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Reimagine Series: Healthcare – Invest in health and reduce social unrest
In this third post of reimagining healthcare Prof. Dominic Rohner examines how conflict is linked to the health of a population. What if investing in health could reduce social conflict and strengthen peace?
Congratulations to the Ph.D. graduates of 2024
29 students obtained a PhD degree from the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Lausanne in 2023-2024. Prof. Valérie Chavez-Demoulin, Vice-Dean, warmly congratulated them for their achievement during the Annual Doctoral Event on November 21st, 2024.
Reimagine Series: Healthcare – Coping with the shifting burden of disease
Non-communicable diseases account for 75% of global deaths, with developing countries particularly hard hit. In this 2nd part of the Reimagine series, Prof. Jürgen Maurer explores how innovative, context-specific approaches can transform the management of these diseases.
"Reimagine Series: Healthcare": Is it time to put a price on life ?
At a time when healthcare costs are skyrocketing, the question arises: how can healthcare systems be reimagined? In this first installment, Prof. Pascal St-Amour examines how to assess the value of a human life.
Bruno Le Maire appointed visiting Professor at the Enterprise for Society Centre...
The former French finance minister will teach at E4S's three academic institutions and contribute to research on the nexus between business and politics.
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Recent Publications
Buggle J., Mayer T., Sakalli S., Thoenig M. (2024) “The Refugee’s Dilemma: Evidence from Jewish Migration out of Nazi Germany”. Quarterly Journal of Economics
Auray S., Devereux M., Eyquem E. (2024). "Trade Wars, Nominal Rigidities and Monetary Policy". Review of Economic Studies
Gallo O., Klaus B. (2024) “Stable Partitions for Proportional Generalized Claims Problems”. Games and Economic Behavior
Recent Working Papers
Couttenier M., Marcoux J., Mayer T., Thoenig M. (2024). "The Gravity of Violence". (CEPR)
Bohren N., Hakimov R., Lalive R. (2024). "Creative and Strategic Capabilities of Generative AI: Evidence from Large-Scale Experiments" (CEPR)
Fernandez-Villaverde J., Gillingham K., Scheidegger S. (2024). "Climate Change through the Lens of Macroeconomic Modeling". NBER
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