As part of the UBS Nobel Perspectives program, our webinar series allows you to ask your questions directly to Nobel Laureates in Economic Sciences.

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Jean Tirole won the Nobel prize in 2014 for his analysis of market common good and regulation. Jean Tirole’s research and regulation theories have changed how market regulation is applied to industries far and wide and broadened the scope of what competition can look like. The Nobel Laureate is also a best-selling author and distinguished professor. He joined Massimiliano Castelli, Global Head of Strategy, Global Sovereign Markets at UBS Asset Management, in a webinar on 30th September to discuss the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on topics including technology, globalization and sustainability.

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Key webinar takeaways

  • Health crises will occur more and more often and we need to be more prepared for them
  • To improve the sustainability of our world, we must invest long term and the finance sector can play an important role in facilitating this process
  • To monitor global monopolistic industries, competition authorities need to coordinate globally and independently of political power
  • A trend towards deglobalization has developed during the pandemic
  • There are several benefits to globalization: consumers are not captive to domestic monopolies, have greater choice and lower prices but losers must be protected

The world in the grasp of COVID-19

The key themes of the century

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