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Warum entschleunigte Finanzmärkte guttun
The race for nanosecond-fast trading may build costly infrastructure rather than genuine liquidity. Argues that many markets — especially illiquid ones — could gain stability and efficiency by deliberately slowing down, for instance through frequent batch auctions.
Algorithmische Orchestrierung: Wie Plattformen Preise bestimmen
How algorithms increasingly set prices on online platforms — strengthening competition, but also enabling tacit coordination, with implications for competition law.
Read →Entkopplung China – USA: Das Undenkbare denken
Weighs the risks of U.S.–China economic decoupling, from renewed balance to full escalation, and the global repercussions — including for Switzerland.
Read →Zölle und Gegenzölle: Wer spielt welches Spiel?
Applies game theory to the U.S.–EU tariff dispute, explaining escalation dynamics and incentive-compatible pathways to resolution.
Read →Wettbewerb ist gut – ihn zu gestalten, schwieriger
The challenges of competition policy: the trade-offs in regulation, the limits of state intervention, and institutions that deter harmful practices without red tape.
Read →Multi-Club-Ownership im Fußball: Interessenkonflikte und Regulierung
The rise of investors owning multiple football clubs — conflicts of interest and regulatory limits, seen through the Crystal Palace UEFA case.
Read →Wozu Volkswirtschaftslehre
A defence of modern economics as empirically grounded, problem-driven, and interdisciplinary — against outdated stereotypes.
Read →À l'instar du GIEC pour le climat, la construction d'un consensus mondial est nécessaire pour mettre fin au Covid-19
Calls for a global consensus body for pandemics, modeled on the IPCC, arguing coordinated governance is essential to end Covid-19 and prepare for future threats.
Read →Nobel Prize for Efficient Auctions – An Everyday Perspective
The 2020 Nobel Prize honoured Milgrom and Wilson for auction theory — a look at how auctions shape everyday life, far beyond eBay or Ricardo.
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