Immigration-related population growth is coming under increasing fire across party lines. The polarized discourse is characterized by legitimate concerns and fears, but there is a lack of reliable ...

Die Erderwärmung gefährdet global die gewohnte Lebensweise vieler Menschen. Es liegt deshalb in unserem ureigensten Interesse, sie auf deutlich unter 2° C zu begrenzen. Statt der heute verbreiteten ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform the world of work. Case studies show that AI applications, including the latest large-scale language models, can significantly increase ...

Since the launch of ChatGPT at the latest, artificial intelligence has become part of everyday life for the general public. In a survey of computer users, 61% of respondents stated that they use the ...

Calls for increasingly drastic interventions in the housing market are inefficient from an economic point of view, have a random impact, and burden the economy. They can also be counterproductive for ...

Wird der öffentliche Sektor ausgehöhlt und totgespart? Die jüngste Avenir-Suisse-Publikation zeigt: Das Gegenteil ist der Fall. Die Studie vermisst in vier Kapiteln die Entwicklung der staatlichen ...

Until the early 2010s, government subsidies in Europe were on a downward trend, partly because of the increasing prevalence and enforcement of competition and state aid rules. In recent years, however ...

Global minimum tax, unresolved relations with the EU, shortage of qualified personnel, the banking crisis: the risks for Switzerland as a business location seem countless. For years, there have been ...

For many Swiss households, the new year brings higher electricity prices. Compared to 2023, electricity costs for a typical household (H4) will rise over 18 percent on average in 2024. The increase ...

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine more than a year ago, almost 10,000 civilians have been killed, most of them by air strikes on civilian infrastructures. This has been a wake-up ...

Subsidies experienced a veritable renaissance with the coronavirus pandemic. While the granting of subsidies is at least transparent at federal level, in the cantons and municipalitiesthere’s an ...

Interview Jérôme Cosandey praises the resilience of the Swiss pension system in an interview with Finanz und Wirtschaft. However, when it comes to the OASI, the bill has yet to be paid. 27.05.2025, ...