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Romain de Luze

Managing Economist

 

romain.de.luze@swiss-economics.ch

+41 79 769 90 60 (mobile)

+41 44 597 97 43 (office)

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Biographie

Romain de Luze is Managing Economist at Swiss Economics. He is responsible for the development of Swiss Economics in the Romandie region and leads the office in Lausanne. In his current role, he specializes in regulatory issues and financial analyses for complex projects in both the public and private sectors. In addition, he has several years of experience managing, coordinating, and implementing complex projects across different industries. He holds a Master’s degree in Actuarial Science from HEC Lausanne and a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Bern. Prior to joining Swiss Economics, he worked for several years as a quantitative risk analyst at a leading reinsurance company in Zurich.

Work Experience

  • Managing Economics, Swiss Economics (2026 - )
  • Senior Economist, Swiss Economics (2023 - 2025)
  • Economist, Swiss Economics (2021 - 2022)
  • Analyst, Swiss Economics (2020)
  • Research Assistant, Center for Regional Economic Development, University of Bern (2020)
  • Quantitative Risk Analyst, SCOR (2014 – 2019)
  • Intern, Swissnex China (2012 – 2013)

Education

  • MSc in Economics, University of Bern (2019 – 2020)
  • MSc in Actuarial Science, University of Lausanne (2010 – 2012)
  • BA in Management, University of Lausanne (2006 – 2009)

 

Expertise

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Projects (selection)

  • Internal Audit Meter to Cash (2025). To what extent does the meter-to-cash process ensure data quality and the reliability of billing? Client: Swiss electricity supplier.  
  • Financial Modeling of a Bicycle Rental Network (2025). Can a bicycle rental network be operated profitably?    
  • Exploring Potential Innovations for the Folks Finance Lending Protocol (2025).

    What innovative features or mechanisms could be adopted by Folks Finance to enhance its lending protocol? Client: Folks Finance.  

  • Review regulatory management (2025). Are regulatory requirements properly taken into account and translated into strategic decisions?  
  • Efficiency analysis of the Canton of Vaud administration (2024 – 2025). How efficient is Canton Vaud's administration compared with other cantons? Client: Chambre vaudoise du commerce et de l'industrie (CVCI).  
  • Review of the Pricing Methodology for a Gas Network Extension (2024). Do the pricing principles applied to the network extension strike a balance between regulatory compliance, fairness among stakeholders, and economic viability?  

