Where do Swiss economists stand on key economic policy issues?

Market regulation and competition

1. Guaranteed property rights and free competition are central to increasing a country's material well-being.

2. A binding minimum wage increases unemployment among young and unskilled workers.

3. Rent control reduces the quantity or quality of housing supply.

4. Tariffs and import quotas reduce the material well-being in a country.

Economic and environmental policy

5. The level of public debt is too high in many advanced economies.

6. Without publicly funded basic research, there is too little innovation and growth.

7. Taxing emissions is a better method to tackle pollution than setting limits.

8. Climate-neutral growth will be possible with new technologies.

Monetary policy

9. Inflation is first and foremost a monetary phenomenon.

10. In the short term, unemployment can be reduced by increasing the inflation rate.

11. Wage and/or price controls should be used as a tool to fight inflation.

12. Central banks should consider climate goals alongside price stability.

Questions on statements specifically related to Switzerland

13. A revision of the Too-Big-To-Fail regulation, which would allow a large Swiss bank to be resolved in the event of a crisis without risk to the taxpayer, is in principle possible.

14. The current capital requirements for large banks in Switzerland are too low.

15. Disposable income in Switzerland should be distributed more evenly.

16. Wealth in Switzerland should be distributed more evenly.

17. The Swiss debt brake should be relaxed.

18. The government expenditure share of GDP in Switzerland is too high.

19. The transition to green technologies in Switzerland should be accelerated through industrial subsidies.

Age

Gender

Political orientation