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Where Switzerland Really Has Room to Build New Housing

Switzerland wants to create more housing without expanding further into open land. A new study shows where densification could realistically accommodate substantial growth – and where current planning assumptions may fall short.

28.05.2026, Lukas Rühli

Financial Freedom Day

Essential on Taxes

21.05.2026, Michele Salvi, Philippe Güttinger

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Switzerland’s Search for the Least Bad Option on the OECD Minimum Tax

With a new special carve-out for U.S. corporations, the question once again arises: what should be done about this increasingly convoluted framework?

03.06.2026, Lukas Schmid, Oguz Bayindir

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Why Swiss Industry Pays More for Electricity Than (Almost) Anywhere in Europe

Only the United Kingdom is more expensive for large electricity consumers. Even so, Switzerland would be better off rethinking network charges rather than turning to subsidies.

28.04.2026, Christoph Eisenring, Simon Stocker

The Figure on Financial Freedom Day

21.05.2026, Michele Salvi, Philippe Güttinger

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The Ever-Expanding Public Administration

Essential on Bureaucracy

12.05.2026, Michele Salvi, Philippe Güttinger, Lukas Schmid

Family-Centered Childcare Policy

Essential on childcare policy

31.03.2026, Patricia Schafer, Agustina Rodriguez

Childcare: A Compass for Swiss Policymakers

Analysis New analysis on early childhood care in cantons and municipalities

26.03.2026, Patricia Schafer, Agustina Rodriguez

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Switzerland’s Generational Wealth Transfer Has Gone Too Far

Switzerland is preparing to expand its public pension system once again – at a cost of several billion francs. Yet retirees are already the country’s most satisfied generation – financially and personally.

28.05.2026, Patricia Schafer

How Switzerland Can Regain its Footing in a Disorderly World

Tariffs, crises, reform gridlock – the growing disorder of the world is putting Switzerland’s political system under pressure. Yet the answer to uncertainty and stalled reform lies neither in nostalgia nor in a wholesale model. It lies in an often overlooked feature of our institutions: antifragility.

27.04.2026, Jürg Müller, Christoph Eisenring, Patrick Leisibach

Q&A: A Compass for Swiss Policymakers Regarding Childcare

Childcare policy is a much-discussed topic in Swiss politics. Unsurprisingly, our recent recommendations regarding the subject have sparked controversy. In this article, we respond to the most common critiques.

24.04.2026, Patricia Schafer, Agustina Rodriguez

Do Our Policies Ease Our Conscience or Make the World a Better Place?

Switzerland’s sustainability policy is built on lofty ambitions. However, whether those ambitions are actually achieved remains highly uncertain.

23.03.2026, Jürg Müller

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