The New York Times reports on the steady rising of long-term unemployed workers with college degrees, citing UBS Center affiliated Professor Andreas I. Mueller along the way: “The data is signaling that there’s some restructuring going on,” said Andreas Mueller, an expert on long-term unemployment at the University of Zurich. “People are losing jobs and can’t find jobs in high-skilled occupations.”

Swiss national SRF News reports on the latest labor market figures from the US. In an interview, UBS Foundation Professor David Dorn highlights the importance of developments in the US and their impact as a beacon for the rest of the global economy: "It is now becoming clear that employment growth in the US has been weak for several months. It is also weaker than expected. This suggests that the economic situation in the US is deteriorating after all."

This special edition of the Public Paper series honors Kaspar Villiger’s visionary support for economics in society and his lasting impact on research in Zurich. Affiliated researchers at the UBS Center explore the big questions at the heart of today’s economic and societal transformations: From rising inequality, climate change, and the future of work to global trade tensions, misinformation, and the potential of artificial intelligence.