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Do the COVID-19 Crisis, Ageing and Climate Change Put Swiss Fiscal Sustainability at Risk?

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  • Thomas Brändle

    (Eidgenössische Finanzverwaltung EFV)

  • Pierre-Alain Bruchez

    (Eidgenössische Finanzverwaltung EFV)

  • Carsten Colombier

    (Eidgenössische Finanzverwaltung EFV)

  • Martin Baur

    (Eidgenössische Finanzverwaltung EFV)

  • Lukas Hohl

    (Eidgenössische Finanzverwaltung EFV)

Abstract

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic crisis as well as demographic and climate change pose major challenges for public finances. This article deals with the implications of demographic trends in Switzerland, i.e. the progressive ageing of the population and its impact on the country’s public finances in the long run. As the analysis shows, the brunt of the demographic burden is borne by the old-age pension scheme, health and long-term care. This article also addresses the financial ramifications of the COVID-19 crisis and shows the need for economic policy action over the longer term to ensure the sustainability of public finances in Switzerland. Furthermore, a qualitative assessment of climate change is included, as it constitutes an additional major long-term challenge for public finances.

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  • Thomas Brändle & Pierre-Alain Bruchez & Carsten Colombier & Martin Baur & Lukas Hohl, 2022. "Do the COVID-19 Crisis, Ageing and Climate Change Put Swiss Fiscal Sustainability at Risk?," Intereconomics: Review of European Economic Policy, Springer;ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics;Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), vol. 57(1), pages 48-55, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:intere:v:57:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1007_s10272-022-1027-8
    DOI: 10.1007/s10272-022-1027-8
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    H60; J11; Q54;
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    JEL classification:

    • H60 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - General
    • J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming

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