Bern Must Avoid the Temptation to Overreact Focus of the month The Swiss government has won praise for its economic response to the Covid-19 crisis, but needs to remain watchful 30.11.2020, Haig Simonian
Economic Stimulus Packages Ineffective Analysis Why Immediate Covid-19 Assistance is Sufficient for Switzerland 27.11.2020, Samuel Rutz
Direct Line to the Capitol There are opportunities for Switzerland under the Biden administration - but Bern must be ready to grab them 26.11.2020, Patrick Dümmler
Economic Policy Responses to the Second Wave Analysis Enabling Structural Change, Even in Times of Crisis 20.11.2020, Jürg Müller, Valérie Müller, Marco Salvi
Women Do Not Need to Have a Lower Pension Action is required to close the gender gap in Switzerland for both institutional and private pensions 02.11.2020, Valérie Müller
Corona Will Cost the World 24.4 Trillion USD The International Monetary Fund reckons economic recovery for many countries will take a long time 30.10.2020, Lukas Rühli
Are Workers in Switzerland Becoming Less Qualified? EU and Efta workers complement the top and the bottom ends of the Swiss labor market 28.09.2020, Matthias Ammann, Valérie Müller
Switzerland Is Far from Being Overbuilt Discussion about migration is heating up again 28.09.2020, Peter Grünenfelder
Playing with Fire Swiss voters once again face a choice on curbing immigration 04.09.2020, Haig Simonian
Sustainable Powertrain Technologies avenir spécial Full Throttle to Net Zero 16.07.2020, Christian Bach (Empa), Patrick Dümmler, Peter Grünenfelder, Jürg Müller, Peter Richner (Empa), Urs Steiner, Marc Tribelhorn
Why Marry when Living in Sin Is Cheaper? Switzerland is again debating how best to tax married couples 30.06.2020, Haig Simonian
Security of Supply Rather than Self-Sufficiency Europe’s single market and free trade agreements are the best protection against crises 30.06.2020, Patrick Dümmler
The Tender Poison of Statism The economic policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic lead to regulatory blunders. 29.06.2020, Peter Grünenfelder
Women Disadvantaged by Family Taxation What Tax Models Would Give Them Incentives to Work 25.06.2020, Marco Salvi, Valérie Müller
The Absurdity of Autarchy The lessons of the covid-19 crisis for Switzerland should be to boost openness, not the contrary 28.05.2020, Haig Simonian
Deglobalization Is a Big Mistake Switzerland needs more, not less, globalization to guarantee security of supply 28.05.2020, Peter Grünenfelder
Reaching the Right Balance Optimizing the mix of intervention and liberty will be crucial for the post corona world 05.05.2020, Haig Simonian
Timetable for Exiting Corona For a gradual reopening of the economy and society 30.04.2020, Peter Grünenfelder, Jérôme Cosandey, Patrick Dümmler, Lukas Rühli, Samuel Rutz, Jürg Müller, Fabian Schnell, Marco Salvi, Matthias Ammann
Say No to Bailouts The costly illusion of comprehensive insurance for the economy 30.04.2020, Jürg Müller, Fabian Schnell, Marco Salvi, Peter Grünenfelder
Trust, not a Planned Economy We need comprehensible criteria before loosening corona restrictions 24.04.2020, Peter Grünenfelder