Never-Ending Story Granting hardship assistance until mid-2022 makes no sense in terms of either financial or economic policy 08.03.2022, Peter Grünenfelder
A Chance to Learn Analysis Differing cantonal reactions to COVID-19 are an opportunity to improve responses to future health crises 23.12.2021, Haig Simonian
The Pandemic as a Federal Learning Curve Analysis An Interim Assessment of the Cantons’ Handling of the Covid-19 Crisis 15.12.2021, Lukas Schmid, Céline Neuenschwander, Nina Kalbermatter
How the Private Sector Could Help to Fight the Next Pandemic Focus of the month Experience with Covid-19 has made us somewhat the wiser 29.04.2021, Haig Simonian
Reinstating a Basic Right is not a Privilege A Covid-19 immunity certificate as a possible first step back to normality 29.03.2021, Jérôme Cosandey
Time to Think About Covid Trade-Offs After curbing the pandemic, the moment has come to consider the costs 02.03.2021, Haig Simonian
Trade-offs in Pandemic Response The unanswered questions about the lockdown 01.03.2021, Peter Grünenfelder, Lukas Rühli, Samuel Rutz, Jérôme Cosandey, Marco Salvi
Democracy and Federalism Derailed by the Coronavirus? Analysis Eight recommendations for strengthening crisis management in the Confederation and cantons 05.02.2021, Lukas Schmid, Pascal Lago
Federalism and Collegiality Put to the Test Focus of the month The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed strains in Switzerland’s vaunted political system 23.12.2020, Haig Simonian
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 Policy Responses to the Second Wave Analysis Enabling Structural Change, Even in Times of Crisis 20.11.2020, Jürg Müller, Valérie Müller, Marco Salvi
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
The Dead End of Repatriation Analysis Globalization, not self-sufficiency, for security of supply and prosperity 26.05.2020, Patrick Dümmler, Peter Grünenfelder, Pascal Lago
Economic Policy Responses to the Corona Crisis Analysis What needs to be done now 27.03.2020, Peter Grünenfelder, Jérôme Cosandey, Patrick Dümmler, Jürg Müller, Samuel Rutz, Marco Salvi, Fabian Schnell