Trade On International trade is no guarantee of peace, but still has its perks. 31.05.2024, Simon Stocker, Jürg Müller
Closing Supply Gaps in the Electricity Market Today’s electricity system offers little incentive to conserve. A combination of price incentives, individual supply levels, and automated load control could help. 25.07.2023, Patrick Dümmler
Why Economists Don’t Much Like Subsidies Subsidies distort markets and create disincentives 26.01.2023, Samuel Rutz, Laurenz Grabher
Where to Go with the Mountains of Plastic? On the benefits of plastic and the contradictions of recycling 26.01.2023, Mario Bonato
Green Light for e-Fuels The EU has decided on a back door that will enable passenger cars to run on e-fuels after 2035. This is the right decision, because exponents who believe the case for technology openness is outmoded and that e-fuels are not fit for purpose are overlooking some important points. 29.11.2022, Lukas Rühli
Electrify, Don’t Fritter Reforming electricity policy could reduce the risk of shortages 27.07.2022, Mario Bonato, Patrick Dümmler
When Politicians Pull the Plug Homemade Problems Are Jeopardizing the Supply of Electricity 08.03.2022, Patrick Dümmler
More Clarity and Fewer Contradictions Technological openness will help Switzerland achieve its CO2 reduction goals 28.09.2020, Peter Grünenfelder
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
Central Valleys The Backbone of Development in Switzerland’s Mountain Regions 09.07.2020, Daniel Müller-Jentsch
What a 5G Moratorium Would Mean for Switzerland Irrational fight against the modernization of telecommunications infrastructure 07.04.2020, Jürg Müller, Basil Ammann
Dinosaurs Like Triemli Hospital Will Die Out Commentary of the Week Why the million-dollar write-off at one of Zurich's biggest hospitals is the result of misguided policies 26.02.2020, Jérôme Cosandey
A Needless “Basic Provision” in Swiss Payments Systems PostFinance needs political independence and entrepreneurial flexibility 31.10.2019, Samuel Rutz
A Leading Role for Each Level of Government An analysis of investment flows paints an interesting picture of power-sharing in Switzerland 30.08.2019, Lukas Rühli
The Uniquely Dynamic Momentum of the Lake Geneva Region avenir spécial New avenir special 08.05.2019, Jérôme Cosandey
What is Liberal Urban Politics Like? Avenir Suisse’s autumn summit tackled the numerous challenges facing cities in future 10.11.2018, Verena Parzer-Epp
In Terms of Digitization, Swiss Administration Scores Barely a “B+” Are federalism and digitization a contradiction in terms? 25.10.2018, Matthias Ammann, Fabian Schnell
Fresh Winds from the Gotthard New infrastructure could spark regional development 20.01.2018, Daniel Müller-Jentsch
