Felix Schläpfer
Dr. sc. nat. habil. oec. UZH
Economic Research
About
My goal is to make useful conceptual and empirical contributions to a fuller understanding and more comprehensive statistics of the economy, especially in the domain of natural resource values, natural resource income and external costs - for academics, policymakers, NGOs, media and the public.
Current Work
I am interested in how legal frameworks are driving natural resource use and environmental and economic outcomes, including distributional outcomes. A main current focus is on concepts and empirical methods to organize and analyze natural and environmental capital stocks and income from natural and environmental capital in Switzerland.
Independence
Independence is important to me. I choose my topis freely. Above all, I feel responsible towards the people, in my country and elsewhere.
Collaboration
I am always interested in collaboration with other researchers working on related topics. Please contact me.
CV and Publications
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Links
Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences (affiliation until 31 Dec. 2024)
Vollkosten.ch (resources for a polluter-pays economy)
Naturkapital.ch (analysis of resource rents in Switzerland; in German)
News
- 17 April, 2025: New Working paper "Who benefits from natural capital in Switzerland? An analysis of resource rents by institutional sectors".
- 2 April, 2025: Presentation on land rents in Switzerland at a meeting of the association 'Verein Gemeingut Boden' in Zurich. Slides
- 18 March 2025: Presentation "Overview of the natural capital in Switzerland" at a meeting of the economic commission of the canton of Bern.
- 13 March 2025: Comment on FAO/BLW/FiBL study on hidden costs of the Swiss agri-food system > Comment
- 6 March 2025: Publication > Naturkapital Schweiz. Erträge und Verteilung 2021 > Press release
Contact
PD Dr. Felix Schläpfer
FS Economic Research
Kurlistr. 40
CH-8404 Winterthur
Switzerland
E-Mail: felixschlaepfer (at) economicresearch.ch
Last updated: 3 April 2025