The Liberales Institut (Liberal Institute, Institut Libéral, Istituto Liberale) is a

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, founded in

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in 1979. It publishes mainly in

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, French and

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, and accessorily in

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. Since 1 January 2008 it has been led by the economist and author Pierre Bessard, the current chairman of its board of trustees is the attorney-at-law Daniel Eisele.

Personnel

* Pierre Bessard, President * Christian Hoffmann, head of research * Daniel Eisele, Chairman * Christoph Frei, Vice-Chairman * Victoria Curzon Price, Trustee * Robert Nef, Trustee * Daniel Model, Trustee * Sandro Piffaretti, Trustee * Peter Ruch, Trustee

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* 1979 establishments in Switzerland Think tanks established in 1979 Think tanks based in Switzerland Classical liberalism Political and economic think tanks based in Europe Libertarian think tanks Libertarianism in Switzerland {{econ-org-stub