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Do cash transfers cause inflation? 🇰🇪 Michael Walker Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), Nachiket Shah UC Berkeley, @tedmiguel Berkeley Economics, Dennis Egger Department of Economics, Oxford, Felix Samy Soliman Economics at Zurich & Tilman Graff Harvard Department of Economics explore the macroeconomic effects of cash transfers: voxdev.org/topic/macroeco…



How low demand constrains productivity & economic development Michael Walker Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), Nachiket Shah UC Berkeley, @tedmiguel Berkeley Economics, Dennis Egger Department of Economics, Oxford, Felix Samy Soliman Economics at Zurich & Tilman Graff Harvard Department of Economics explore the role of 'slack': voxdev.org/topic/macroeco…


Who were the rich in history, and how did they shape society? 💰 Join Guido Alfani for a fascinating URPP Public Lecture on 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺! Sign up here 👉: t.uzh.ch/1Ob


Labour market policies influence firms' innovation dynamics, as a UZH study shows. Higher minimum wages encourage automation, while rising wages for highly skilled workers slow it down: news.uzh.ch/en/articles/me… Economics at Zurich David Hémous


Arbeitsmarktpolitische Entscheide beeinflussen die Innovationsdynamik von Unternehmen, wie eine UZH-Studie belegt. Höhere Mindestlöhne fördern die Automatisierung, steigende Löhne für Hochqualifizierte bremsen sie: news.uzh.ch/de/articles/me… Economics at Zurich David Hémous


University peers shape personality development with lasting effects on conscientiousness and competitiveness. Just Accepted new paper by Xiaoyue Shan (Xiaoyue Shan) and Ulf Zölitz (Ulf Zölitz) zurl.co/wJHG2

Opportunity to do a PhD in Economics of Education. Some German knowledge is needed. Supervisors: Jürg Schweri (EHB) and me (UZH), Switzerland. Call for applications: live.solique.ch/ehb/de/jobs/Do… Econ RA Listings Universität Zürich Economics at Zurich Dina D. Pomeranz 🟣

🎉 We are thrilled to share that Dina D. Pomeranz 🟣 has been promoted to Associate Professor. Congratulations, Dina, very much deserved! Dina is UBS Foundation Associate Professor of Applied Microeconomics in our department. Her research focuses on public policies in developing


Paternalistic preferences in the United States Björn Bartling Economics at Zurich, Alexander Cappelen NHH Department of Economics, Henning Hermes ifo Institut, Marit Skivenes Universitetet i Bergen, Bertil Tungodden NHH Department of Economics ow.ly/cwAy50V7q9t




New CEPR Discussion Paper - DP20007 A Theory of Endogenous #Degrowth and Environmental #Sustainability P Aghion Collège de France INSEAD, T Boppart University of Zurich Institute for International Economic Studies, M Peters Yale Department of Economics, M Schwartzman Yale University, @FabrizioZilibo1 ow.ly/tfnQ50VczFi #CEPR_MG #CEPR_CCE #EconTwitter


📣 Pre-Doc positions in economics and applied machine learning with a focus on developing countries (with Prof. D. Yanagizawa-Drott) are now open! You will work on cutting-edge research exploring the role of AI in Sub-Saharan Africa countries (Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya). 👉Learn more and



A big thank you to the Marlene Porsche Foundation for supporting our Economics at Zurich graduate school of neuroeconomics with another CHF 2.5 million donation! It will fund numerous PhD students for years to come. econ.uzh.ch/en/study/phd/m…