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WWZnewsletter 01'2022
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"What is DeFi?" Prof. Dr. Fabian Schär presents at the opening session of the DeFi22
Conference hosted by the BIS Innovation Hub and the Swiss National Bank, 4 April, 2022, Zurich, Switzerland
Innoscape Talk #3 with Professor Erik Brynjolfsson at Stanford University
Center for International Economics and Business CIEB | What is the impact of disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence on innovation activities? What are the implications for society?
«Too little, too late? Switzerland is losing ground in fast-improving technologies» | New publication by Matthias Niggli and Christian Rutzer in Innoscape
Swiss-based innovations are concentrated mainly in rather slowly-improving technology domains, even in areas where the country has been traditionally strong. Swiss firms are nevertheless deeply involved in fast-improving cutting-edge…
«How to Use Online Genealogies for Historical Demography» | New publication by Robert Stelter in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) joint with Diego Alburez-Gutierrez
In their recent paper in PNAS, Robert Stelter and Diego Alburez-Gutierrez analyzed the pitfalls and opportunities of using online genealogies to study long-term demographic processes.
«Burden of Covid-19 restrictions: National, regional and global estimates» | New publication by Stefan Felder in eClinicalMedicine joint with Günther Fink and Fabrizio Tediosi
A growing literature has documented the high global morbidity, mortality and mental health burden associated with the current Covid-19 pandemic. In this paper, GÜNTHER FINK, FABRIZIO TEDIOSIA and STEFAN FELDER aimed to quantify the total…
Krieg in der Ukraine
Die Universität Basel möchte geflüchteten Studierenden und Forschenden aus der Ukraine die Möglichkeit bieten, in Basel zu leben und akademisch tätig zu sein. Auf der Webseite der Universität Basel finden Sie einen Überblick zu den…
«Do Medicine Shortages Reduce Access and Increase Pharmaceutical Expenditure? A Retrospective Analysis of Switzerland 2015-2020» | New publication by Stefan Felder and Katharina E. Blankart in Value in Health
Professor Felder and Professor Blankart analyze how shortages led to changes in access to and expenditure for pharmaceutical care in the Swiss health system between 2015 and 2020.
Semesterprogramm der Veranstaltungsreihe «Forschen – und darüber reden» - Forschungsgespräche an der Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät
Endlich ist es soweit! Das Semesterprogramm für die Veranstaltungsreihe «Forschen – und darüber reden» steht fest. Reservieren Sie diese Termine in Ihrem Kalender. Sie werden lohnende Einblicke in die Forschung und Persönlichkeiten an der…