@florianscheuer.bsky.social's most recent paper "Putting the 'Finance' into 'Public Finance': A Theory of Capital Gains Taxation” featured in @financialtimes.com 👇 www.ft.com/content/bf18...

Who wants to tax a billionaire?

A gentle guide to a harsh debate

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I'm excited to welcome Abhijit Banerjee, Bernardo Silveira and Esther Duflo as our new colleagues @econ.uzh.ch! As of July 1st, Esther and Abhijit join us as Lemann Professors of Economics, and Bernardo as Professor of Applied Microeconomics. A true quantum leap for @econ.uzh.ch! 1/3

We're happy to welcome @stevecicala.bsky.social and Ursina Schaede to @econ.uzh.ch! Steve joins us as of this week as the new Vontobel Professor of Sustainable Economics, and Ursina as UZH Visiting Assistant Professor. Thrilled to have you on board!

🇨🇭Reich, stabil, tief besteuert: Die Schweiz wirkt wie ein ökonomischer Sonderfall. Ein Blick auf die MWST hilft, die Situation zu verstehen. @florianscheuer.bsky.social sprach darüber im Interview mit der @nzz.ch www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/d...

Berlin erwägt Mehrwertsteuer über 20 Prozent. Die Schweiz hat 8,1 Prozent. Wie geht das?

Die Schweiz gilt als reicher Staat mit tiefen Steuersätzen. Hat das Land eine Zauberformel gefunden? Zumindest bei der Mehrwertsteuer gibt es einen grossen Unterschied zu anderen europäischen Staaten.

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TOMORROW Tues 2 June at 10am (CEST) we are pleased to welcome @florianscheuer.bsky.social from @econ.uzh.ch who will present his paper "Dilution vs. Risk Taking: Capital Gains Taxes and Entrepreneurship". www.su.se/english/divi...

How much inequality can a society tolerate? UZH 'Talk im Turm' with @florianscheuer.bsky.social and @siljahausermann.bsky.social addressed this question — and the one underlying it: Do people still feel that things are fair? www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even... #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS

UBS Foundation Professor @florianscheuer.bsky.social, Chair of @econ.uzh.ch, has been appointed to the Scientific Advisory Board of 🇩🇪 @bmf-bund.de. Learn more (in German) → www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/Content/DE/S... #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS

@florianscheuer.bsky.social, head of our department, had the pleasure of welcoming Prof. Isabel Schnabel. The event was organized by ECON Alumni UZH and Econ Club at UZH.

"The @ecb.europa.eu has to be agile and vigilant, but there is no need to rush into action," said Isabel Schnabel, member of the Executive Board of the ECB, regarding the economic shock the world is facing with the situation in Iran. However, "If inflation becomes permanent, we will need to act."

We are immensely grateful for the support of the Zürcher Kantonalbank. Their generous donation enables us to continue our mission: attracting outstanding researchers to @econ.uzh.ch and educating the next generation of economists. We look forward to many more years in this great partnership!

There’s no easy way to achieve fair taxation. It takes a bundle of pragmatic measures to close loopholes, minimize false incentives, and tax work and capital evenly. www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even... #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS @econ.uzh.ch @florianscheuer.bsky.social

I'm happy to share that Bernardo Silveira (UCLA) will join our department @econ.uzh.ch as Professor of Economics this summer. He will be a fantastic addition to our applied micro group. www.bernardosilveira.net

📣 Don't miss this upcoming guest lecture and Q&A with Prof. Dr. Isabel Schnabel, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB). 🇪🇺 The event will be moderated by @florianscheuer.bsky.social Scheuer. www.econalumni.ch/events/monet...

Monetary Policy at Times of Geopolitical Fragmentation with Prof. Dr. Isabel Schnabel

Guest lecture by Prof. Dr. Isabel Schnabel, Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank

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@florianscheuer.bsky.social has been featured in a @sfchronicle.com investigation into California's proposed "billionaire tax" — a ballot initiative that would impose a one-time 5% wealth levy on the state's roughly 200 billionaires www.sfchronicle.com/california/a... #EconomicsForSociety

Final call for papers for ESEM 2026! @florianscheuer.bsky.social and I are the Scientific Program Chairs for Econometric Society European Summer Meetings (ESEM), which will take place in Dublin, August 17–21, 2026. Hope to see you in Dublin! More info: www.econometricsociety.org/regional-act...

The state of California 🇺🇸 🐻 has been considering introducing a new wealth tax. What can this US state learn from Switzerland 🇨🇭? 👉 A few answers from @florianscheuer.bsky.social in @sfchronicle.com www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

Could the California ‘billionaire tax’ really devastate Silicon Valley? We look at the case

Technologists say the tax could cause much more damage than gouging a few plutocrats. In the second of our three-part series on the proposal, we look at the merits of that claim.

