Theme Economy
Macroeconomic Analyses
- Gauging future developments: we analyse how industries, value creation and jobs are developing and what effects political measures are having. To do this we work with scenarios and complex models.
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Financial and Fiscal Policy
- A stable public financial position is the foundation for all political action: we investigate how to achieve more effective fiscal equalisation without providing misleading incentives and analyse the effects of taxes and other financing options.
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Spatial Development
- Preserving space for the next generations: we investigate how political instruments and large-scale projects impact on spatial development and what spatial planning tools are effective. We create the basis for better cooperation between municipalities, regions, the Confederation and the cantons.
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Regional Policy
- Economic concentration, infrastructure rationalisations and the ageing of the population are confronting rural areas with new challenges. On behalf of the Confederation, cantons and regions, we analyse how the economic and innovative strength of the regions can be boosted and what effects regional policy has.
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Theme Society
Distribution Issues
- Retirement provision and distribution issues at the heart of the political discussion: we use macroeconomic and microsimulation models to work out the economic and social distribution effects of measures to safeguard old-age and occupational pension provision.
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Family and Education Policy
- Education and family policy will have a major impact on the future of Switzerland. We take an integral perspective when analysing education and family policy. We develop approaches for an optimised education system as well as for a better reconciliation of work and family life.
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Asylum and Migration Policy
- Migration and the political asylum system are high on the political agenda: We examine measures required to secure a reliable asylum system and a migration policy which support successful integration of foreign nationals.
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Theme Health and Aging
Health and Disability
- Health policy strategies and services for disabled people must take new needs and limited financial resources into consideration. We develop strategies and advise on the development and implementation of measures.
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Retirement Provision and
Health Insurance
- Retirement provision and health insurance premiums are a hot topic in the political debate. We use tools such as microsimulation models to calculate the social distribution effects of measures to safeguard occupational pension provision and of reforms in compulsory health insurance.
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Age, Mental Health and
Substance Abuse
- Providing high-quality care for the elderly, people with mental health issues and substance abusers is a challenge. We evaluate services and provide support for developing strategies.
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Theme Transport
Foundations for Transport Decision-making
- Solid foundations lead to sound decisions on transport policy. We analyse the external costs of transport and the costs and revenues of the various levels of government. We evaluate transport data and collect structural data for transport models.
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Transport Project Evaluation
- The right infrastructure in the right place: we provide support for the evaluation and prioritisation of transport projects, such as in the context of expansion programmes, and assess their profitability.
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Transport Policy
- Financing transport infrastructure in a sustainable way is a major challenge. We evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of various financing solutions and develop specific financing plans for public authorities.
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Mobility and Space
- Transport and residential development in harmony: we advise the federal government and cantons on the production of conurbation programmes and integral mobility strategies and explore future mobility needs and demand patterns.
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Transport Market
- The transport market is poised at the difficult interface between regulation and market economy. We analyse the effects of regulatory measures and are involved in the further development of an efficient range of passenger and goods transport services.
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Theme Energy and Environment
Energy
- Energy and climate policy are shaped against the backdrop of a constantly changing environment. We develop energy scenarios, calculate the effects of market-based instruments and investigate all aspects of liberalisation and regulation of the energy markets and security of supply.
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Environment
- Switzerland has achieved a great deal in terms of environmental protection, but our footprint is still too large. We focus on the interdependencies between the environment and the economy, including market-based instruments, economic effects of environmental measures and financing issues of all kinds.
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