The Institut Constant de Rebecque is a Swiss free-market, classical liberal and

libertarian Libertarianism (from french: libertaire, "libertarian"; from la, libertas, "freedom") is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core value. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, and minimize the state's e ...

think tank founded in January 2005 in

Lausanne , neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR-74), ...

, named after writer and political philosopher

Benjamin Constant Henri-Benjamin Constant de Rebecque (; 25 October 1767 – 8 December 1830), or simply Benjamin Constant, was a French people, Franco-Switzerland, Swiss political thinker, activist and writer on political theory and religion. A committed repub ...

. It is active in issues such as institutional competition, tax policy, health care and education. Articles from its members have appeared in ''Bilan'' (Swiss economic bi-monthly), ''Le Temps'', ''L'Agefi'' and ''

Tech Central Station ''TCS Daily'' was an online magazine with commentary and analysis on current news from a free-market perspective. It was active between 2000 and 2010. History and profile ''TCS'' is an initialism that now stands for "Technology, Commerce, Society ...

''. In October 2005, it launched the Center for Tax Competition, a monitoring and analytical center on tax policy. It has also collaborated on some projects with another Swiss classical liberal think tank, the

Liberales Institut The Liberales Institut (Liberal Institute, Institut Libéral, Istituto Liberale) is a Swiss classical liberal think tank, founded in Zürich in 1979. It publishes mainly in German, French and Italian, and accessorily in English English u ...

Members

* Pierre Bessard, Founder and Executive Director *

Victoria Curzon-Price Victoria Curzon-Price (born 1942) was Professor of Economics at the University of Geneva and also at the European Institute (also of the University of Geneva). Her areas of interest include international trade, economic integration, institutional ...

, Academic Director * Alphonse Crespo, Research Director * Jan Krepelka, Research Fellow * François Longchamp, Research Fellow * Paolo Pamini, Research Fellow

References

External links

Official websiteWebsite of the Center for Tax Competition
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