Dr. Eva Zuberbühler

Senior Economist

Biography

Eva Zuberbühler is a Senior Economist at Swiss Economics. She received her PhD in industrial and organisational economics from the University of Bern on theoretical models of product differentiation and incentive setting under asymmetric information. Formerly, she worked at a bank in the corporate client's division where she became familiar with firms in different industries and the corresponding market mechanisms.

Work Experience

Senior Economist, Swiss Economics (2022 –)
Economist, Swiss Economics (2021 – 2022)
Research Assistant, Department of Economics, University of Bern (2015 – 2020)
Assistant Consultant for Corporate Clients, Credit Suisse AG (2009 – 2015)

Education

Dissertation «Expert Knowledge and Prejudice: two Interpretations of Differing Prios» in theoretical microeconomics, University of Bern (2020)
Swiss Program for Beginning Doctoral Students in Economics, Study Center Gerzensee (2016)
MSc in Business and Economics, University of Bern (2014)
Certificate in Basic Banking Expertise, CYP Zürich (2010)
BSc in Business Administration, University of Bern (2009)

Expertise

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Projects (selection)

Sales fundamentals in the pensions sector (2024). How can complex relationships in the pensions sector be explained to potential customers?
Regulatory impact assessment on centralisations in trade surveillance (2024). What are the economic effects of centralisations for reporting offices and trade monitoring in the Swiss financial centre? Client: State Secretariat for International Finance (SIF).
Flat-rate tariff systems in the outpatient sector (2023 – 2024). How does a flat-rate system differ from an individual service tariff in terms of a number of important assessment criteria? Client: santésuisse.
Economic support in the merger of UBS and CS (2023). Economic support of the legal team in the merger proceedings of the two major Swiss banks before FINMA.
Price tags for basic postal services (2023 – 2024). How expensive are the basic supply requirements today and in ten years? Client: Die Schweizerische Post AG.
Strategies for international letter mail (2023). What are the market trends and customer needs in international letter mail? How should the UPU respond? Client: UPU.

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Economic monitoring of legislative work (2022). How should the legal framework be adapted to enable sustainable development?

Study on regulating interchange fees of Debit- and Credit Cards (2021). Is there a need for regulation in the area of interchange fees in the wake of the rapid growth of new debit cards? Client: Verband elektronischer Zahlungsverkehr.

Economic Assessment of Climate Change Measures and Strategies (2021). How effective and efficient are cantonal climate measures and strategies? Client: Amt für Arbeit und Wirtschaft (AWA) des Kantons Zürich.

The role of cross-subsidization for corporate financing (2021). How can cross-subsidies be classified? When is cross-subsidzation allowed and reasonable to corporate financing?

Protection against terrorism and pandemic risks (2021 – 2022). How can the German economy be protected against the systemic risks of terrorism and pandemics? Client: German Federal Ministry of Finance.

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Publications (selection)

Funk Michael, Gottschalk Felix, Zuberbühler Eva (2024). Entry in parcel markets: applying Fudenberg and Tirole’s taxonomy. In: Parcu, P.L., Glass, V. (eds). Service Challenges, Business Opportunities, and Regulatory Responses in the Postal Sector. Springer, Cham.
Gottschalk Felix, Trinkner Urs, Zuberbühler Eva (2023). Incentives of Compensating USO Net Costs. In: Parcu, P.L., Brennan, T.J., Glass, V. (eds) Postal Strategies. Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25362-1_10.

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