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  • Securing investments to integrate Switzerland into the European hydrogen transportation network (2024 – ). What is the investment need for a Swiss connection to the European hydrogen network? How could funding mechanisms look like? How can investments be secured? Client: Bundesamt für Energie.  
  • Audit of distribution network tariffs (2024). Do electricity and gas tariffs comply with the regulatory framework?  
  • Tokenomics support for the 6022 insurance blockchain (2024). How should the 6022 project's tokenomics and distribution mechanisms be designed to ensure its long-term success?  
  • Developments in the electricity market (2024 – ). How has the Swiss electricity market developed in recent years? Client: Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE).  
  • Assessment of new electricity legislations (2024). What are the critical points of the ordinances on the overarching decree?  
  • Analysis of district heating tariffs for a Swiss canton (2024). Are thermal network tariffs fair for consumers and do they create the right incentives?  
  • WACC for Swiss electricity grids and renewable energies (2023 – 2024). How high should the financing cost rate for electricity grids and renewables be in future? Client: Bundesamt für Energie (BFE).  
  • Sensitivity Analyses in the Valuation of Nuclear Power Plants (2023). How would longer operating lifetimes affect the valuation of nuclear power plants?  
  • Environmental impacts of DLT-applications (2023 – 2024). How resource and energy efficient are different DLT applications? Client: Umweltbundesamt (UBA).  
  • Support for the Web3 Chess platform Raremind (2023). How can the well-known chess platforms be integrated into Web3? How should incentives be structured to connect various stakeholders on the platform?  
  • Effect of price signals and government measures on electricity demand (2023 – 2024). How have end customers reacted to the rise in electricity prices? What role do government measures play? Client: State Secretariat of Economic Affairs SECO.  
  • Measures against high energy prices for a canton (2023). Should a canton react in the event of persistently high energy prices? If so, how and when?  
  • Value creation effects of the Climate Protection Law (KIG) (2023). What is the impact of the KlG on the value chains? Client: Federal Office for the Environment (BAFU).  
  • Assessing the opportunity costs of hydropower reserve providers (2022). What are appropriate bids for the hydropower reserve? Client: Swiss Electricity Commission (ElCom).  
  • WACC Tool (2022). How can the cost of capital be set in a project- or company-specific manner in a pragmatic but coherent way?  
  • Measures against high energy prices (2022). What measures are being discussed at EU and Swiss level to combat high energy prices? Which of these are relevant for Switzerland? What measures could Switzerland take? Client: Swiss Federal Office of Energy (BFE).  
  • Economic Audit of a Lending Protocol (2022). Exactly is an algorithmic credit market protocol built on the Ethereum blockchain. Exactly asked Swiss Economics to review their protocol design. Client: Exactly.  
  • Token economics for a decentralized exchange (2022). What is the impact of token distribution and rewards on the success of Pact? Client: Pact.fi.  
  • Cost Analysis and Pricing Strategy for District Heating in Central Valais (2022 – 2023). At what level should the district heating tariff in Central Valais be set? Client: OIKEN SA.  
  • Pricing of heat from a waste incineration plant (2022). What is the fair price for the heat sold by a waste-to-energy plant? Client: -.  
  • Swiss Economics establishes a strategic partnership with Folks Finance (2022 – 2023). Swiss Economics' Center for Cryptoeconomics cryptecon is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Folks Finance – a lending protocol on the Algorand Blockchain. Cryptecon will review the economic model of the protocol. Client: Blockchain Italia.  
  • Tokenomics and Protocol Design for Folks Finance (2021 – 2022). Folks Finance is a lending protocol on the Algorand Blockchain. The Center for Cryptoeconomics started a strategic partnership to review the economic model of the protocol. Client: Folks Finance.  
  • Effectiveness of COVID-19 measures in the second wave (2021 – 2022).
    Which measures taken by the Federal Council and the cantons were effective during the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in Switzerland and how?
    Client: Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft (SECO).  
  • 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.  
  • Benchmarking European electricity and gas transmission (TCB21) (2021 – 2024). How efficient are European electricity and gas transmission system operators? Client: Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER).  
  • Regulation, costing and pricing of district heating (2020). What are the cost drivers of district heating? What is a "fair" price for district heating? How should the governance and regulation for district heating networks look like? Client: Services Industriels de Genève (SIG), Office cantonal de l'énergie (OCEN).  

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Publications (selection)

  • de Luze Romain (2024). Dynamic tariffs for a more efficient, greener system. Le Temps, 31 December 2024.  
  • Binz Tobias, Trinkner Urs, de Luze Romain, Meyer Leah, Zarkovic Elena, Altorfer Michael (2024). Need for Adjustment in WACC for Grid and Support Instruments for Renewables. Expertise for the Federal Office of Energy.  
  • Eschenbaum Nicolas, Habibulina Lilia, Sabotic Maida, de Luze Romain, Meyer Leah, Trinkner Urs (2024). Effect of price signals and regulations on electricity demand. Foundations for economic policy.  
  • Greber Nicolas, de Luze Romain, Hafner Matthias, Beccuti Juan, Biondi Benedetto, Katten Giddon, Riccobene Michelangelo, Arrigoni Alberto (2023). DeFi Lending Platform Liquidity Risk: The Example of Folks Finance. The Journal of the British Blockchain Association, 6(1).  
  • Trinkner Urs, Eschenbaum Nicolas, de Luze Romain, Apreda Luca, Greber Nicolas (2022). Policy Measures against high Energy Prices. Bundesamt für Energie (BFE).  
  • Hott Christian, Crede Ann-Kathrin, Zuberbühler Eva, Rutz Samuel, de Luze Romain (2022). Options for Insuring Against Terrorism and Pandemic Risks. Expert opinion on behalf of the BMF.  

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  • Funk Michael, Wüthrich Felix, de Luze Romain, Jenal Larissa, Rutz Samuel, Schelker Mark (2022). Effectiveness of Corona measures in Switzerland. State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO.