Prof. Florian Scheuer
President and Chairman of the Department
Florian Scheuer is the UBS Professor of Economics of Institutions at the University of Zurich and Chairman of the Department of Economics. He was previously on the faculty at Stanford University, a Visiting Professor at Harvard University and UC Berkeley, and a National Fellow at the Hoover Institution. He obtained his PhD in Economics from MIT in 2010.
Veronika Ball
Veronika Ball completed her Master's degree in Economics and Data Science at the University of Zurich in 2021. After working as a research and teaching assistant at the Department of Economics, she moved to the private sector. She currently works at Swiss Re and participates in their renowned Graduates Programme.
Mathias Hoffmann
Mathias Hoffmann is Professor at the Department of Economics at the University of Zurich. His research focuses on the macroeconomic aspects of international financial integration and on the link between financial markets and the macro-economy more generally. His recent published articles include papers on the determinants of international capital flows and imbalances, the international transmission of business cycles, on international risk sharing, banking regulation, and housing markets. Prior to arriving in Zurich, he was Professor at the University of Dortmund in Germany and a Lecturer at Southampton University (UK).