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03/22/16

Our mission

As the School of Economics and Political Science (SEPS) we unite two important core subjects of the HSG and follow three main objectives: internationally recognized top-level research work, high-quality teaching, and a visible profile in economic policy and in international and European politics.

Background

04/09/20

SEPS Scientific Blog "COROVID-19"

Economic, political and social science perspectives and analyses on the current situation.

People

08/04/20

Welcome:

We are delighted to welcome several new SEPS Faculty member as of the Autumn Semester 2020.

Timo Boppart, Professor for International Economics, joining the Departement of Economics and the Swiss Institute for International Economics
and Applied Economic Research

Jana Mareckova, Assistant Professor for Econometrics, joining the Department of Economics and the Swiss Institut for Empirical Economic Research

Laura Seelkopf, Assistant Professor for Political Science with a focus on International Political Economy, joining the Department of Political Science

Martin Wolf, Assistant Professor for Monetary Economics, joining the Department of Economics and the Swiss Institute for International Economics
and Applied Economic Research

We look forward to working with them over the coming years.

Research

09/02/20

HSG publishes first Elite Quality Index 2020: Singapur on Top 1

HSG publishes the first Elite Quality Index

The way in which elites create or extract value can help determine the business opportunity, growth and development of a nation.

People

08/04/20

Guest Professors

In the Autumn Semester 2020 we will have the pleasure of hosting follwing distinguished Guest Professors:

Emmanuel Alloa, Professor for Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art at the University of Freiburg

Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou, Professor of International History at the Graduate Institute Geneva

Both are joining the Departement of Political Science and will be teaching seminars for our degree programme Master in International Affairs and Governance (MIA). We look forward to working with them during the coming months.

People

05/28/20

Dr. Christoph Heusgen becomes honorary professor

Dr. Christoph Heusgen to become Honorary Professor

Videos

06/15/20

Fabrizio Zilibotti on the economic side of the COVID 19 pandemic

Prof. Charles Gottlieb: New Member of the Swiss Young Academy

We are please to announce, that Prof. Charles Gottlieb has been elected as a member of the Swiss Young Academy. The Swiss Young Academy gives young researchers the opportunity to carry out inter- and transdisciplinary projects. With their dedication and contributions, members pursue the early identification of challenges facing society, provide solutions for these challenges, and foster a dialogue between science and society.

COVID-19 in Brazil

Prof. Vanessa Boanada Fuchs (GIMLA-HSG) reports on the local COVID-19 situation.

Opinions

04/09/20

Can COVID bonds save the Italian economy (and Europe)?

By Guido Cozzi

04/03/20

Monika Bütler: Head of the Expert Group "Economy"

The federal government wants to exploit the potential available in the Swiss scientific community to an even greater extent by working with scientists to find the best approach to overcoming the pandemic. To this end, it has set up a science task force of researchers from higher education institutions throughout the country. Monika Bütler, Professor of Economics and Vice-President, Institutes & Executive Education, is head of the expert group "Economy".

Prof. Guido Cozzi in The Daily Telegraph

03/31/20

If you don’t have the right data, you can’t make the right decisions. There should have been more testing at the earliest stages.

Prof. Simon Evenett on CNN

03/28/20

If nations stop letting ventilators leave their borders, that could effectively be denying a life saving technology to literally billions of people.

People

04/14/20

HMD Best Best Paper Award 2019: Prof. Ulrich Matter

The publishing house Springer awarded the HMD Best Paper Award 2019 to Prof. Ulrich Matter in the category "Big Data Analytics". The increasing use of social media as a communication tool between the public administration and citizens has lead to an increased number of detailed data sets on political actors and processes. His paper "Big Public Data aus dem Programmable Web: Chancen und Herausforderungen" offers a new access for researchers, gives practice-oriented insights into the application of big public data and is an excellent starting point for discussions around the topic smart city.

Research

01/16/20