URPP Public Lecture by Gabriel Zucman
We Need to Tax Billionaires
This lecture will summarize the international research effort carried out in the 2020s to quantify how much tax billionaires pay. It will provide an accessible presentation of the proposal for an unavoidable minimum tax of 2% of wealth for people with net worth above $100 million, first presented at the G20 in 2024 and voted by the French National Assembly in February 2025.
This lecture is open to the public.
Date: Monday, October 5, 2026
Time: 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Venue: RAA G-01
Gabriel Zucman is a renowned economist and Professor of Economics at the Paris School of Economics and École normale supérieure PSL. He is also a Summer Research Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and the founding director of the International Tax Observatory. His research focuses on global wealth inequality, tax evasion, tax havens, and the taxation of multinational corporations and high-net-worth individuals. Zucman has developed innovative methods to measure wealth held in tax havens and to assess the impact of international tax policies on economic inequality. In recognition of his contributions to economics, he was awarded several prestigious honors, including the John Bates Clark Medal in 2023.
Directions
Take tram 9 or 5 to "Kantonsschule". The lecture hall is located at Rämistrasse 59 (Asien-Orient-Institut).