On September 12, 2025, the elective course "Politics in Liechtenstein and the surrounding area" visited the Liechtenstein Institute with teacher Marlies Kessler. After being welcomed by Institute Director Thomas Meier, the group was treated to a varied program. » more

60 young people from Liechtenstein and Switzerland took part in this year's 10th Youth Session in the parliament building. The focus was on the planned youth strategy for Liechtenstein. The young people drew up proposals that were then submitted to the government and parliament. Thomas Milic also took part in the event. » more

The legal scholar Prof. Dr. Benedikt Pirker joined the Research Area Law at the Liechtenstein Institute at the beginning of September 2025. » more

Global uncertainty continues to weigh on international trade and thus also on Liechtenstein’s economy. The value of the KonSens business cycle index improved markedly in the 2nd quarter of 2025, rising from −1.1 to −0.6, but remained negative. » more

In an interview with Tobias Soraperra from Wirtschaft Regional, Prof. Dr. Thomas Meier talks about his return to Liechtenstein and his role as Director of the Liechtenstein Institute. He explains and reflects on the importance of the Liechtenstein Institute for the country and places Liechtenstein's research landscape in an international context. » more

The handbook "Liechtenstein's Political System" provides a comprehensive overview of our country's political system - from the Prince, government and parliament to parties, media and civil society, international relations and the education system. A new series of articles in lie:zeit takes up some of the key topics from the handbook. » more

On the occasion of the visit of Prime Minister Brigitte Haas to President Karin Keller-Sutter, Radio SRF reported in various programs on the effects of the recently imposed US tariffs, which were the main topic of the meeting. The Liechtenstein Institute was also interviewed about this. » more

Andreas Brunhart and Martin Geiger published an article in the peer-reviewed Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics examining the sensitivity of goods export development to exchange rate fluctuations and related sectoral differences. Leveraging the abrupt termination of the minimum exchange rate floor of the Swiss Franc against the Euro in January 2015, the article shows that the resilience of the Swiss export industry to exchange rate shocks is largely due to the adaptability of certain sectors, particularly the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. » more

Am 16. April 1587 ereignete sich am Rheinübergang Bendern-Haag ein schweres Fährunglück, bei dem über 80 Personen aus Gams ertranken. Die Katastrophe fand eine ausführliche Darstellung in Johann Jakob Wicks zeitgenössischer «Wunderchronik», die weit über die knappen Angaben in anderen Chroniken hinausgeht – und ausserdem eine rare Abbildung enthält! » more