Thomas Lustgarten

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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

Switzerland’s Search for the Least Bad Option on the OECD Minimum Tax

With a new special carve-out for U.S. corporations, the question once again arises: what should be done about this increasingly convoluted framework?

03.06.2026, Lukas Schmid, Oguz Bayindir

Where Switzerland Really Has Room to Build New Housing

Switzerland wants to create more housing without expanding further into open land. A new study shows where densification could realistically accommodate substantial growth – and where current planning assumptions may fall short.

28.05.2026, Lukas Rühli

Switzerland’s Generational Wealth Transfer Has Gone Too Far

Switzerland is preparing to expand its public pension system once again – at a cost of several billion francs. Yet retirees are already the country’s most satisfied generation – financially and personally.

28.05.2026, Patricia Schafer

Why Swiss Industry Pays More for Electricity Than (Almost) Anywhere in Europe

Only the United Kingdom is more expensive for large electricity consumers. Even so, Switzerland would be better off rethinking network charges rather than turning to subsidies.

28.04.2026, Christoph Eisenring, Simon Stocker

How Switzerland Can Regain its Footing in a Disorderly World

Tariffs, crises, reform gridlock – the growing disorder of the world is putting Switzerland’s political system under pressure. Yet the answer to uncertainty and stalled reform lies neither in nostalgia nor in a wholesale model. It lies in an often overlooked feature of our institutions: antifragility.

27.04.2026, Jürg Müller, Christoph Eisenring, Patrick Leisibach

Q&A: A Compass for Swiss Policymakers Regarding Childcare

Childcare policy is a much-discussed topic in Swiss politics. Unsurprisingly, our recent recommendations regarding the subject have sparked controversy. In this article, we respond to the most common critiques.

24.04.2026, Patricia Schafer, Agustina Rodriguez