Eco­nomic cycle and growth

Eco­nomic de­vel­op­ment at home and abroad has a di­rect im­pact on em­ploy­ment and pros­per­ity in Switzer­land. At the same time, eco­nomic growth is often de­mo­nized and as­so­ci­ated with an in­creas­ing use of re­sources. It is often for­got­ten that growth is pri­mar­ily based on in­no­va­tion and can also re­duce the use of re­sources. economiesu­isse reg­u­larly takes a stand on the growth de­bate and pro­duces an up-to-date eco­nomic fore­cast twice a year. 

Our Position

  • Eco­nomic progress is pri­mar­ily the re­sult of human striv­ing for new find­ings and im­prove­ment of one's own life. In a free so­ci­ety this progress can­not be stopped.
  • Today's pros­per­ity can­not be con­served. A so­ci­ety which is closed to new de­vel­op­ments not only misses op­por­tu­ni­ties for im­prove­ment, it in­evitably falls back.
  • Po­lit­i­cal frame­work con­di­tions must be set in a way that mit­i­gates the neg­a­tive side ef­fects of growth while strength­en­ing the pos­i­tive ef­fects.
  • Switzer­land has long been rest­ing on its lau­rels and hardly im­proved its eco­nomic frame­work con­di­tions. As a re­sult, it has be­come less com­pet­i­tive on an in­ter­na­tional scale. This must be ad­justed.