News Research https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed.html Andreas F. Bühler successfully defended his dissertation. Congratulations! https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/01_26_Defense_Dissertation_AB.html His dissertation is titled “The Interplay Between Education and Innovation: The Role of Occupational Choices and Skill Updating” and was supervised by Uschi Backes-Gellner and Samuel Mühlemann. 

]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 23:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/01_26_Defense_Dissertation_AB.html 2026-01-12T23:00:00Z Cooperation Agreement with The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/12_25_Cooperation-Agreement-LSE.html Mon, 01 Dec 2025 23:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/12_25_Cooperation-Agreement-LSE.html 2025-12-01T23:00:00Z Two new PhD Students join Leading House https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/11_25_2_New_PhD_Students.html Thu, 06 Nov 2025 23:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/11_25_2_New_PhD_Students.html 2025-11-06T23:00:00Z Call for Papers for the Third International Leading House Conference https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/10_25_Call_for_Papers_3rd_Conference.html Tue, 28 Oct 2025 23:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/10_25_Call_for_Papers_3rd_Conference.html 2025-10-28T23:00:00Z Save the Date: 3rd International VPET Leading House Conference https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/08_25_Save_the_Date_3rd_Conference.html Sun, 24 Aug 2025 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/08_25_Save_the_Date_3rd_Conference.html 2025-08-24T22:00:00Z Prof. Uschi Backes-Gellner at Science & Career Talks at the Eberhard-Karls-University of Tübingen https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/Science---Career-Talks-2025.html Mon, 07 Jul 2025 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/Science---Career-Talks-2025.html 2025-07-07T22:00:00Z Swiss Leading House VPET-ECON: Contracts signed for funding 2025-2029 https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/2025-07-Phase-2025-2029.html Mon, 30 Jun 2025 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/2025-07-Phase-2025-2029.html 2025-06-30T22:00:00Z Leading House Best Paper Award 2024 https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/05_25_LH_BestPaperAward.html Sun, 04 May 2025 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/05_25_LH_BestPaperAward.html 2025-05-04T22:00:00Z "Stiftung Norbert Thom Prize 2024" for Dr. Patricia Palffy https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/04_25_Dissertation_Prize_PP.html Thu, 17 Apr 2025 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/04_25_Dissertation_Prize_PP.html 2025-04-17T22:00:00Z Wiley Top Cited Article Award https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/04_25_Top-Cited-Article.html Tue, 15 Apr 2025 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/04_25_Top-Cited-Article.html 2025-04-15T22:00:00Z New Scientific Program Manager of the Leading House https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/04_25_New_Scientific_Program_Manager.html Thu, 10 Apr 2025 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/04_25_New_Scientific_Program_Manager.html 2025-04-10T22:00:00Z Assistant Professor Patrick Lehnert held his inaugural lecture at the University of Zurich https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/Assistant-Professor-Patrick-Lehnert-held-his-inaugural-lecture-at-the-University-of-Zurich.html Fri, 08 Nov 2024 08:56:10 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/Assistant-Professor-Patrick-Lehnert-held-his-inaugural-lecture-at-the-University-of-Zurich.html 2024-11-08T08:56:10Z LH PhD student Thea Zöllner wins Best Paper Award at AEDE https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/LH-PhD-student-Thea-Z%C3%B6llner-wins-Best-Paper-Award-at-AEDE-.html Fri, 12 Jul 2024 10:01:59 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/LH-PhD-student-Thea-Z%C3%B6llner-wins-Best-Paper-Award-at-AEDE-.html 2024-07-12T10:01:59Z Second International Leading House Conference on the “Economics of Vocational Education and Training” https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/Second-International-Leading-House-Conference.html June 12, 2024 (late afternoon) – June 14, 2024 (lunchtime), University of Zurich

]]> Tue, 14 May 2024 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/Second-International-Leading-House-Conference.html 2024-05-14T22:00:00Z Leading House Best Paper Award 2024 https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/05_24_LH_BestPaperAward.html We congratulate the Winners of the Leading House Best Paper Award 2024. Patrick Lehnert is awarded the first prize. The runner-up prizes are awarded to Patricia Palffy and Tobias Schultheiss.

