New SNSF Grants
Researchers from our department were recently awarded research funding from the National Science Foundation (SNSF). Congratulations, to them!
Ingvild Almås, Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Professor of Economics of Child and Youth Development with a focus on breastfeeding, has been awarded a grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation. Her project, “Understanding parental decision-making in infant feeding,” will begin in 2026 and run for four years, with an approved budget of CHF 960,222.
Maya Eden, Professor of Economics and Affiliated Professor at the UBS Center for Economics in Society, has been awarded a grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation. Her project, “Non-Consequentialist Approaches to Normative Economics,” will begin in 2026 and run for four years, with an approved budget of CHF 782,282.
Ronak Jain, Assistant Professor of Development Economics and Child Welfare, supported by UNICEF Switzerland, has been awarded a grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation for her project “Social Norms and The Economic Burden on The Poor.” The project will begin in 2026 and run for four years, with an approved budget of CHF 955,559.
Andreas I. Mueller, Professor of Macroeconomics and Labor Markets and Affiliated Professor at the UBS Center for Economics in Society, has been awarded a grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation for his project “The Persistence of Gender Gaps in Pay and Participation: A Macroeconomic Analysis.” The project will begin in 2026 and run for four years, with an approved budget of CHF 471,422.
Andreas I. Mueller's Website
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Josef Zweimüller, Professor of Economics, has been awarded a research grant for the project "Job Search: Micro Behavior and Macro Implications". The project will run for four years, with an approved budget of CHF 846,695.
Josef Zweimüller's Website