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The Swiss Federal Council and Parliament want to fund aid to Ukraine directly from the development cooperation budget. This would have devastating consequences on the world's poorest countries, explains UBS Foundation Professor Dina Pomeranz in a NZZ guest commentary.
The Swiss Federal Council and Parliament want to fund aid to Ukraine directly from the development cooperation budget. This would have devastating consequences on the world's poorest countries, explains UBS Foundation Professor Dina Pomeranz in a NZZ guest commentary.
Bundesrat Ignazio Cassis sagte 2018 an der Universität Zürich: «Die Schweiz liegt im Herzen Europas und Europa im Herzen der Schweiz» und «Nichts tun ist kein Plan». Anlässlich des Wirtschaftspodium Schweiz 2024 präsentieren wir seine neuste Einschätzung zur Frage, ob sich die Schweiz in der Europafrage an einem Scheideweg befindet und dazu, welche Richtung der Bundesrat einschlagen wird.
Bundesrat Ignazio Cassis sagte 2018 an der Universität Zürich: «Die Schweiz liegt im Herzen Europas und Europa im Herzen der Schweiz» und «Nichts tun ist kein Plan». Anlässlich des Wirtschaftspodium Schweiz 2024 präsentieren wir seine neuste Einschätzung zur Frage, ob sich die Schweiz in der Europafrage an einem Scheideweg befindet und dazu, welche Richtung der Bundesrat einschlagen wird.
Lorenzo Casaburi is joining the UBS Center as UBS Foundation Associate Professor of Development Economics. Professor Casaburi studies economic development in sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on agricultural markets. His research combines extensive fieldwork, rigorous identification methods, and insights from behavioral economics, industrial organization, and contract theory. In this interview, he talks about his passion for his work and about the challenges and opportunities of conducting research in sub-Saharan Africa.
Lorenzo Casaburi is joining the UBS Center as UBS Foundation Associate Professor of Development Economics. Professor Casaburi studies economic development in sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on agricultural markets. His research combines extensive fieldwork, rigorous identification methods, and insights from behavioral economics, industrial organization, and contract theory. In this interview, he talks about his passion for his work and about the challenges and opportunities of conducting research in sub-Saharan Africa.
Joel Mokyr (Northwestern University)
Joel Mokyr (Northwestern University)