Research News 2024
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.inspired Magazin
Economists examine global reality from various perspectives to understand it thoroughly. In this issue, you will gain insights into our research.
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Nobel Prize: How institutions decide over poor and rich
Florian Scheuer and David Hémous shed light on a central economic question for which this year's Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded.
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Informed Moms, Equal Future
A new study reveals the underlying reasons for the "child penalty".
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Public Discourse Promotes Socially Responsible Behavior
Public discourse campaigns often promote social responsibility, but do such discussions also impact how we consume? Yes, according to a new study in Behavioral Economics.
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How Our Feelings About Inequality Drive Support for Redistribution
As inequality grows, debates over income redistribution intensify. Support for redistribution is driven not only by personal finances but also by a dislike of inequality. A study by scientists from the University of Zurich (Ernst Fehr), Copenhagen and Lille show that considering people's aversion to inequality improves predictions of support for redistribution policies.
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New SNSF Grants
Researchers from our department were recently awarded funding from the National Science Foundation.
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How Saving Hot Water Can Change More Than You Think: The Unexpected Effects of Small Actions
How can a simple action like conserving hot water lead to unexpected and lasting benefits in other areas of our lives? Harald Mair, a Senior Researcher at the Department of Economics, and co-authors explored the ripple effects on people’s behavior within the context of a hot water-saving initiative conducted in Switzerland.
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The Power of Habits
While some habits creep into our lives unnoticed, we struggle with others for an entire lifetime. Dr. Stephan Nebe, Senior Researcher in the Department of Economics, investigates what encourages or hinders the formation of habits.
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The Economics of growing up
Should economists deal with development issues? Definitely, says Ulf Zölitz, Associate Professor of Economics of Child and Youth Development. He investigates the key players in the lives of adolescents: school, peers, and parents. His research findings are directly incorporated into his teaching.
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Revealed privacy preferences: Are privacy choices rational?
Why is the way people handle decisions about sharing their personal information crucial in today’s digital age? A recent study by Roberto Weber and Yi-Shan Lee uses an economic approach to measure the logic behind decisions.
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Putting the ‘Finance’ into ‘Public Finance’: A Theory of Capital Gains Taxation
A new research paper on capital gains taxation by Florian Scheuer, Professor of Economics of Institutions, together with Mark Aguiar and Benjamin Moll offers fresh perspectives on how we should think about taxing capital gains and wealth in today’s fluctuating financial markets.
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Tracking Cultural Trends Through Style: Insights from High School Yearbook Photos
In today's world, personal style is a powerful form of self-expression and social communication, conveying individuality and group affiliation. Despite its importance, little empirical research has been done on how styles evolve over time and across different regions in the U.S. — until now.
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Regulating Start-up Acquisitions: Innovation vs. Competition?
The big players in the digital economy, like Google and Facebook, face regulatory scrutiny for acquiring small competitors, reinforcing their dominance and hindering market entry. How should regulators balance innovation and competition?
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The questionable tariffs of the U.S.
David Dorn spoke with Tillmann Neuscheler from the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung about globalization, the labor market, and the trade policies of Donald Trump and Joe Biden (in German).
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.inspired Magazin
Economists examine global reality from various perspectives to understand it thoroughly. In this issue, you will gain insights into our research.
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The Economic and Political Impact of the 2018-2019 US-China Trade War
How did Donald Trump and the Republican Party benefit from the trade wars between 2018-2019? David Dorn and his co-authors shed some light on what really went down in the heartland of the U.S.
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The Role of Comprehensive Policies in Mitigating Global Warming
In a recent paper David Hémous and the co-authors of the paper advocate for both carbon taxes and green innovation subsidies to minimize social costs and drive innovation towards clean technologies.
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New SNSF Grants
Three researchers from our institute were recently awarded funding from the National Science Foundation.
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Combination of Group Competition and Repeated Interactions Promotes Cooperation
How did cooperative behavior prevail in human evolution? In a new Nature Publication, researchers have challenged two prevailing explanations.
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You have a match! How telemedicine could improve healthcare
The digitalization of numerous services is on the rise, including in the healthcare sector. Amanda Dahlstrand, an assistant professor in our department, studied how telemedicine affects the quality of healthcare.
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Globalization perspectives
Economic issues deal with the most diverse aspects of globalization. In this contribution, researchers from our department examine different aspects of this extensive topic.
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Top Publication in Game Theory
A recently published paper by Christian Ewerhart and Julia Lareida provides novel insights into the role of communication in situations of conflict.