Uwe Thümmel

Uwe Thümmel

Economist & Data Analytics Consultant

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Media & Policy Contributions

  • Ökonomen- stimme
    Technischer Wandel und wachsende Ungleichheit: Welche Rolle für Steuer- und Bildungspolitik?
    Technischer Wandel führt zu mehr Ungleichheit am Arbeitsmarkt. Wie sollten Regierungen hierauf mit ihrer Steuer- und Bildungspolitik reagieren? Progressivere Einkommenssteuern können Teil der Lösung sein; höhere Bildungssubventionen nicht unbedingt. Mein Artikel hierzu bei der Ökonomenstimme.

  • Tsüri.ch
    Übernehmen Roboter und Computer in Zukunft unsere Jobs? (in German)
    “Roboter und Software können ein Viertel aller Jobs übernehmen”, titelte die NZZ. Was steckt hinter solchen Zahlen? Article as part of the Tsüri series on the “Future of Work” together with the think tank reatch.

  • Tsüri.ch
    Sollen Roboter Steuern zahlen? (in German)
    Together with Guido Baldi, I have written a short article about whether robots should pay taxes. The article is part of a series on the “future of work” at tsüri.ch. Guido and I are both members of the think tank reatch.

  • IEB Report
    A Case for Taxing Robots?
    I have written a piece for the IEB report by the Barcelona Institute of Economics which focuses on the taxation of robots. The text not only discusses a robot tax, but also puts the impact of robots on the economy into perspective.

  • Financieele Dagblad
    A robot tax is a bad idea to do something about income inequality (in Dutch)
    Article in the Dutch newspaper Het Financieele Dagblad about my research on taxation of robots from January 22, 2019.

  • De Ingenieur
    Tax on robots no particularly profitable
    Article in the Dutch magazine De Ingenieur about my research on taxation of robots from January 25, 2019. Note that some statements do not accurately reflect my research.

  • ESB
    Discussion of my PhD dissertation
    Discussion of my PhD dissertation by Dutch economics magazine ESB from January 24, 2019.

  • ESB
    Robot tax has little impact
    Discussion of my work on taxation of robots by Dutch economics magazine ESB from June 14, 2018.

  • Backbone Magazine
    The added value of a robot tax
    Article about my research on taxing robots in the Backbone Magazine of the Erasmus School of Economics.