Past semesters
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.
All seminars are open to the public and ususally take place on Tuesdays from 12:30 to 13:45 (seminar room S 15). Without notice to the contrary, the seminar will take place in hybrid format with the lecturer present.
Date | Time | Place | Invited speaker | Host |
| September 20, 2022 | No Seminar | |||
September 27, 2022 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Dr. Christoph Moser, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg "Cross-Border Commuting, Gender Differences, and the Outside Option" | S. M. Lein |
October 4, 2022 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Dr. Rafael Lalive, Université de Lausanne "Why Finding a Job Gets Harder as Spells Lengthen: Job Seekers vs Employers" | A. Stutzer |
October 11, 2022 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Dr. Bryan S. Graham, Berkeley, University of California | K. Schmidheiny |
October 18, 2022 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Paolo Piacquadio, University of St.Gallen | G. Nöldeke |
October 25, 2022 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Tobias Kretschmer, LMU München "Competing for Attention on Information Platforms: The Case of News Outlets" | M. Beckmann |
| November 1, 2022 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Guillaume Daudin, Université Paris Dauphine-PSL | R. Stelter |
November 8, 2022 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Dr. Christian Laux, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien "Accounting changes and enforcement of bank capital requirements in a crisis" | S. Böckem/U. Schiller |
November 15, 2022 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Laura Grigolon, Ph.D., University of Mannheim "Stigma as a Barrier to Treatment and Adoption of Innovation" | C. Roux |
November 22, 2022 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Elsa Leromain, University of Antwerp "Import Liberalization as Export Destruction? Evidence from the United States" | S. Lein |
November 29, 2022 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Eyal Winter, | G. Nöldeke |
| November 30, 2022 (joint with the Economics Lunch) | 12:15 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Carlos Alós-Ferrer, Universität Zürich | G. Nöldeke |
December 6, 2022 | 16:15 | S13 and Zoom | Prof. Arthur Spirling, New York University "Embedding Regression: Models for Context-Specific Description and Inference" | A. Kachi |
December 13, 2022 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Antonio M. Bento, USC Price "Why do inefficient policies persist? Evidence from Energy Subsidies in Brazil" | B. Hintermann |
| Wednesday, December 14, 2022 (joint with the Economics Lunch) | 12:30 | S 15 and Zoom | C. Wunsch |
Coordinator:Georg Nöldeke
Responsible faculty members ST 2022: Beat Hintermann, Alois Stutzer, Michael Beckmann
Date | Time | Place | Invited speaker | Host |
February 22, 2022 | ||||
March 1, 2022 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Dr. Julien Daubanes, University of Geneva "Why do firms issue green bonds?" | B.Hintermann |
March 8, 2022 - No Seminar |
| Basler Fasnacht - No Seminar | ||
March 15, 2022 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Dr. Dina Pomeranz, University of Zurich "The Race Between Tax Enforcement and Tax Planning: Evidence From a Natural Experiment in Chile" | A. Stutzer |
March 22, 2022 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Sascha O. Becker, PhD, Monash University, Melbourne/Australia "Freedom of the Press? Catholic Censorship during the Counter-Reformation" | R. Stelter |
March 29, 2022 | 12:30 | Zoom | Prof. Dr. Lisa Bruttel, Universität Potsdam | C. Roux |
| April 5, 2022 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Dr. Andrei Levchenko, University of Michigan "News Media and International Fluctuations." | C. Wunsch |
| Wednesday, April 6, 2022 (joint with the Economics Lunch) | 12:15 and 13:10 | S15 and Zoom | 12:15 Prof. Dr. Nicola Pavoni, Bocconi University "Economic Shocks and Populism: The Political Implications of Reference-Dependent Preferences" 13:10 Prof. Dr. Nicolas Ziebarth, Cornell University "Fundamentally Reforming the Public DI System: Evidence from German Notch Cohorts" | C. Wunsch |
April 12, 2022 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Dr. Markus Schmid, Universität St.Gallen "CEO Turnover and Director Reputation" | H.Zimmermann |
April 19, 2022 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Dr. David Strömberg, Stockholm University | A.Stutzer |
April 26, 2022 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Dr. Dirk Sliwka, University of Cologne | M.Beckmann |
May 3, 2022 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Paul Sharp, University of Southern Denmark | R.Stelter |
May 10, 2022 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Dr. Mathias Kifmann, Universität Hamburg | St.Felder |
| Wednesday, May 11, 2022 (joint with the Economics Lunch) | 12:30 | S13 and Zoom | R.Weder | |
May 17, 2022 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Dr. Fabian Herweg, University of Bayreuth | C.Roux, G.Nöldeke |
