Archive: Equal opportunity society

Abstinence from the Internet for 2,000 Swiss Francs a Month?

The value of digital services strongly exceeds their contribution to production

26.04.2018, Marco Salvi

Ever Shorter Working Hours

An analysis of annual working hours

28.03.2018, Natanael Rother, Mattias Ruchti

What Digitization and New Technology Mean for Democracy

Think Tank Summit Studies show there are both risks and benefits involved

27.02.2018, Haig Simonian

Progress Should not Be Taxed

There are many good reasons against a robot tax

26.02.2018, Marco Salvi

The Future of Democracy?

Events Impressions from Avenir Suisse's 2018 Think Tank Summit

15.02.2018, Verena Parzer-Epp

Academic Excellence, not Regional Politics

Swiss higher education is ripe for reform

29.01.2018, Haig Simonian

Excellence, not Regional Politics, at Swiss Universities

A 10 Points Plan for Competitive Higher Education

17.01.2018, Matthias Ammann, Patrik Schellenbauer, Peter Grünenfelder, Jennifer Anthamatten

Big Challenges in Education

Switzerland needs to adapt its schools, universities and vocational training system to reap the benefits of globalisation

10.01.2018, Patrik Schellenbauer

Similarities between the OECD’s and Avenir Suisse’s Key Statements

Constructive use of external perspectives

21.12.2017, Patrik Schellenbauer

The Duty to Serve in Switzerland: Time to Reconsider the Model?

The compulsory military service is undoubtedly the Swiss institution where the spirit of militia is most perceptible, it is nonetheless going through a crisis. We must therefore consider a new model that takes into account the changes in today’s society. What should this counter-model consist of? Avenir Suisse suggests the introduction of a universal citizen service.

20.11.2017, Noémie Roten, Alexandre Jöhl

The “Independent Worker”

Somewhere between employment and independence, lies a new legal status for digital forms of work

14.11.2017, Tibère Adler, Marco Salvi

When Robots Roll Up

Preparing the labor market for digitization

04.10.2017, Marco Salvi, Tibère Adler

No Major Substitution on the Horizon

Labor will not disappear anytime soon

14.09.2017, Marco Salvi

How Are We Doing?

Charts and facts about income distribution in Switzerland and abroad

01.09.2017, Natanael Rother

Motivated Teachers Prevail Over Money

In Switzerland, expenditure on education exceeds revenues

29.08.2017, Patrik Schellenbauer

Shortage or Abundance ?

Bye bye baby-boomers ! How the wave of retirements will impact the labor market and working lives.

17.07.2017, Marco Salvi

As of Today, Demographic Change Is Tangible

Bye bye baby-boomers ! The large retirement wave of baby boomers has commenced. With baby boomers exiting the labor market, the population’s aging process enters a decisive phase.

03.07.2017, Peter Grünenfelder, Daniel Müller-Jentsch

Switzerland Must Prepare for the Next Challenges

Roger Partridge, Chairman of the New Zealand Initiative think tank, met with Avenir Suisse

30.06.2017, Jakob Schaad

The Swiss Labor Market

Focus of the month In comparison with other countries, Switzerland’s labor market is particularly flexible thanks to its liberal legislation. This liberal approach to work is deeply rooted in the country's culture and has long enjoyed widespread popular support. There have been various federal referendums calling for additional regulations or restrictions in the labor market.

21.06.2017, Fernanda Guerrero, Tibère Adler

Labor: The Road to a Regulatory Inferno Is Paved with Good Intentions

Illustrated by the example of senior workers and the facilitated expansion of the scope of collective labor agreements (CLAs)

21.06.2017, Tibère Adler

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