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2020-11-22: Silvia Maier examines the biological and neural differences between successful and less successful investors. |
Silvia Maier elected founding member of the Young Academy Switzerland 2020-05-18: Silvia Maier was elected founding member of the Young Academy Switzerland. The Young Academy Switzerland offers young researchers the opportunity to carry out inter- and transdisciplinary projects. Outstanding academic achievements are prerequisite for membership in the Young Academy. The members strive to identify societal challenges at an early stage, offer solutions to these challenges and promote the dialogue between science and society. |
Dopamine, the reward system and the addiction treatment 2020-03-31: With the support of EU Grants Access, Lydia Hellrung successfully applied for a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Grant over 175'000 Euro. Her research project DOPANF takes place in the Department’s SNS Lab where she investigates how network activity in the brain differs depending on whether effort is motivated by a potential reward or to avoid punishment, and if one of the underlying motivations leads to better learning than the other. The answer to this question has, among other things, an influence on the treatment of addicts. EU Grants Access presents the project and the researcher in their publication Science Stories. |
Coronavirus: Contributions and Position Paper 2020-03-29: The Coronavirus is a global concern. In recent weeks, researchers from the Department have contributed to the public discussion in national and international media. In addition to insights from their respective specialist areas, all professors of the Department of Economics have jointly published a position paper. Titled "Testing and Freezing: A survival strategy for the Swiss economy", the paper summarizes the consensus of the economic debate and outlines paths of action for Switzerland. Position Paper Interviews (German, full access) "This is not about undermining the idea of a market economy» SRF News, David Dorn (10.04.20) includes short videoexplaining our position paper "The plague was one of the causes of the great divergence between Europe and the rest of the world" Süddeutsche Zeitung, Joachim Voth (10.04.20) "The Federal Council's economic policy measures were correct. At this moment, I see no major need for correction" NZZ, Ernst Fehr (11.04.20) "Pandemics past and present" "Sooner or later we will have to ask ourselves difficult questions" "Conflicts between medical and economic interests are only short-term" "The collapse of the stock prices cannot be explained by rational behavior alone" "Our decisions are currently based on insufficient data"
Media Coverage Position Paper |
Moral appeals alone will not suffice Article in Der Bund (PDF, 669 KB) (PDF, German) |