]]> Mon, 13 May 2024 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/05_24_LH_BestPaperAward.html 2024-05-13T22:00:00Z Dr. Tuor Sartore left the Leading House VPET-ECON https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/05_24_Tuor_Leaving_Leading_House.html Thu, 02 May 2024 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/05_24_Tuor_Leaving_Leading_House.html 2024-05-02T22:00:00Z New PostDoc joins the Leading House Team Bern https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/04_24_New_PostDoc.html Tue, 30 Apr 2024 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/04_24_New_PostDoc.html 2024-04-30T22:00:00Z New Director of Operations joins the Leading House Team Zurich https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/04_23_New_Director_Operations.html Tue, 30 Apr 2024 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/04_23_New_Director_Operations.html 2024-04-30T22:00:00Z Patricia Palffy successfully defended her dissertation. Congratulations! https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/03_24_Patricia_Palffy_defended_dissertation.html Wed, 01 May 2024 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/03_24_Patricia_Palffy_defended_dissertation.html 2024-05-01T22:00:00Z Video Podcast by Journal of Small Business Economics https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/10_23_VideoPodcast.html Mon, 11 Mar 2024 23:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/10_23_VideoPodcast.html 2024-03-11T23:00:00Z New PhD Student joins Leading House Team Zurich https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/10_23_New_PhDStudent.html Mon, 26 Feb 2024 23:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/10_23_New_PhDStudent.html 2024-02-26T23:00:00Z Uschi Backes-Gellner Mitglied der Gründungskommission der neu geschaffenen «Deutschen Agentur für Transfer und Innovation» https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/10_23_DATI.html Thu, 05 Oct 2023 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/10_23_DATI.html 2023-10-05T22:00:00Z Patricia Palffy awarded PERSONALquarterly Best Paper Award https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/10_23_Palffy_BestPaperAward0.html Thu, 05 Oct 2023 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/10_23_Palffy_BestPaperAward0.html 2023-10-05T22:00:00Z Apply now for the Course Program for Doctoral Students in Economics of Education https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/10_23_phd_course_program.html Sun, 01 Oct 2023 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/10_23_phd_course_program.html 2023-10-01T22:00:00Z Policy Brief über die Rolle von Fachhochschulen für Berufsbildung, Innovation & Regionalentwicklung https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/07_23_Policy_Briefs.html Mon, 10 Jul 2023 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/07_23_Policy_Briefs.html 2023-07-10T22:00:00Z Successes of the Leading House at the XXXI AEDE Meeting https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/07_23_LH_at_AEDE.html Mon, 10 Jul 2023 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/07_23_LH_at_AEDE.html 2023-07-10T22:00:00Z Patricia Palffy awarded for best PhD Presentation https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/06_23_Palffy_BestPresentation.html Sun, 11 Jun 2023 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/06_23_Palffy_BestPresentation.html 2023-06-11T22:00:00Z Leading House Best Paper Award 2022 https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/05_23_LH_BestPaperAward.html Thu, 11 May 2023 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/05_23_LH_BestPaperAward.html 2023-05-11T22:00:00Z Assistant/Doctoral student in "Business Administration" or "Management and Economics", 70% https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/Assistant-Doctoral-student-in--Business-Administration--or--Management-and-Economics.html Thu, 04 May 2023 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/Assistant-Doctoral-student-in--Business-Administration--or--Management-and-Economics.html 2023-05-04T22:00:00Z Die Zukunft der Arbeitswelt: Schmalenbach-Tagung 2023 https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/03_23_Schmalenbach.html Wed, 22 Mar 2023 23:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/03_23_Schmalenbach.html 2023-03-22T23:00:00Z New PhD Student joins Leading House Team Zurich https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/03_23_New_PhDStudent.html Tue, 14 Mar 2023 23:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/03_23_New_PhDStudent.html 2023-03-14T23:00:00Z Aus der Forschung für die Praxis: Inside Berufsbildung Podcast mit Patricia Palffy https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/03_23_Podcast_Palffy_Berufswahl.html Tue, 28 Feb 2023 23:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/03_23_Podcast_Palffy_Berufswahl.html 2023-02-28T23:00:00Z Stellenangebot Doktorierende*r in „Betriebswirtschaftslehre“ oder „Management and Economics“ (70%) https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/Stellenangebot-Doktorierende-r-in-%E2%80%9EManagement-and-Economics%E2%80%9C-oder-%E2%80%9EBetriebswirtschaftslehre%E2%80%9C3.html Mon, 19 Dec 2022 23:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/Stellenangebot-Doktorierende-r-in-%E2%80%9EManagement-and-Economics%E2%80%9C-oder-%E2%80%9EBetriebswirtschaftslehre%E2%80%9C3.html 2022-12-19T23:00:00Z Stellenangebot: Assistenz Events und Kommunikation https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/Stellenangebot-Assistenz-Events-und-Kommunikation.html Thu, 01 Dec 2022 23:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/Stellenangebot-Assistenz-Events-und-Kommunikation.html 2022-12-01T23:00:00Z The Leading House welcomes three new Assistant Professors https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/11_22_AssistantProfessorships.html Sun, 06 Nov 2022 23:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/11_22_AssistantProfessorships.html 2022-11-06T23:00:00Z DigiKompetenz Podcast mit Prof. Uschi Backes-Gellner https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/DigiKompetenz-Podcast-mit-Prof.