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Regulatory impact assessment on critical energy infrastructure

What are the implications of making critical Swiss energy infrastructure subject to "Lex Koller"?

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Client

Bundesamt für Energie (BFE)

Project period

2021

Related expertise

Economic Policy, Energy, Regulatory Impact Assessment, Data Science

Team

Urs Trinkner, Samuel Rutz, Melanie Häner, Matteo Mattmann, Larissa Jenal

Contact

Samuel Rutz

Project Description

Swiss Economics was commissioned to conduct a regulatory impact assessment on a bill aiming to make Swiss critical infrastructure subject to the "Lex Koller". The law was originally put in place to limit foreign ownership of Swiss real estate.

Methods

  • Theoretical analysis
  • Literature analysis
  • Empirical analysis
  • Interviews

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