The Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Bern has awarded Karin Frick a Doctor rerum socialum. Her dissertation, which she wrote under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Marc Bühlmann (Année Politique Suisse), is entitled "Das 'vertretbare' Parlament: Typen parlamentarischer Stellvertretung in den Schweizer Kantonen und Liechtenstein". She recently received her diploma in Bern. » more

The monitoring report for 2024, which has now been published and partly redesigned in terms of content, represents a comprehensive scientific review of the topic of extremism in Liechtenstein and is now available online. » more

From June 26 to 28, the Liechtenstein Institute team went on an intensive two-and-a-half-day retreat at the Propstei St. Gerold (A) to discuss key topics relevant to the Institute and to further develop the Institute. » more

The increasing geopolitical fragmentation of the global economy and the associated economic uncertainty are weighing on both the international and domestic economy. Andreas Brunhart and Martin Geiger comment on the current developments in different articles. » more

Following Liechtenstein’s accession to the IMF last fall, an IMF delegation of experts visited Liechtenstein in January 2025 as part of the first Article IV mission. The resulting IMF reports and analyses on Liechtenstein have now been discussed in detail at the 13th LIEconomics Seminar. » more

Martin Geiger completed his habilitation in economics at the University of Innsbruck. His habilitation thesis comprises a series of articles that examine the role of economic expectations of companies and households as well as economic uncertainty in the business cycle. » more

Another year of rapid development in Liechtenstein lies behind us, with events that the Liechtenstein Institute has analyzed and placed in a larger picture. The Annual Report 2024 bears witness to this. » more

Economist Johannes Lehmann joined the Department of Economics at the Liechtenstein Institute at the beginning of June 2025. » more

On May 20, 2025, Georges Baur gave a lecture in Bern as part of the "European Law at Noon" lecture series organized by the Federal Office of Justice and the European Division of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. » more