Unemployment, redistribution, and capital gains
UBS Center for Economics in Society
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Dear LinkedIn community,?
How can we unlock the potential of unemployment? What drives support for redistribution policies? And why should we rethink capital gains taxation? This newsletter covers these questions with new research, interviews, and insights. Plus, a recap of our webcast on land policies in Sub-Saharan Africa and key speeches on Europe’s challenges. Dive in to learn more.
Sincere regards,
Ernst Fehr, Director & Hans-Joachim Voth, Scientific Director
Andreas I. Mueller joins us as affiliated professor
We welcome Andreas I. Mueller as Affiliated Professor at the UBS Center. In an interview, he explains why unemployment represents a massive unused resource and talks about his motivation for conducting research in this area.
Inequality aversion drives redistribution
How does inequality aversion influence public support for redistribution policies? “Our findings support the theory of inequality aversion which suggests that many people dislike inequality per se, and that this dislike has important economic and political consequences – both at the societal and the personal level,” Prof. Ernst Fehr explains.
In the media: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
A new research paper on capital gains taxation by Florian Scheuer offers fresh perspectives on how we should think about taxing capital gains and wealth in today's fluctuating financial markets.
Unlocking land access
?How can land policies in Sub-Saharan Africa adapt to population pressure and climate change??
– Lorenzo Casaburi is UBS Foundation Associate Professor of Development Economics at the University of Zurich
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Wie Gesund ist die Schweiz?
?Die aktuelle geopolitische Landschaft zeichnet ein Bild gepr?gt von aussergew?hnlicher Unsicherheit und gr?sstm?glicher Komplexit?t.?
– Bundesrat Ignazio Cassis
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October 31, 2024 at Careum Auditorium Zürich
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