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Die Besteuerung der Superreichen - ein Thema vieler hitziger politischer Debatten und auch gründlicher Wirtschaftsforschung. Ein aktueller Artikel der FAZ am Sonntag hebt eine neue Studie von UBS Foundation Professor Florian Scheuer und seinen Co-Autoren Mark Aguiar (Princeton) und Benjamin Moll (LSE) hervor. Die Autoren untersuchen die optimale Umverteilungsbesteuerung bei sich ändernden Vermögenspreisen. Laut Scheuer ist diese Arbeit ein Beitrag zur laufenden Diskussion über die Besteuerung von Superreichen, weil ihre nicht realisierten Kapitalgewinne in der Regel ihr normales Einkommen in den Schatten stellen.
Why does inequality trigger such negative feelings? UBS Center Director Ernst Fehr researches the human desire for fairness. He divides people into three categories. The following interview was conducted by Swiss daily NZZ.
Why does inequality trigger such negative feelings? UBS Center Director Ernst Fehr researches the human desire for fairness. He divides people into three categories. The following interview was conducted by Swiss daily NZZ.
Economist David Dorn has conducted research on the consequences of China's rise for America. In this FAZ interview, he talks about subsidies, tariffs, and the erosion of free trade.
Economist David Dorn has conducted research on the consequences of China's rise for America. In this FAZ interview, he talks about subsidies, tariffs, and the erosion of free trade.
In a recent paper UBS Foundation Professor David Hémous and the co-authors of the paper advocate for both carbon taxes and green innovation subsidies to minimize social costs and drive innovation towards clean technologies.
In a recent paper UBS Foundation Professor David Hémous and the co-authors of the paper advocate for both carbon taxes and green innovation subsidies to minimize social costs and drive innovation towards clean technologies.
Joel Mokyr’s lecture at the University of Zurich underscored the significance of useful knowledge and the Enlightenment in shaping the economic landscape of Europe, highlighting the unique conditions in Britain that facilitated the Industrial Revolution.
Joel Mokyr’s lecture at the University of Zurich underscored the significance of useful knowledge and the Enlightenment in shaping the economic landscape of Europe, highlighting the unique conditions in Britain that facilitated the Industrial Revolution.
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Sendhil Mullainathan, Gregory Crawford, Catrin Hinkel, Jan Egbert Sturm, David Dorn, Christine Altlanger-Winter
Sendhil Mullainathan, Gregory Crawford, Catrin Hinkel, Jan Egbert Sturm, David Dorn, Christine Altlanger-Winter