Fabian Schnell

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Adjunct Fellow

Ph. D. in Economics and Finance | With Avenir Suisse since July 2024

Short Biography

Dr. Fabian Schnell is Managing Director of the Aargau Homeowners’ Association (Hauseigentümerverband Aargau) and was previously Delegate for Economic Relations and a member of the Executive Board at the SNB. He was a Senior Fellow at Avenir Suisse from 2016 to 2020 and is now an Adjunct Fellow. He studied economics at the Universities of St. Gallen, Gothenburg and the London School of Economics and completed a doctorate in monetary policy.

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Articles by Fabian Schnell

SNB, to Depend on Independence

Analysis How to protect the Swiss National Bank from political influence

17.09.2024, Stefan Legge, Fabian Schnell, Jürg Müller

Timetable for Exiting Corona

For a gradual reopening of the economy and society

30.04.2020, Peter Grünenfelder, Jérôme Cosandey, Patrick Dümmler, Lukas Rühli, Samuel Rutz, Jürg Müller, Fabian Schnell, Marco Salvi, Matthias Ammann

Say No to Bailouts

The costly illusion of comprehensive insurance for the economy

30.04.2020, Jürg Müller, Fabian Schnell, Marco Salvi, Peter Grünenfelder

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

Economic Implications of a Comprehensive Shutdown

Almost CHF 30 billion in value creation lost every month

26.03.2020, Peter Grünenfelder, Jürg Müller, Fabian Schnell, Pascal Lago

Most Recent Publications and Blogs

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

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

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?

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

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

Keynes, AI and the Punch Clock: When Will the 15-Hour Workweek Arrive?

Keynes, AI and the Punch Clock: When Will the 15-Hour Workweek Arrive?

We work far fewer hours today than we did a century ago. Will artificial intelligence finally deliver what John Maynard Keynes once predicted?

20.07.2026, Jürg Müller

The Unintended Consequences of Premium Subsidies in Health Insurance

The Unintended Consequences of Premium Subsidies in Health Insurance

Individual premium subsidies are intended as a social policy tool for low-income households. Yet they also create incentives for beneficiaries to choose lower deductibles and, as a result, consume more medical services than may be necessary.

15.07.2026, Diego Taboada, Emilie Dousse

“Not Only Markets Fail – The State Can Fail Too”

“Not Only Markets Fail – The State Can Fail Too”

An interview with Jürg Müller on the strengths and limits of the market economy and the role of the state.

15.07.2026, Jürg Müller

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