
Faculty of Business and Economics
Research Seminar
Research Seminar

The research seminar is a platform where invited researchers present their work. All lectures are open to the public and address economists and graduate students (MA level). Ph.D. students are expected to regularly attend the research seminar.
Responsible faculty member ST 2023: Heinz Zimmermann
Administration: If would like to book a slot, or in order to receive regular information on the research seminar, please contact Naomi Khongsri at forschungsseminar-wwz-at-unibas.ch.
Program Spring Term 2023
All seminars are open to the public and ususally take place on Tuesdays from 12:30 to 13:45 (seminar room S15).
Date | Time | Place | Invited speaker | Host |
February 21, 2023 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Ralph Ossa, University of Zurich “Growth, Trade, and Patents: A Quantitative Evaluation of TRIPS” | R. Weder |
February 28, 2023 | 12:30 | Basler Fasnacht No Seminar | ||
March 7, 2023 | 12:30 | No Seminar | ||
March 14, 2023 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Mariana Lopes da Fonseca, "On defaults in taxation: Quasi-experimental evidence from Portugal" | A. Stutzer |
March 21, 2023 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Jeffrey Macher, Georgetown University "Avoiding Regulation: Rate Reviews and Contracts in the Freight Rail Industry" | R. Weder |
March 28, 2023 | 12:30 | No Seminar | ||
March 29, 2023 (Joint with Economics Lunch) | 12:15 | S14 and Zoom | Prof. Vesa Pursiainen, | Y. Heo |
April 4, 2023 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Ryan Chahrour, | S. Lein |
April 11, 2023 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Rava Azeredo da Silveira, University of Basel | R. Weder |
April 18, 2023 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Germain Gaudin, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg | C. Roux |
April 25, 2023 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Y. Heo | |
May 2, 2023 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Ken Benoit, Director of the Data Science Institute (DSI),The London School of Economics and Political Science | A. Kachi |
May 9, 2023 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Pedram Sendi, “Handling uncertainty in cost-effectiveness analysis in the presence of risk aversion.” | S. Felder |
May 16, 2023 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Adeline Y. Lo, | A. Kachi |
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 (Joint with Economics Lunch) | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Gene M. Grossmann, Princeton University | R. Weder |
May 23, 2023 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Lorenz Kueng, Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) and | S. Lein |
May 30, 2023 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Beatrix Eugster, “Ethnic Clustering in Schools and Early Career Outcomes” | A. Stutzer und C. Wunsch |