Short biography
In his capacity as a Senior Fellow, Lukas Rühli is responsible for topics such as federalism, government finances, fiscal equalization, and democracy. He has also published on basic income and climate policy, as well as working on the visualization of data. In 2018–19 he served as economics editor at the magazine Schweizer Monat, and in 2017 he was Visiting Fellow at the Cato Institute. Lukas studied economics and geography at the University of Zurich.
Education:
Economic studies at the University of Zurich, specialising in business and politics (M.A., summa cum laude, 2007), thesis on competition and innovation; Undergraduate studies in geography at the University of Zurich (2002).
Professional Experience:
Adjunct Fellow at Avenir Suisse (2016–19); Project manager at Avenir Suisse (2010–16); Research Assistant at Avenir Suisse (2008–10); Internship in Asset Management at Bank Vontobel (2008); Research Assistant at the Chair for Public Finance and Macroeconomics under Prof. Dr. Dr. Falkinger (2006); Various tutorships in micro- and macroeconomics at the University of Zurich (2004–07).