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No Tax Haven for Capital

Analysis How the Tax Burden on Capital and Labor Has Evolved in Switzerland

05.10.2026, Michele Salvi, Philippe Güttinger

Finding Joy in Others’ Misfortune Is No Competitive Advantage – Or the Art of Comparison

New pedestrian bridge Lille Langebro in Copenhagen

Finding Joy in Others’ Misfortune Is No Competitive Advantage – Or the Art of Comparison

What drives us to compare ourselves with others – and what that means for Switzerland.

21.09.2026, Jürg Müller

Should Switzerland Do More to Protect Its Tech Sector? – No.

What speaks against digital protectionism – and which measures would actually strengthen Switzerland’s technology sector.

21.09.2026, Lukas Schmid

Digital Healthcare: Standards Instead of a State Dossier

Analysis What Digital Healthcare Really Needs

10.09.2026, Christoph Eisenring, Diego Taboada, Emilie Dousse

Save the Second Pillar – from Politics

The political establishment is attempting piecemeal reforms of Switzerland’s occupational pension system. Yet these efforts could do more harm than good. They risk reintroducing a redistribution mechanism that the system has finally managed to overcome.

26.08.2026, Diego Taboada

How Ideas Become Policy

Diego Taboada explains in an interview how Avenir Suisse shapes public debate and advances reforms in Switzerland.

26.08.2026, Diego Taboada

The Academic Track Was Long Seen as the Gold Standard – Will AI Change That?

For a long time, those seeking to prepare for technological change were advised to go to university. But artificial intelligence is disrupting cognitive work in particular – calling that old rule of thumb into question.

26.08.2026, Patricia Schafer

Driving Out Capital Won’t Create Housing

Preventing foreign investors from buying shares in Swiss real estate companies and property funds will not make housing more affordable. The proposal is likely to cause harm without delivering any discernible benefit.

21.07.2026, Marco Salvi

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