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Analyzes the growing trend of investors purchasing multiple football clubs, examining conflicts of interest and regulatory challenges. Uses the Crystal Palace UEFA case to illustrate current regulatory limitations in multi-club ownership.

Explores the risks of U.S.–China economic decoupling, weighing scenarios from renewed balance to full escalation. Highlights potential global repercussions, including estimated consequences for Switzerland.

Applies game theory to the U.S.–EU tariff dispute, framing trade conflicts through classic strategic interactions (e.g., Chicken, Chain Store). Explains escalation dynamics and incentive-compatible pathways to resolution.

Analyzes the challenges of competition policy: while competition lowers prices and fosters innovation, firms often seek to restrict it. The article highlights trade-offs in regulation, the limits of state intervention, and the need for institutions that deter harmful practices without creating excessive bureaucracy.

Defends the relevance and pluralism of modern economics against outdated stereotypes. Argues that today's economics is empirically grounded, problem-driven, and interdisciplinary, highlighting the breadth of teaching and research at the University of Zurich.

Calls for a global consensus body for pandemics, modeled on the IPCC for climate, arguing that coordinated international governance is essential for ending Covid-19 and preparing for future health threats.

This year's Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson for their advancements in auction theory. Many consumers use auction platforms like eBay or Ricardo, but auctions are also part of our everyday lives in many other contexts.