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In der neuesten Ausgabe der Nobel Opinion-Reihe erklärt Nobelpreisträger James A. Robinson, weshalb der Aufstieg von Donald Trump weniger einen historischen Bruch darstellt als vielmehr das Ergebnis langjähriger sozialer und wirtschaftlicher Versäumnisse und warum die demokratischen Institutionen der USA widerstandsfähiger sind, als oft angenommen wird. Im Interview erklärt er, warum der Liberalismus an Vertrauen verloren hat, weshalb autokratische Systeme weniger stark sind, als sie wirken, und wie politische Krisen neue Chancen für Erneuerung bilden.
Global trade is under pressure with the United States sharply raising import tariffs on many countries and prompting a wave of bilateral deals that have revived fears of power politics overtaking established rules. The former Chief Economist of the WTO Ralph Ossa explains why small, open economies such as Switzerland need to defend and adapt the rules-based system during these turbulent times.
Global trade is under pressure with the United States sharply raising import tariffs on many countries and prompting a wave of bilateral deals that have revived fears of power politics overtaking established rules. The former Chief Economist of the WTO Ralph Ossa explains why small, open economies such as Switzerland need to defend and adapt the rules-based system during these turbulent times.
Liberal democracy is facing renewed pressure across much of the Western world. Political movements that openly question judicial independence, attack the media, or frame pluralism as weakness have gained traction. The challenge, as Cass Sunstein argued in his UBS Center Opinion lecture at the University of Zurich, is not that liberalism has failed. Rather, its opponents have become more effective at mobilizing fear, identity, and resentment – often faster and more forcefully than liberal institutions can respond.
Liberal democracy is facing renewed pressure across much of the Western world. Political movements that openly question judicial independence, attack the media, or frame pluralism as weakness have gained traction. The challenge, as Cass Sunstein argued in his UBS Center Opinion lecture at the University of Zurich, is not that liberalism has failed. Rather, its opponents have become more effective at mobilizing fear, identity, and resentment – often faster and more forcefully than liberal institutions can respond.
Im Jahr 2024 wurde das herausragende Nachwuchstalent Philipp Sternal aus mehreren hundert Bewerbern für die Zurich Graduate School of Economics ausgewählt und mit einem UBS Center Stipendiat ausgezeichnet. Nun hat er seine Doktorarbeit zum Thema „Essays in Behavioral and Experimental Economics” erfolgreich verteidigt. Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Dr. Sternal!
Philipp untersucht in seiner Dissertation, wie Menschen trotz schlechter Nachrichten ein positives Selbstbild bewahren können, ob begrenzte Aufmerksamkeit zu scheinbarem Zynismus führen kann und ob kollektives Handeln unter Marktvermittlern unmoralisches Verhalten mildern kann.
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Bundesrat Martin Pfister, Alexandre Fasel, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann u.v.m.
Bundesrat Martin Pfister, Alexandre Fasel, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann u.v.m.