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Taxing the superrich – a topic of many heated political debates and also rigourous economic research. A recent article by German weekly FAZ am Sonntag highlights a new study by UBS Foundation Professor Florian Scheuer and his co-authors Mark Aguiar (Princeton) and Benjamin Moll (LSE). The authors study optimal redistributive taxation with changing asset prices. According to Scheuer, this paper speaks to the ongoing discussion about how to tax the superrich, simply because their unrealized capital gains typically dwarf their ordinary income.
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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