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Nina Schnyder

Senior Economist

nina.schnyder@swiss-economics.ch

+41 78 666 16 02 (mobile)

+41 44 597 97 43 (office)

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Biography

Nina Schnyder is a Senior Economist with Swiss Economics. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of St. Gallen and a Master’s Degree in Environmental Economics and Climate Change from the London School of Economics. Nina specialises in the areas regulation, valuation, and damage calculations. Previously to Swiss Economics, Nina worked in the London and Berlin offices of an international economic consultancy.

 

Work Experience

  • Senior Economist, Swiss Economics (2025 –)
  • Economist, Swiss Economics (2024)
  • Economic Analyst, NERA Economic Consulting (2020 - 2024)
  • Analyst, Swiss Economics (2018 – 2019)
  • Intern, Nestlé Group Accounting and Report (2016)

Education

  • M.Sc. Environmental Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science (2019 - 2020)
  • B.A. in Economics, University of St. Gallen (2015 - 2018)

Expertise

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Projects (selection)

  • Valuation of an energy asset (2026). Swiss Economics supported an investor in the valuation of an energy asset, taking into consideration different market and regulatory scenarios Client: Confidential Investor.  
  • Regulatory cost of capital of an international airport (2026). Swiss Economics supported an international airport in the determination of the regulatory cost of capital for the next negotiation period Client: International Airport.  
  • Valuation of a Software Asset for Tax Purposes (2026). Swiss Economics valued a software asset for an intra-group transfer for tax purposes. Client: Confidential Client.  
  • Analysis of margins in the context of legal proceedings (2025). Swiss Economics prepared an economic expert report for legal proceedings analysing the impact of risks on expected margins, covering market conditions, required return assessments, and econometric margin analysis. Client: Confidential Client.  
  • Quantification of Reputational Damages in Legal Proceedings (2025). Swiss Economics prepared an expert economic report for a legal proceeding quantifying reputational damages, covering lost business opportunities via a comparables-based approach and reputation restoration costs based on article publication cost analysis. Client: Confidential Client.  
  • Financing advantages of state-owned enterprises (2025 – 2026). Do state-owned enterprises benefit from financing advantages? Client: Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft (SECO).  

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  • Review and Optimisation of Fund Management (2025). How can processes of fund management be optimised?  
  • Determination of the beta peer group for an international airport (2024 – 2025). How can the peer group for the calculation of the regulatory beta be determined? Client: International Airport.  
  • Economic Incentives of Noise Charges (2024 – 2025). What incentives do noise charges create for airlines?   Client: International Airport.  
  • Security of supply and competition (2024 – ). What impact do increased import capacities have on security of supply and competition?  
  • Competitive analysis and due diligence of data centers (2024 – 2025). How is the market for data centers developing? How should a provider's existing business model be evaluated? What recommendations can be derived for business development?  
  • Independent Valuation of Disputed Assets (2024 – 2025). Swiss Economics reviewed an existing valuation and conducted an independent DCF and market multiples valuation of disputed assets in a shareholder dispute. Client: Confidential Investor.  
  • Independent Expert Reports in ICC Arbitration (2024). Swiss Economics supported on the quantum case of an international arbitration  
  • Impairment of a damaged asset (2024). Does a damaged asset have to be written off?  
  • Cashflow Currencies and Capital Costs (2024). How do currencies affect the risk exposure of an airport or ANSP? Client: International Air Transport Association (IATA).  
  • Evaluation of the Confederation's Ownership Strategy for Swisscom (2024). Is the provision of telecommunications services by a state-controlled company still legitimate? Client: Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC), Federal Department of Finance (FDF).  
  • Valuation of Intellectual Property (2024). How can intellectual property be valued?  
  • 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.  
  • Determination of the efficient cost of capital for Dublin Airport (2018 – 2019). Swiss Economics advised the Irish Commission for Aviation Regulation on the appropriate return on capital in the context of its 2019 Determination of price caps for passenger tariffs at Dublin Airport     Client: Commission for Aviation Regulation.  
  • Compensation in an international arbitration proceeding (2018 – 2019). What is the value of an asset in the telecommunications sector?  

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Publications (selection)

  • Salvi Marco, Rutz Samuel, Schnyder Nina, Altorfer Michael, Riva Nick (2026). Financing advantages of state-owned enterprises. Study on behalf of SECO.  
  • Funk Michael, Trinkner Urs, Oderbolz Nicolas, Schnyder Nina, Bruhin Lukas, Arioli Martina (2024). Evaluation of Swisscom's owner strategy. Swiss Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC).  
  • Jaag Christian, Schnyder Nina (2019). Effects of climate change on Swiss infrastructures. Study for the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications DETEC.  
  • Jaag Christian, Binz Tobias, Mattmann Matteo, Schnyder Nina, Trinkner Urs (2019). Dublin Airport Cost of Capital for 2019 Determination. Report for the Commission for Aviation Regulation.  
  • Trinkner Urs, Binz Tobias, Mattmann Matteo, Schnyder Nina (2018). WACC determination of Swiss airports. Expert report on behalf of Zurich Airport.  

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