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In 2022, outstanding young talent Lexi Schubert was selected from several hundred applicants to the Zurich Graduate School of Economics as an UBS Center Scholarship holder. Now, she successfully defended her PhD thesis Essays on Behavioral and Physiological Constraints in Economic Decision-Making. Congratulations, Dr. Schubert!
Lexi's thesis explores why online workers in South Africa underutilize breaks despite productivity gains, whether access to chronic pain medication influences economic behavior in rural Uganda, and how tax-deferred or tax-prepaid retirement accounts affect savings behavior in a lab experiment in the US.
She will join Wesleyan University as an Assistant Professor of Economics after a post-doc at CEGA at UC Berkeley.
Why do some people remain unemployed for months or even years, while others quickly find new work? Can we predict who is at risk of long-term unemployment, and should we intervene earlier, smarter, and more precisely? These questions are not only of academic interest, but of central importance to societies. Understanding the root causes of long-term unemployment and designing effective labor market policies is essential – not just for economic efficiency, but for social cohesion and individual dignity.
Why do some people remain unemployed for months or even years, while others quickly find new work? Can we predict who is at risk of long-term unemployment, and should we intervene earlier, smarter, and more precisely? These questions are not only of academic interest, but of central importance to societies. Understanding the root causes of long-term unemployment and designing effective labor market policies is essential – not just for economic efficiency, but for social cohesion and individual dignity.
In a recent interview with Swiss Radio SRF – Echo der Zeit, behavioral economist Ernst Fehr offers a clear analysis of the growing crisis of trust in U.S. economic policy. He argues that former President Donald Trump’s unpredictable and rule-breaking approach has deeply undermined the foundations of the global economic system. Fehr’s message is a powerful reminder of the essential role that consistent, rule-based governance plays in the stability of markets.
As the U.S. ramps up tariffs on Chinese goods once again, the debate over trade policy has taken center stage — and one name keeps surfacing across leading publications: UBS Foundation Professor David Dorn.
As the U.S. ramps up tariffs on Chinese goods once again, the debate over trade policy has taken center stage — and one name keeps surfacing across leading publications: UBS Foundation Professor David Dorn.