas I. Mueller

    Andreas I. Mueller joined the Department of Economics as Professor of Macroeconomics and Labor Markets and is an Affiliated Professor at the UBS Center. Andreas works in the areas of Business Cycles, Labor Markets, Unemployment Insurance and Job Search Behavior.

  • Timo Boppart appointed to the Board of Editors of the Econometrica

    The Econometric Society has appointed Timo Boppart to the Board of Editors of Econometrica as an Associate Editor.

  • Timo Boppart, new member of the professorial staff

    Timo Boppart has joined the Department of Economics as a professor of Macroeconomics and Political Economy as of August 1st. Welcome back to the Department, Timo!

  • Lorenzo Casaburi joins two prestigious boards

    The economic journal Econometrica and the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD) have appointed Lorenzo Casaburi to their prestigious boards.

  • Maya Eden, new member of the professorial staff

    Maya Eden has joined the Department of Economics as a professor of economics as of July 1st. Welcome on board, Maya!

  • A visit to the Swiss National Bank

    Martin Schlegel graduated in economics from the University of Zurich in 2003. He then joined the Swiss National Bank (SNB), where he is now Vice Chairman of the Governing Board. .inspired visited the alumnus in his office on Bundesplatz in Bern and spoke to him about the SNB’s goals and challenges, the Swiss franc, and his career.

  • Andreas I. Mueller, new member of the professorial staff

    Andreas I. Mueller has joined the Department of Economics as a professor of macroeconomics and labor markets as of June 1st. Welcome on board, Andreas!

  • The human quest for fairness and equality: social and economic consequences and policy implications

    Alumni in the fields of sociology, political science and economics gathered to listen to Ernst Fehr’s lecture on the roots of egalitarian aspirations. Afterwards, young politicians Ronja Jansen and Matthias Müller discussed the political implications of his findings.

  • Douglas Bernheim receives Honorary Doctorate from UZH

    The Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics honors Prof. Dr. Douglas Bernheim of Stanford University on recommendation from the Department of Economics for his varied research work, in particular in the fields of game theory and behavioral economics.

  • Exploring Economics Beyond the Classroom

    At the 6th ECONnect event this week, Ralph Ossa, Chief Economist at the WTO, Rikke Riber Rasmussen, Principal Economist at Google Switzerland, and Gregory Crawford, Chief Economist at Zalando and Professor of Economics at UZH, spoke about what their work looks like outside the university.

  • Florian Scheuer appointed to the Board of Editors of The American Economic Review

    The American Economic Review (AER) has appointed Florian Scheuer to join their esteemed Board of Editors. Congratulations to Florian!

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