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@econ.uzh.ch❗Seating in the Aula is limited. Overflow rooms with a livestream will be available, and the lecture can also be followed online via livestream.
@econ.uzh.chCreated by the University of Zurich and the Lemann Foundation, the initiative brings together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to strengthen the use of evidence in public decision-making and help translate research into effective solutions.
@econ.uzh.chThey will also introduce the newly launched Lemann Collaborative – A global initiative for excellence in public policy, which they will lead as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics.
@econ.uzh.chIn their lecture "Science against poverty", they will share insights from their research and their plans for their work at the University of Zurich.
@econ.uzh.chAwarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty, they have transformed the way economists study development and evaluate policies aimed at improving people’s lives.
@econ.uzh.chJoin us for a special occasion marking the appointment of Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee as distinguished faculty members at the Department of Economics!
🕒 November 25 2026, 5:00-6:15 PM
🏛 UZH, Aula, KOL-G-201
👉 Register: lnkd.in/eTvY_m_X
🌐 Livestream: lnkd.in/eTvY_m_X
@uoncedex.bsky.socialReposted by @econ.uzh.chTomorrow 7th October @jainr.bsky.social of @econ.uzh.ch will join us as our first CeDEx seminar speaker of the 2026-27 academic year. The talk will take place in @uoneconomics.bsky.social room A40 1-2pm. More about Ronak: ronak-jain.com More about our seminars: www.nottingham.ac.uk/cedex/semina...
@econ.uzh.chstudying the effects of full-time primary schooling on children’s learning and maternal labor supply and of competitive university funding on research performance and students’ enrollment choices.
@econ.uzh.chHis thesis examines how education and research policies shape the behavior of individuals and institutions,
@econ.uzh.ch🎉 Congratulations, Niccolò Cattadori, on your successfully defended PhD Thesis. Niccolò has joined joined the Economics, Statistics and Research Department of the Bank of Italy.
@mariusvollberg.bsky.socialReposted by @econ.uzh.chLink to open access paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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@mariusvollberg.bsky.socialReposted by @econ.uzh.chDid you leave twitter? How much worse would it have been for everyone if you had stayed? New paper w/ Jörg Gross (out today in @nathumbehav.nature.com) shows that selfish *and* prosocial actors distort the social impact of their actions, with selfish-serving distortions showing greater contagion.
@econ.uzh.chWe are currently looking to fill several pre-doc positions for qualified applicants from low- and middle-income countries and/or with a refugee background.
👉 Learn more and apply : lnkd.in/eVr6tw_V
@econ.uzh.chIt examines how education and research policies shape the behavior of individuals and institutions, studying the effects of full-time primary schooling on children’s learning and maternal labor supply, and of competitive university funding on research performance and students’ enrollment choices.
@econ.uzh.ch🎉 Congratulations, Manon Delvaux, on your successfully defended PhD Thesis. Manon has joined UniDistance Suisse as a postdoctoral researcher.
@econ.uzh.chAna Costa-Ramon is an Assistant Professor of Economics of Child and Youth Development endowed by the Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development.
@econ.uzh.chCongratulations, @anacostaramon.bsky.social, on receiving an SNSF Project Funding grant for the project “Divorce Expectations and Household Specialization,” with a total funding amount of CHF 637,000. @snsf.ch @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social
@econ.uzh.chCongratulations @jvoth.bsky.social, UBS Foundation Professor of Economics, on receiving an SNSF Project grant. The project, "History LLM: Time Travel with AI" will begin in 2027 and run for five years, with an approved budget of CHF 946.00. @ubscenter.uzh.ch @snsf.ch
@nathumbehav.nature.comReposted by @econ.uzh.chWhat should fairness research focus on next? In this concluding Perspective, Ernst Fehr and Keyu Wu propose a forward-looking research agenda and call for more real-world research to inform policy and practice. [9/10] @econ.uzh.ch #fairness
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@econ.uzh.ch👉 Learn more about the awards: www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/...
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