Solari Lecture 2025 by Professor Charles F. Manski: Social Planning Under Uncertainty

05.06.2025 18:00 – 19:30

The Solari Lecture 2025 will welcome Professor Charles F. Manski, His lecture will draw on his latest book Discourse on Social Planning under Uncertainty (Cambridge, 2025).

Economists have long studied policy choice by social planners aiming to maximize population welfare, generally assuming that enough is known about the choice environment to determine an optimal action. However, the consequences of decisions are often highly uncertain. The lecture addresses the failure of research to come to grips with this uncertainty. Combining research across three fields – welfare economics, decision theory, and econometrics – it offers a comprehensive treatment that fleshes out a 'worldview' and juxtaposes it with other viewpoints, building on multiple case studies, ranging from medical treatment to climate policy.

The Solari Lecture welcomes distinguished guests specialized in economics and econometrics, in memory of Luigi Solari, professor at the University of Geneva and pioneer in introducing research in econometrics in Switzerland. Since its first edition in 1979, this conference has featured several notable guest speakers, e.g., Jan Tinbergen, Richard Stone, Robert Engle, Bengt Holmstrom, Jean Tirole, and Esther Duflo.

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Lieu

Bâtiment: Uni Mail

Uni Mail, Room MR 280

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