Episode 135: What’s the Deal with Switzerland?

Written By Emma Southon

  • Andreas Fankhauser: "Helvetic Republic", in: Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (HLS), version from 2006 (article from the HLS print version, edited on 27.01.2011). Online: https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/de/articles/009797/2011-01-27/, consulted on 24.07.2026.  

  • Roman Studer (2008). When did the Swiss get so rich?: comparing living standards in Switzerland and Europe, 1800-1913. Journal of European Economic History, 37(2), 405-452. https://www.oberrieden.ch/sites/default/files/2023-04/92_wann-wurde-die-schweiz-so-reich.pdf 

  • Guex, Sébastien. “The Origins of the Swiss Banking Secrecy Law and Its Repercussions for Swiss Federal Policy.” The Business History Review 74, no. 2 (2000): 237–66. https://doi.org/10.2307/3116693.  

  • Sherman, Gordon E. “The Neutrality of Switzerland.” The American Journal of International Law 12, no. 2 (1918): 241–50. https://doi.org/10.2307/2188141. 

  • Jessi Jezewska Stevens 2026. “Could Switzerland Become the First Country to Cap its Population? The New Yorker June 8 2026. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/06/15/could-switzerland-become-the-first-country-to-limit-its-population 

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