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Welcome Dr. Marco Salvi and Bastian Seiler

Bastian Seiler joins the Swiss Economics team as Senior Economist. He studied political science, economics and economic and social history at the University of Zurich. After his studies, he gained over 10 years of professional experience in different roles across the energy and infrastructure industry. At Swiss Economics, he will primarily work as a consultant and project manager in the areas of energy, finance and insurance, as well as regulation and risk management.  

Dr. Marco Salvi joins Swiss Economics as Managing Economist. He holds a PhD from EPFL and brings over 10 years of experience in economic policy analysis. As a Senior Fellow at Avenir Suisse, he was responsible for labor market, social, and housing policy and played a key role in shaping the think tank’s strategic direction. Previously, he served as a project leader focusing on tax and fiscal policy. Before joining Avenir Suisse in 2011, he led three specialist teams at Zürcher Kantonalbank, where he developed innovative risk models for the real estate and mortgage markets. He is an Adjunct Fellow at Avenir Suisse and lectures on Real Estate Finance at the University of Zurich. 

At Swiss Economics, he will be responsible for topics such as real estate economics, regional economics, and labor market issues.

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
Contribution to the 1st Annual Conference on Competition and Regulation in Network Industries

Christian Jaag and Urs Trinkner presented their paper.

Christian Jaag and Urs Trinkner presented their paper «Regulation in Network Industries: Theory and Practice» at the 1st Annual Conference on Competition and Regulation in Network Industries.
Presentation on the Cost of Universal Service Provision in the Postal Sector

A presentation by Christian Jaag.

At the 1st European Postal Benchmarking Workshop on Regulatory and Legal Affairs in Brussels, Christian Jaag has given a presentation on «Calculating the Net Cost of the USO».