David Burgherr

I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics.

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The first book I've ever written comes out tomorrow. If you want to support a first time Black woman author, grab your copy by tomorrow:

annagifty.com #booksky #blacksky

Some professional news:

Zurich’s ascent over the past ~10 years has been incredible. They show what can be accomplished when good institutions and resources meet.

I’m incredibly excited and honored to participate in UZH’s continued success!

The fact that the relative increase of departures of UK nationals is similar to the overall also suggests that this is not primarily a non-doms story. Kudos to the journalists for doing that breakdown, but apparently they didn't let the result affect the narrative of the article.

Thanks to @lastweektonight.com for a great story on why work requirements are bad policy and for citing my research!

Never thought I’d see my name next to John Oliver’s face while he talks about my work!!

🚨New working paper🚨 w/ @jeannebomare.bsky.social

We use data leaked from the Isle of Man to understand how well international agreements meant to provide tax authorities with info on foreign accounts actually work

We find that tax authorities probably receive a lot less than they would desire

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📣Call for papers: 𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗥 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵, 28 - 29 October 2025, Munich

Keynote Speaker: Jens Hainmueller (Stanford)

ℹ️ www.ifo.de/en/event/202...

👉 Submit by 30 June: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/78037...

@sebastianschirner.bsky.social @econmunich.bsky.social

Looking forward to tomorrow for the Workshop on the Economics of #Taxation!

🗣️ Keynote speakers: @dinapomeranz.bsky.social & Youssef Benzarti
📅 June 3-4, 2025
📍 @ubeconomics.bsky.social 

Check out the full program ➡️ https://f.mtr.cool/qlpspgkmov

In the most recent issue of @restatjournal.bsky.social (direct.mit.edu/rest/article...), we (Kaspar Wuthrich and @karthik-econ.bsky.social) provide guidance on how to analyze and design experiments with factorial designs (or cross-cuts). A 🧵 below:

Excited to share the program for the European Association of Young Economists Annual Meeting 2025 is OUT NOW!

Looking forward to seeing you all @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social London on May 29–31!

📣CALL FOR PAPERS 📣

Workshop on the economics of ageing and pensions

tinyurl.com/2wez4wp7

Where? Berlin @wzb.bsky.social 🐻

When? November 20-21 November 🍂

For whom? Researchers at all stages in their career

Anything else? Accomodation & travel cost will be covered 🚅🏨

Please circulate!

🚨 New paper out! 🚨

🎁 "Safely Opening Pandora’s Box" offers a must-read roadmap for researchers using leaked data in empirical work.

Ethics, legality, privacy – our latest WP tackles it all.

🔗 Check out the paper: www.taxobservatory.eu/fr/publicati...

@mattcollin.bsky.social
@andokl.bsky.social

New Paper Alert!📢
"Taxation and Migration by the Super-Rich"
by @arunadvani.bsky.social @davidburgherr.bsky.social @andy-summers.bsky.social

Find out more in the latest CESifo Working Paper!
📚to the paper: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

Steuersenkungen für Firmen – ein Gewinn für alle? Der Kanton Zürich will die Gewinnsteuern für Unternehmen senken. Laut Kantonsregierung würde auch die Bevölkerung davon profitieren. Doch stimmt das?

Der Wunschtraum jedes Finanzpolitikers: Steuern senken und damit Einnahmen erhöhen.
Diese Tage hegen Befürworter einer Gewinnsteuersenkung im Kanton Zürich diesen Traum.
Realistische Aussicht oder Fata Morgana?
Ein (langer und etwas technischer) 🧵.
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www.srf.ch/audio/forum/...

Screenshot of the "Semantic Paper Search" app. An abstract about competition in German primary care is entered on the left. On the right, the app returns highly similar papers from RePEc, including titles, authors, journals, years, abstracts, and similarity scores. Download links and a bibtex-export function are also available.

Paste your abstract.
Get semantically similar economic papers—instantly.
No keyword tweaking, no guessing jargon.

This is my new RePEc semantic search engine in action.

Try it now → econpapers.eduard-bruell.de
#EconSky #RePEc

Congratulations to Stefanie Stantcheva (@s-stantcheva.bsky.social) of @harvard.edu, winner of the 2025 John Bates Clark Medal! #econsky www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/ho...

📣 Vacancy!

