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Gerhard Schwarz
Gerhard “Geri” Schwarz (*1951) is a Swiss-Austrian economist, publicist and author. He was head of the economics editorial team at the NZZ, was Director of Avenir Suisse and has been President of the Progress Foundation since 2018. He is a member of the Mont Pèlerin Society and former chairman of the Friedrich A. von Hayek Society. He has received several awards for his journalistic work, including the Ludwig Erhard Prize.
Publications
Struggling For Freedom.
Liberalism in Switzerland
11.11.2024
Neither Reft Nor Light
101 Columns from the Neue Zürcher Zeitung
08.04.2024
Left-Wing, Zeitgeisty and in Love with Power
Liberal Thoughts on Intellectuals
01.06.2023
Switzerland as a Tiny State – a Model of Obsolescence or Success?
04.04.2017
Europe, Switzerland and the Future of Freedom
Essays in honor of Tito Tettamanti
01.04.2015
The Trouble with Liberalism
When Security and "Social Justice" take Precedence over Freedom
02.04.2013
City-State – Utopia or Realistic Model?
Theorists and Practitioners in the Debate
03.03.2011
Repository
Liberals Should Have the Courage to Be Unfashionable
Freedom and responsibility have brought Switzerland success. But the foundations have become fragile. What might the liberalism of the 21st century look like?
16.11.2024
Liberalism is an unreasonable demand
Liberalism demands a lot from people. Life in freedom is uncomfortable and exhausting, characterized by insecurity and inequality. Liberal society does not promise a land of milk and honey, but that is precisely why it is humane.
12.03.2024
Ten commandments of common sense
The "legendary" words of Abraham Lincoln about the strong and the weak and the dangers of debt were never spoken by him. They were not written until long after his assassination by a preacher of German descent. But they have retained their validity in their practical dimension.
27.12.2023
Neoliberalism? Hardly. We’re actually living in an era of neo-mercantilism
For almost all economic, many social and even some health problems of our time, an astonishing number of contemporaries only know one scapegoat. The blame lies with "evil neoliberalism". But what about the characteristics attributed to it, deregulation, austerity, social cuts and global competition? A fact check.
12.12.2023
Fortunately, different characters and talents cannot be leveled out
Equality from the start is a great liberal good. However, if children are transferred from family to collective care too early due to a fixation on equality, this damages a pillar of liberal society.
31.10.2023
60. Economic Conference
The Sharing Economy: Promise or Peril?
Michael C. Munger
«Is Renting the New Owning?»
Justus Haucap
«Opportunities and Risks of the Sharing Economy: Competition and Potential Externalities»
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Special Event for the Publication «Dealing With America»
Even if it’s Madness, There’s a Method to it
Konrad Hummler
«Foolish» is not enough.
Ivan Adamovich
«Prepare for the Worst, Hope for the Best»
Beat Kappeler
“Trump is Hardly a Puppet of the Experts”
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59. Economic Conference
Managing the Challenge of Immigration
Kristie de Peña
«America's Integration Edge: Generational Achievement of Immigrant Communities»
Leon de Winter
«Dealing With Threats in an Open Society»
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