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Swiss Economics team members have been recognized by Who’s Who Legal 2020

 

Samuel Rutz is mentioned in the following categories:

  • - Competition - Economists
  • - Experts - Economics - Competition Economists

WWL says: Samuel Rutz is a well-recognised figure in the Swiss market who is commended for his profound knowledge of competition regulation and policy.

To Samuel's profile on WWL

 

Michael Funk is mentioned in the following categories:

  • - Competition Future Leaders - Economists
  • - Experts - Economics - Competition Economists - Future Leaders

WWL says: Michael Funk receives widespread commendations for his excellent practice, which sees him provide commercially astute analysis on competition policy issues.

To Michael's profile on WWL

 

Christian Jaag is mentioned in the following categories:

  • - Competition - Economists
  • - Experts - Economics - Competition Economists
  • - Switzerland - Competition Economists

WWL says: Christian Jaag is "highly recommended" as "one of the very best competition economists in Switzerland". Peers and clients say: "Christian is brilliant at connecting academic and abstract thinking to concrete business needs."

To Christian's profile on WWL

 

Introducing Competition in the Passenger Railway Sector

A presentation by Christian Jaag.

Christian Jaag gave a presentation on «Introducing Competition in the Passenger Railway Sector - Open Access and Competitive PSO Tendering» at a seminar of the Florence School of Regulation.

Study on unbundling Swiss gas network operators

An analysis by Swiss Economics.

Swiss Economics has analyzed the unbundling need of Swiss gas network operators in a study that has been published by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy today.

Study on the possibilities of Blockchain technology for the U.S. Postal Service

A report for the Office of Inspector General of the United States Postal Service.

Swiss Economics has supported the Office of Inspector General of the United States Postal Service in a study that explores the possibilities of Blockchain technology for the USPS and other postal operators.

To the study

Presentation on the interdependencies between various types of mail items

Presented at the 24th Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics.

At the 24th Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics Christian Jaag gave a presentation on «The interdependencies between various types of mail items». The presented study finds that there are strong interdependencies between various types of mail. There is an opportunity for postal operators to actively manage their mailstream in order to maintain or increase the attractiveness of their communication channel.

Presentation on "The mailstream as a platform"

A presentation by Christian Jaag.

Christian Jaag presented the paper «The mailstream as a platform» at the 9th bi-annual Postal Economics Conference on E-commerce, Digital Economy and Delivery Services.

Presentation on "The more economic approach to predatory pricing"

Presented at the Mannheim Competition Policy Forum.

Christian Jaag presented a paper on «The more economic approach to predatory pricing» at the Mannheim Competition Policy Forum.

Presentation on platforms and anti-competitive clauses

A presentation by Christian Jaag.

Christian Jaag gave a presentation on «Platforms and anti-competitive clauses» at the ENTraNCE for Executives Workshop on Antitrust Enforcement in Traditional v Online Platforms.

Two new Counsels

We welcome our two new Counsels Samuel Rutz und Olivier Buchs!

We extend a warm welcome to our two new Counsels Samuel Rutz and Olivier Buchs!
The focus of Samuel Rutz will be on competition economics; Olivier Buchs will be active in our telecommunications team.

Study on the impact of the EU electricity market opening and implications for Switzerland

A study for the Swiss electricity distribution system operators (DSV).

Swiss Economics has analyzed on behalf of the association of Swiss electricity distribution system operators (DSV) the effects of the EU electricity market opening and its implications for Switzerland. We opt for a sequential approach of first deciding the cornerstones of the Swiss energy strategy before opening the market further.

New office in Zurich

More room in the main office in Zurich.

We have expanded our office in Zurich to Weinbergstrasse 102, situated at the tram station Ottikerstrasse just a few stations from Zurich's main station.

The new address:
Swiss Economics
Weinbergstrasse 102
CH-8006 Zurich

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Relocation of our business premises

We have moved!

Right next to the tram station Ottikerstrasse we have found freshly renovated and bright office premises with more space.

Our new address:
Swiss Economics
Ottikerstrasse 7
CH-8006 Zurich

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Welcome to Swiss Economics

We welcome our new team member Dr. Eva Zuberbühler. Eva has a strong background in industrial economics an will strengthen our competences in regulation and competition economics.

Eva Zuberbühler is Economist with a focus on regulation, competition economics, valuation as well as strategy and pricing. Before she received a PhD from the University of Bern she worked for several years in the corporate client's division at a bank.

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Bienvenue en français

Our website is now also available in French.

To better serve our French-speaking customers our website is now available in French.

For the time being, some parts of the website such as News and Projects remain in English and/or German.

Visit our French website here.
Welcome to Swiss Economics

We welcome our new team member Romain de Luze, focusing on Data Analysis and Financial Services.

Romain de Luze is an Economist with a focus on data analytics, financial services and the energy sector. He studied at HEC Lausanne as well as at the University of Bern. He worked for several years as a quantitative risk analyst at a leading reinsurance company in Zurich.

He holds a Bachelor's degree in Management and a Master's degree in Actuarial Sciences from HEC Lausanne and will soon complete a second Master's degree in Economics at the University of Bern.

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Christian Jaag receives Who's Who Legal award

Who's Who Legal Switzerland recognized Christian Jaag as Competition Economist of the Year for the third time in a row.

The Who’s Who Legal Awards are awarded each year to leading Swiss firms, specialist lawyers and experts in recognition of their outstanding performance and contribution to their respective industries.

Further information can be found here.

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Ann-Kathrin Crede receives Max-Weber-Prize for her PhD thesis

The German Economic Institute awarded Ann-Kathrin Crede for her outstanding PhD thesis in behavioral economics.

Ann-Kathrin Crede is awarded the Max-Weber-Preis. The German Economic Institute awarded her for her PhD thesis "Experimental evidence on behaviour in organizations and markets". The Institute honours young researchers for their contributions to business ethics and ethics of economics. Congratulations, Ann-Kathrin Crede!

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Lukas Bruhin elected as member of the board of Swiss Economics

We are delighted to announce that Lukas Bruhin has been appointed to the Board of Directors. He will support our team with his expertise in the area of regulation and governance.

Lukas Bruhin ist Fürspecher und verfügt über langjährige Erfahrung in der Regulierung von Netzindustrien sowie in der Steuerung und Führung zentraler und dezentraler Einheiten des Bundes.

Er ist Präsident des Institutsrats von Swissmedic und war zuletzt acht Jahre Generalsekretär des Eidgenössischen Departements des Innern (EDI). Zuvor arbeitete er unter anderem im Eidgenössischen Departement für Umwelt, Verkehr, Energie und Kommunikation (UVEK) als stellvertretender Generalsekretär sowie bei der Schweizerischen Post als Leiter Internationales und Regulierungsfragen und als persönlicher Mitarbeiter des Konzernleiters.

Der Verwaltungsrat von Swiss Economics entscheidet über die strategische und organisatorische Ausrichtung von Swiss Economics.