-Uschi-Backes-Gellner0.html Thu, 06 Oct 2022 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/DigiKompetenz-Podcast-mit-Prof.-Uschi-Backes-Gellner0.html 2022-10-06T22:00:00Z "Stepping up" - Review of the event with honorary doctor Prof. Eric P. Bettinger https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/09_22_Stepping-up_Review.html Thu, 29 Sep 2022 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/09_22_Stepping-up_Review.html 2022-09-29T22:00:00Z Stellenangebot: 2 Doktorierende in „Betriebswirtschaftslehre“ oder „Management and Economics“ https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/Stellenangebot-Doktorierende-r-in-%E2%80%9EManagement-and-Economics%E2%80%9C-oder-%E2%80%9EBetriebswirtschaftslehre%E2%80%9C2.html Thu, 22 Sep 2022 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/Stellenangebot-Doktorierende-r-in-%E2%80%9EManagement-and-Economics%E2%80%9C-oder-%E2%80%9EBetriebswirtschaftslehre%E2%80%9C2.html 2022-09-22T22:00:00Z "Stepping up – Intergenerational Mobility and Identifying New Pools of Talent" - Event on 22.9.2022 https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/08_22_Stepping-up0.html Thu, 11 Aug 2022 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/08_22_Stepping-up0.html 2022-08-11T22:00:00Z Stellenangebot Doktorierende*r in „Management and Economics“ oder „Betriebswirtschaftslehre“ https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/Stellenangebot-Doktorierende-r-in-%E2%80%9EManagement-and-Economics%E2%80%9C-oder-%E2%80%9EBetriebswirtschaftslehre%E2%80%9C1.html Thu, 04 Aug 2022 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/Stellenangebot-Doktorierende-r-in-%E2%80%9EManagement-and-Economics%E2%80%9C-oder-%E2%80%9EBetriebswirtschaftslehre%E2%80%9C1.html 2022-08-04T22:00:00Z Promotionsfeier der Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Zürich – Damiano Pregaldini für den SDG Impact Award nominiert https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/07_22_Graduation.html Mon, 11 Jul 2022 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/07_22_Graduation.html 2022-07-11T22:00:00Z Erste Internationale Konferenz in Berufsbildungsökonomie https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/LH_Konferenz_2022.html Tue, 05 Jul 2022 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/LH_Konferenz_2022.html 2022-07-05T22:00:00Z First International Conference on the Economics of Vocational Education and Training https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/LH_Conference_2022.html Tue, 05 Jul 2022 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/LH_Conference_2022.html 2022-07-05T22:00:00Z New Postdoc joins Leading House Team Zurich https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/06_22_new_Postdoc_Davoli.html Tue, 07 Jun 2022 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/06_22_new_Postdoc_Davoli.html 2022-06-07T22:00:00Z Leading House Best Paper Award 2021 https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/05_22_LH_BestPaperAward.html Tue, 17 May 2022 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/05_22_LH_BestPaperAward.html 2022-05-17T22:00:00Z Guest Lecture Prof. Dr. Kerstin Pull, Inge Strauch Visiting Professor https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/05_21_GuestLecture_Pull.html Mon, 02 May 2022 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/05_21_GuestLecture_Pull.html 2022-05-02T22:00:00Z New PhD student joins Leading House Team Bern https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/04_22_new_PhD_student_Christian_Gschwendt.html Wed, 27 Apr 2022 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/04_22_new_PhD_student_Christian_Gschwendt.html 2022-04-27T22:00:00Z New PhD student joins Leading House Team Zurich https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/04_22_new_PhD_student_Chiara_Zisler.html Mon, 11 Apr 2022 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/04_22_new_PhD_student_Chiara_Zisler.html 2022-04-11T22:00:00Z New PhD student joins Leading House Team Bern https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/03_22_new_PhD_student_Thea_Zoellner.html Sun, 27 Mar 2022 22:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/03_22_new_PhD_student_Thea_Zoellner.html 2022-03-27T22:00:00Z Fabienne Kiener successfully defended her dissertation. Congratulations! https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/03_22_Fabienne_Kiener_defended_dissertation.html Tue, 08 Mar 2022 23:00:00 GMT https://www.educationeconomics.uzh.ch/en/news-and-events/research_feed/03_22_Fabienne_Kiener_defended_dissertation.html 2022-03-08T23:00:00Z