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David Hémous: Innovation and Inequalities
Inaugural Lecture
September 25, 2017, 6:15 pm, University of Zurich
In 2015, David Hémous was appointed to the Assis-
tant Professorship of Economics of Innovation and
Entrepreneurship, endowed by the UBS Center. His
work is centered on Economic Growth, International
Trade, and Environmental Economics. In particular,
he has worked on the role of innovation for climate
change policies, the long-term growth impact of
countercyclical fiscal policy, the labor adjustments to
international trade, and the impact of relational con-
tracts on innovation.
Professor Hémous’ inaugural lecture will cover the
latest insights on innovation and inequalities. The
lecture will take place in the main auditorium of the
University of Zurich and will be open to the public.
Pietro Biroli: Genetics and Economics
Inaugural Lecture
November 27, 2017, 5:00 pm, University of Zurich
Pietro Biroli is a microeconomist, interested in the
early origins and the life cycle evolution of health and
human capital. His research aims at understanding
the mechanisms through which effective interventions
and optimal choices of investment can help promote
human development. He was appointed to the Assis-
tant Professorship of Microeconomics, endowed by
the UBS Center, in 2015.
In his inaugural lecture, Professor Biroli will explain
how genetics and economics are connected. The lec-
ture will take place in the main auditorium of the Uni-
versity of Zurich and will be open to the public.
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Inaugural Lectures