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Earlier this week, we had the pleasure of hosting @florianscheuer.bsky.social from @econ.uzh.ch in our seminar series. He presented “Dilution vs. Risk Taking: Capital Gains Taxes and Entrepreneurship.”

Do you know a leader in public finance?  Nominations are officially OPEN for the 2026 Daniel M. Holland Medal! Help NTA recognize lifetime achievement in our field. 🔹 Open to all sectors  🔹 Deadline is March 31 Nominate here: https://www.cognitoforms.com/NTA1/_2026DanielMHollandMedalNominationForm

I'm happy to serve on the Scientific Committee of next fall's Swiss National Bank/Gerzensee/JME Conference on Macroeconomic Policy, together with Marios Angeletos, Harris Dellas and Silvana Tenreyro. Taking place on October 30-31, 2026, it will be held in honor of Robert Barro. 1/2

Dirk Krueger, @s-stantcheva.bsky.social, Aleh Tsyvinski and I again organize the Macro Public Finance session at @nber.org Summer Institute, taking place on July 23, 2026. Submit here by March 26: conference.nber.org/confsubmit/b...

@hcbjornland.bsky.social and I are the Scientific Program Chairs for the @econometric.bsky.social European Summer meetings, on August 17-21, 2026 in Dublin. Keynotes by Nava Ashraf, Raj Chetty, Nobu Kiyotaki and Rohini Pande. Submit here by February 23: www.econometricsociety.org/regional-act...

🇨🇭Mit einem Nein-Anteil von 78 Prozent sprach sich die Bevölkerung gegen die Erbschaftssteuer Initiative. "Eine moderate Erbschaftssteuer – ohne Zweckbindung an den Klimaschutz – hätte hier durchaus einen Beitrag leisten können." so @florianscheuer.bsky.social mehr 👇 www.swissinfo.ch/ger/schweize...

Nach dem Nein zur Erbschaftssteuer-Initiative: Wie gross ist der Schaden für die "Steueroase Schweiz"?

Die Schweiz hat eine Erbschaftssteuer für Superreiche deutlich verworfen. Was das für ihr Image und ihre fiskalische Zukunft bedeutet.

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Probably more than you ever wanted to know about #inheritance and its #taxation in #Switzerland, but here you go.🤓 Thanks to @florianscheuer.bsky.social and @ubscenter.uzh.ch for hosting me, and to all the viewers for their questions and real-time voting! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAZ7...

Taxing inheritance: What can we learn from the Swiss experience? – Marius Brülhart

YouTube video by Economics. For Society.

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More and more wealth is passed down across generations. Yet, many countries have reduced inheritance taxes. What drove this trend? What are the consequences of reversing it? Don't miss my conversation later today with @mariusbrulhart.bsky.social who knows more about this than anyone else!

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Join us with @mariusbrulhart.bsky.social and @florianscheuer.bsky.social to learn more about taxing inheritance, highlighting what data and policy experience can tell us about the role of inheritance in modern economies like Switzerland. www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even... #EconomicsForSociety

What would taxing unrealized capital gains — or wealth — do to entrepreneurship? If illiquid founders must sell shares to pay such taxes, how does this extra dilution affect incentives? 🧵 on my new paper with Eduardo Azevedo, Kent Smetters & Min Yang 1/10

Join us with @mariusbrulhart.bsky.social and @florianscheuer.bsky.social to learn more about taxing inheritance, highlighting what data and policy experience can tell us about the role of inheritance in modern economies like Switzerland. www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even... #EconomicsForSociety

Brain drain made in 🇺🇸 und wie🇨🇭davon profitieren könnte. «An den besten Hochschulen der Ivy League Leute zu rekrutieren, war bisher schwierig», sagt @florianscheuer.bsky.social. Das habe sich geändert:«Das Interesse, zu uns zu kommen, ist viel grösser geworden.» 👇 www.nzz.ch/nzz-am-sonnt...

Trump provoziert einen Braindrain aus den USA: Wie kann die Schweiz profitieren?

Der amerikanische Braindrain könnte zur Chance für Europa werden, auch für die Hochschulen hierzulande. Trotzdem bleiben die meisten von ihnen seltsam still.

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I'm hiring a Post-Doc @econ.uzh.ch to work with me and my team at the frontier of tax policy and inequality research! Funded by my Consolidator Grant, no teaching, flexible start date and duration. Apply here: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing.... @erc.europa.eu @snsf.ch

We are thrilled to welcome Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee as the new Lemann Foundation Professors to our department, beginning in the summer of 2026.

A "coup" we are very excited and proud about! 🙂

Ein Coup für die Uni Zürich: Zwei Nobelpreisträger bauen ein eigenes Zentrum auf

Abhijit Banerjee und Esther Duflo sorgen mit Experimenten dafür, dass Entwicklungsökonomie auch in der Praxis funktioniert. Dank einer Spende der Lemann Foundation bauen sie in Zürich ein Zentrum für ...

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