Centre for Economics

We concentrate on two major societal transformations: demographic change and shifts in consumer behaviour. As these megatrends are of international interest, we collaborate with a range of research partners, including Uppsala University, the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) and the EU Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC).

• What impact does demographic change have on pension income from the first and second pillars?
• How can we age more healthily?
• How has consumer behaviour changed over time?
• What are the CO2 emissions associated with our consumption, and how could these emissions be reduced?

Transfer

ICF/EU Commission, Policy Advice, Contribution to the EU Commission’s Pension Adequacy Report

Transfer Projects

• Simulation of the Fiscal Equalisation Act reform (Government of Liechtenstein)
• Simulation of revenue and distribution effects of the comprehensive tax law revision (Government of Liechtenstein)
• “Round Table on Poverty” (with Caritas Liechtenstein)

• Lecture Series for Junior Research Group (since 2023)
• Organization of the Summer School “Dynamic Microsimulation” (2023) at the University of Freiburg (Germany)
• Organization of the Summer School “Microsimulation and Advanced Empirical Methods” (2025) at the University of Galway (Ireland)

• HORIZON funding for the research project “MIGAPE – Mind the Gap in Pension Income,” development of a dynamic microsimulation model
• NORDFORSK funding for the research project “Sustainable Working Life for Ageing Populations”
• National expert for the EU Commission, development of SWISSMOD, the Swiss country model of EUROMOD