CenTax is seeking an individual with experience in policy-orientated analysis and engagement, for example via roles within government or policy-oriented research institutions, to undertake fast-paced, high-profile policy research.

Apply: buff.ly/Qh2thgm

Professor of Health Economics

Come join me in Zurich! We’re hiring a Professor of Health Economics (deadline April 30).

DM me if you have any questions about our department, ETH 🏫, or Switzerland🇨🇭

ethz.ch/en/the-eth-z...

🚨New Working Paper:

The Value of Worker Rights in Collective Bargaining

w/ @elliottash.bsky.social , W. Bentley MacLeod & Suresh Naidu

We propose novel NLP methods applied to 30,000 collective bargaining agreements to quantify the value of worker rights.

👉 nber.org/papers/w33605

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75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.

Als Teil seines "Entlastungspakets 27" will der Bund das Budget des SNF @snf-fns-ch.bsky.social um 10% kürzen.
Wäre das wirklich klug, ausgerchnet in dem Moment, wo uns die US-Regierung das Feld freimacht im internationalen Wettbewerb um Top-Talente (👇)?
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...

📣 Last couple of days:

We are recruiting:
🧑‍💼Research Economist, working on a mix of academic & policy research
⏰full-time from summer
🎯London-based
🙋Ideal for someone looking for an econ pre-doc or a career in policy-focused research
📆 20 March 2025

warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/appcentre...

ODI Fellowship Scheme 2025-27 Job Opening: ODI Fellowship Scheme 2025-27 at ODI Global in Global.

If you're young and are interested in international development, it is hard to beat doing an ODI Fellowship

careers.odi.org/postings/71e...

It is a rare opportunity for foreigners to work as a civil servant in a low or lower-middle income country

Why is this a good idea? 👇

Der Vorstand der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Volkswirtschaft und Statistik unterstützt einstimmig die vom Bundesrat unterbreitete neue Statistikverordnung.
Vorwärts ins 21. Jahrhundert!
👉 www.sgvs.ch/about/statem...
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‘But Switzerland’s boring’: tax migration and the pull of place-specific cultural capital Abstract. Many countries are concerned about the migration of top taxpayers. Yet we know little about how economic elites weigh the taxes they pay when dec

Wondering about the scare stories of wealthy tax flight based on non-dom tax changes or private school VAT?

Our new research explains why the vast majority won’t migrate, and are snobbish about tax havens

w/@andy-summers.bsky.social Emma Taylor,Victoria Gronwald

academic.oup.com/ser/advance-...

Thrilled to announce the launch of the London Inequality Network - an initiative dedicated to fostering collaboration among inequality scholars in and around London👇

Follow the account to stay updated on upcoming workshops and initiatives!

Join my outstanding research team in Zurich as a #predoc research associate in summer/fall 2025! We conduct empirical analyses of labor markets, globalization, technology and politics. More info and link to application: 🔗www.ddorn.net
#EconSky #econ_ra

Has Rachel Reeves given in to the non-doms? Or is it just another win for the attention economy?

Much credulous reporting by the Times, BBC News and others this week that Rachel Reeves has "softened" the non-dom rules due to an "exodus of 10,000 millionaires".

Where's that figure from, then? And is it the real reason for Reeves' amendment?
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...

Nobel laureate Daron Acemoğlu | Power and progress January 29, 2025, 18:00 – 19:15 | Universität Zürich KOH B-10

Today 👉 Don't miss the chance to follow Nobel laureate 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐮's lecture at UZH, on the topic: "Power and Progress" - Who will control this progress, and under what conditions will it unfold?
Free access via our live stream. Register now 👇
www.ema.uzh.ch/en/register/...

@ubscenter.uzh.ch

🚨Applications are now open for the 2025 Berkeley Stone center Summer School on inequality

A unique program geared towards students at the beginning of their PhD, taught by leading scholars in the field, all costs covered!

Apply now

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sites.google.com/berkeley.edu...

Mean Reversion in RCTs: It may matter for targeting… Mean Reversion in RCTs: It may matter for targeting…

In today's blog, @berkozler12.bsky.social summarizes new work by @marcellaalsan.bsky.social & co-authors on how mean reversion may lower average impacts in RCTs - lots of people being treated may be in a temporary dip that will improve on its own blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...