In this episode of VoxDevTalks, host Tim Phillips sits down with David Yanagizawa-Drott, Professor at the University of Zurich and founder of the Social Catalyst Lab, to explore the role of economists in shaping and evaluating artificial intelligence (AI), and whether AI will narrow—or deepen—the divide between the Global North and South.

In his recent presentation at NZZ Live, UBS Foundation Professor Sandro Ambühl shows how common wisdom can lead us astray when making financial decisions. Using three key mistakes, he explains how we can make better financial decisions based on scientific evidence and with long-term benefits.

A new working paper by UBS Foundation Professor David Dorn and co-authors finds that self-reported skills on LinkedIn reveal more about earnings and gender gaps than traditional measures of human capital like education or work experience.