Managed Immigration Switzerland’s referendum vote to curb immigration has prompted questions about how a quota based system could be implemented. A new Avenir Suisse special publication examines and rates administrative and price-based options. The comparisons reveal an auction system would be the “least bad” alternative. 08.04.2014, Gerhard Schwarz, Urs Meister und Patrik Schellenbauer (Publishers)
Empty Hopes for Full Reserve Banking Why measured steps are a better way of reforming the financial system than bold leaps 25.03.2014, Rudolf Walser and Jörg Baumberger
The Overall Target: Less Immigration in Spite Of the Free Movement of Persons Switzerland does not have to break its accords with the European Union on the free movement of persons to meet the aims of the “Masseneinwanderungsinitiative” (the successful February referendum on limiting immigration, ed). Instead, immigration could be curbed bindingly and durably by a 10 year “overall target” (ie. cap) on… 03.03.2014, Patrik Schellenbauer, Gerhard Schwarz
Switzerland Has Decided In an interview with Blick, German speaking Switzerland’s biggest selling daily newspaper, Avenir Suisse director Gerhard Schwarz draws some initial conclusions from the referendum backing the so called “Anti Mass-immigration” initiative. The priority now will be to achieve the greatest flexibility in domestic and foreign policy in implementing the decision. It is also important not to endanger the elaborate series of bilateral treaties negotiated with the EU. 12.02.2014, Gerhard Schwarz interviewed by René Lüchinger
Unreasonable prices? High prices should not be countered by public sector meddling in price setting mechanisms 11.12.2013, Samuel Rutz
Good – and Better – Tax Reforms The looming end of current cantonal tax regimes will require changes and highlights the fact that levies on company profits are economically damaging. 02.12.2013, Marco Salvi
Are central bankers the new sorcerers‘ apprentices? Some thoughts on exiting ultra cheap monetary policies 12.07.2013, Rudolf Walser, Alois Bischofberger
Multinational companies: fact and fiction The wide ranging contribution of multinationals to Swiss prosperity 24.06.2013, Rudolf Walser, Alois Bischofberger
Energy strategy: no going it alone How Switzerland should deal with green power and electricity trading markets 25.04.2013, Urs Meister
The Iceberg of National Debt The economic graph: Severe sustainability gaps across Europe 13.03.2013, Gerhard Schwarz
Ideas for Switzerland 44 opportunities to win the future 15.02.2013, Patrik Schellenbauer, Rudolf Walser, Alois Bischofberger, Daniel Müller-Jentsch, Urs Meister, Markus Schär, Gerhard Schwarz, Lukas Rühli, Jérôme Cosandey, Marco Salvi