| May 24, 2022 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Dr. Armon Rezai, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien "Bayesian climate estimation and optimal policy derivation" | B.Hintermann |
| May 31, 2022 | 12:30 | S15 and Zoom | Prof. Dr. Roxana Halbleib, University of Freiburg, Germany "Use the Market’s Heartbeat to Predict Extreme Financial Risks" | Ch.Kleiber |
Coordinator: Georg Nöldeke
Responsible faculty members AT 2021: Stefan Felder, Günther Fink, Robert Stelter
Date | Time | Place | Invited speaker | Host |
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 | 12:30 | S13 and Zoom | Prof. Elliott Ash, PhD, ETH Zürich "Visual Stereotypes in News Media" | K.Schmidheiny |
Tuesday, September 28, 2021 | 12:30 | S13 and Zoom | Dr. Christian Pröbsting, Université Lausanne | S.M. Lein |
Tuesday, October 5, 2021 | 12:30 | S13 and Zoom | Prof. Igor Letina, PhD, Universität Bern "Killer Acquisitions and Beyond: Policy Effects on Innovation Strategies" | C.Roux and G. Nöldeke |
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 | 12:30 | S13 and Zoom | Dr. Dietmar Fehr, Assistant Professor University of Heidelberg | G. Fink |
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 | 12:30 | S13 and Zoom | Prof. Dr. Fabrizio Mazzonna, Università della Svizzera italiana "Happy pills? The health consequences of the dramatic increase in antidepressant use" | St. Felder |
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 | 12:30 | S13 and Zoom | Prof. Dr. Paul Ehling, Norwegian Business School "Asset Prices with Wealth Dispersion" | H. Zimmermann |
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 | 12:30 | S13 and Zoom | Prof. Dr. Iris Kesternich, KU Leuven | St. Felder |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 | 12:30 | S13 and Zoom | Prof. Dr. Lorenzo Casaburi, Universität Zürich | G. Fink |
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 | 12:30 | S13 and Zoom | Open Slot (Postponed to Spring Term 2022: Prof. Paul Sharp, PhD, University of Southern Denmark; "The Sleeping Giant Who Left for America: The Determinants and Impact of Danish Emigration During the Age of Mass Migration") | R. Stelter |
Tuesday, November 23, 2021 | 12:30 | S13 and Zoom | Open slot | |
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 | 12:30 | S13 and Zoom | Prof. Christelle Dumas, PhD, Université de Fribourg | G. Fink |
Tuesday, December 7, 2021 | 12:30 | S13 and Zoom | (Postponed to Spring Term 2022: Prof. Dr. Mathias Kifmann, Universität Hamburg; "Rewards for information provision in patient referrals: a theoretical model and an experimental test") | St. Felder |
Tuesday, December 14, 2021 | 12:30 | S13 and Zoom | (Postponed to Spring Term 2022: Prof. Dr. Fabian Herweg, University of Bayreuth, "Prices versus Quantities with Morally Concerned Consumers") | C.Roux, G.Nöldeke |
Responsible faculty members ST 2021: Georg Nöldeke (coordinator), Catherine Roux, Ola Mahmoud, and Sarah Lein
Date | Time | Place | Invited speaker | Host |
Tuesday, March 2, 2021 | 12:30 | Zoom | Prof. Botond Kőszegi, Central European University (CEU) "Procrastination Markets" | C. Roux |
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 | 16:15 | Zoom | Prof. Ross Levine, Berkeley Haas "Competition Laws, Ownership, and Corporate Social Responsibility" | O.Mahmoud |
Tuesday, March 16, 2021 | No seminar | |||
Tuesday, March 23, 2021 | 12:30 | Zoom | Prof. Anna Dreber Almenberg, Stockholm School of Economics | C.Roux, O.Mahmoud, S.M.Lein |
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 | 16:15 | Zoom | Prof. Stephan Meier, Columbia Business School | A. Stutzer |
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 | 16:15 | Zoom | Prof. Hersh Shefrin, Santa Clara University | O.Mahmoud |
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 | 17:00 | Zoom | Prof. Severin Borenstein, University of California, Berkeley "Do Two Electricity Pricing Wrongs Make a Right? Cost Recovery, Externalities, and Efficiency" | B.Hintermann |
Monday, April 19, 2021 | 12:30 | Zoom | Prof. Andrea Vedolin, Boston University | P.Gantenbein |
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 | 16:15 | Zoom | Prof. Louis Preonas, University of Maryland | B.Hintermann |
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 | 16:15 | Zoom | Prof. Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, Ohio State University / President of the American Political Science Association | A.Kachi |
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 | 12:30 | Zoom | Prof. Hans Gersbach, ETH Zurich "From Local to Global: A Theory of Public Basic Research in a Globalized World" | R.Weder |
Tuesday, May 18, 2021 | 12:30 | Zoom | Prof. Dr. Daniel Kaufmann, Université de Neuchâtel "Do Sticky Wages Matter? New Evidence from Matched Firm-Survey and Register Data" | S.M.Lein |
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 | 12:30 | Zoom | Dr. Jakob Miethe, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München "Offshore real estate investment. Economic incentives, secrecy motives, and ultimate ownership" | K.Schmidheiny |
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 | 16:15 | Zoom | Prof. Lucija Muehlenbachs, University of Calgary "Cash versus in-kind settlements: Evidence from environmental enforcement cases" |