What are the effects of wealth taxes? A study shows that the effects on the distribution of wealth in the cantons are concentrated at the upper end of the scale. UBS Foundation Professor Florian Scheuer and his co-authors report in a guest commentary.

The economist Daron Acemoglu sees a dangerous loss of trust in Western democracies. He believes that social networks are strengthening extremism.

Artificial intelligence has lately been reshaping nearly every sector of the economy, raising profound questions about the future of work, wealth, and power. Will these advancements enhance the intelligence and performance of human beings, or will they deepen inequality and keep on establishing power among a privileged few? In his lecture at UZH, Nobel laureate Daron Acemoğlu highlights the necessity of implementing suitable AI regulations to benefit society.