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The Think Tank for Switzerland

Essential on the vision of Avenir Suisse

29.01.2025, Avenir Suisse

Avenir Suisse Bloopers

Things Do Not Always Go Smoothly

29.12.2023, Avenir Suisse

Happy Holidays 2023

Festive greetings from the Avenir Suisse team

22.12.2023, Avenir Suisse

Switzerland, a land of migration: four external perspectives

Video During our autumn conference, we discussed the importance of immigration for innovation, Switzerland’s superpower.

23.11.2023, Avenir Suisse

Avenir Suisse Essentials

Essential Insights of our studies distilled in a new series of publications

18.10.2023, Avenir Suisse

Childcare: A Compass for Swiss Policymakers

Analysis New analysis on early childhood care in cantons and municipalities

26.03.2026, Patricia Schafer, Agustina Rodriguez

Do Our Policies Ease Our Conscience or Make the World a Better Place?

Switzerland’s sustainability policy is built on lofty ambitions. However, whether those ambitions are actually achieved remains highly uncertain.

23.03.2026, Jürg Müller

Who Gets the Red Passport? Seven Questions, Seven Answers

Migration Insigths Each year, roughly 40,000 people are naturalized in Switzerland. At a time when immigration and citizenship are again the subject of political debate, it is worth taking a closer look at the facts: Who becomes Swiss – and how often?

19.03.2026, Patrick Leisibach, Agustina Rodriguez

A Cap on Salary Contributions for Switzerland

Bringing Constitutional Protection for Workers in Line With That for Taxpayers

11.03.2026, Michele Salvi, Oguz Bayindir

What a Higher Value-Added Tax Would Really Cost

The Swiss government wants to finance the military through higher consumption taxes. The price would show up not only at the checkout counter, but on workers’ paychecks as well.

23.02.2026, Michele Salvi, Jan Marty

Every Second Immigrant Comes to Switzerland for Work

Migration Insigths While immigration from EU/EFTA countries is largely driven by the labor market, family reunification dominates among migrants from third countries. A closer look at the aggregate figures shows who is coming to Switzerland – for what reasons – and who ultimately stays.

19.02.2026, Patrick Leisibach, Agustina Rodriguez

Government Venture Capital?

Analysis How Switzerland can strengthen its innovation capacity without relying on the government to fund startups

03.02.2026, Lukas Schmid, Noa Reggiani

What Will AI Mean for the Labor Market? Two (and a Half) Lessons From History

Predictions of the end of work have accompanied every technological revolution. So far, they have never come true. With AI, much may repeat itself, though this time, there may be one important difference.

28.01.2026, Jürg Müller

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Daniel Daeniker

Articles by Daniel Daeniker

The Think Tank for Switzerland

Avenir Suisse Bloopers

Happy Holidays 2023

Switzerland, a land of migration: four external perspectives

Avenir Suisse Essentials

Most Recent Publications and Blogs

Childcare: A Compass for Swiss Policymakers

Do Our Policies Ease Our Conscience or Make the World a Better Place?

Do Our Policies Ease Our Conscience or Make the World a Better Place?

Who Gets the Red Passport? Seven Questions, Seven Answers

Who Gets the Red Passport? Seven Questions, Seven Answers

A Cap on Salary Contributions for Switzerland

What a Higher Value-Added Tax Would Really Cost

What a Higher Value-Added Tax Would Really Cost

Every Second Immigrant Comes to Switzerland for Work

Every Second Immigrant Comes to Switzerland for Work

Government Venture Capital?

What Will AI Mean for the Labor Market? Two (and a Half) Lessons From History

What Will AI Mean for the Labor Market? Two (and a Half) Lessons From History

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