People

We combine the expertise of leading researchers based at the University of Zurich’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, the Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics, and the Faculty of Law.

Prof. David Dorn
Director of the URPP and Project Leader
Department of Economics

Prof. Silja Häusermann
Deputy Director of the URPP and Project Leader
Department of Political Science

Prof. Matthias Mahlmann
Deputy Director of the URPP and Project Leader
Faculty of Law

Prof. Ulf Zölitz
Deputy Director of the URPP and Project Leader
Department of Economics

Elif Askin
Post-Doc
Faculty of Law

Friedemann Bieber
Post-Doc
Department of Philosophy

Prof. Anne Brenøe
Project Leader
Department of Economics

Tabea Braun
PhD Student
Department of Economics

David Burgherr
PhD Student
Department of Economics

Niccolo Cattadori
PhD Student
Department of Economics

Prof. Francis Cheneval
Project Leader
Department of Philosophy

Dr. Benita Combet
Project Leader
Department of Sociology

Valentina Consiglio
PhD Student
Department of Political Science

Prof. Amanda Dahlstrand
Project Leader
Department of Economics

Prof. Maya Eden
Project Leader
Department of Economics

Zeynep Eyibak
PhD Student
Department of Economics

Prof. Ernst Fehr
Project Leader
Department of Economics

Theodor Friederiszick
PhD Student
Department of Economics

Elie Gerschel
PhD Student
Department of Economics

Prof. Marco Giesselmann
Project Leader
Department of Sociology

Stine Helmke
PhD Student
Department of Economics

Prof. David Hémous
Project Leader
Department of Economics

Catherine Herfeld
External Research Felllow
University of Hannover, Institute of Philosophy

Prof. Thomas Kurer
Project Leader
Department of Political Science

Geoffroy Legentilhomme
Post-Doc
Department of History

Prof. Matthieu Leimgruber
Project Leader
Department of History

Matteo Machiorlatti
PhD Student
Department of Economics

Thomas Malang
Project Leader
Department of Political Science

Carole Marullaz
PhD Student
Department of Economics

Prof. Daniel Moeckli
Project Leader
Faculty of Law

Prof. Steven Ongena
Project Leader
Department of Finance

Tabea Palmtag
Post-Doc
Department of Political Science

Cecilia Daniar Pè
PhD Student
Department of Sociology

Alishuba Philip
PhD Student
Department of Economics

Nicole Plotke-Scherly
PhD Student
Department of Political Science

Prof. Dina Pomeranz
Project Leader
Department of Economics

Massimiliano Pozzi
PhD Student
Department of Economics

Sara Rabino
PhD Student
Department of Economics

Jan Ringling
PhD Student
Department of Economics

Benjamin Riva
PhD Student
Department of Economics

Lukas Rodrian
PhD Student
Department of Economics

Anne Sander
Administrative Coordinator of the URPP
Department of Economics

Daniela Santos Cárdenas
PhD Student
Department of Economics

Simona Sartor
PhD Student
Department of Economics

Prof. Florian Scheuer
Project Leader
Department of Economics

Sarah Summers
Project Leader
Faculty of Law

Nelson Sunuwar
PhD Student
Department of Economics

Prof. Stefanie Walter
Project Leader
Department of Political Science

Zhixi Wei
PhD Student
Department of Finance

Jeffrey Yusof
PhD Student
Department of Economics