Faculty of Business and EconomicsResearch Seminar

Research Seminar

The Research Seminar (Forschungsseminar) is a platform where invited researchers present their current work. All lectures are open to the public and are aimed at economists and graduate students (MA level). Ph.D. students within the Faculty are expected to attend the seminar regularly.

Responsible Faculty Members Fall Term 2025: Armando Meier and Andreas Müller.

Administration: forschungsseminar-wwz@unibas.ch

Program Fall 2025

All seminars are open to the public and ususally take place on Tuesdays from 12:30 to 13:45.

DateTimePlaceInvited speakerHost
September 16, 202512.30S 15Hélène Ollivier
"Quantifying Climate Damages When Regions Trade: A Structural Gravity Approach"
Hintermann
September 23, 202512.30S 15Sebastian Seitz
"The Interaction of Private and Public Disability Insurance: Moral Hazard, Insurance, and Welfare"
A.Meier
September 30, 202512.30S 15Florian Stahl
"Mirror or Mold? How Advertising and Editorial Content Co-Evolved Over a Century"
Lanz
October 7, 202512.30S 15Georg Schaur
"The Impact of Offshoring and Import Competition on Firm-Level Carbon Emissions"
Weder
October 14, 202512.30S 15Annika Herr
"Concentration and Prescribing Behaviour in Primary Care"
Felder
A.Meier
October 21, 202512.30S 15Sebastian Gabel
"The Market Basket Transformer: A New Foundation Model for Retail"
Lanz
October 28, 202512.30S 15Dan Schley
"Comparing Apples to Oranges: Violations of Measurement Invariance in Experimental Studies"
Brendl
November 4, 202512.30S 15Kenza Benhima
"Granular Expectations and International Financial Spillovers"
Lein
November 11, 202512.30S 15Matthias Flückiger
"The Dawn of Civilization: Metal Trade and the Rise of Hierarchy"
 
A.Müller
Weder
November 18, 202512.30S 15Laurent Fresard
 
Heo
November 25, 202512.30S 15Paul Heidhues
 
Nöldeke
Roux
December 2, 202512.30S 15Julia Nafziger
Gender Norms, Stereotypical Beliefs, and Competitiveness” 
Nöldeke
Roux
December 10, 2025 (instead of Tuesday: Wednesday)12.30S 15Stefanie Stantcheva
 
Weder
 
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