CURRICULUM VITAE

Peter Moser Bächliweg 3, CH-7402 Bonaduz

Switzerland
Phone: + 41 (0)81 641 30 61
Mobile: + 41 (0)76 509 41 89
e-mail: peter.moser@fh-htwchur.ch

Date of Birth 12. April 1962

Marital status married
Children three
Nationality Swiss

Education

August 1996 Habilitation at the University of St. Gallen

1992 - 1993 Visiting Research Associate at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University
1990 Amicitia-Prize for the best Ph.D at the University of St. Gallen
1990 Ph.D. with "summa cum laude" at the University of St. Gallen
(Committee: Heinz Hauser and Bruno S. Frey)
1988 First Prize in the Olive W. Garvey Essay Contest of the Mont Pelerin
Society
1987 - 1988 Visiting Research Associate at the Center for Study of Public Choice at
George Mason University, U.S.A.
1982 - 1986 University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Master in Economics - Specialization in International and Environmental
Economics
1977 - 1981 High School in Winterthur, Switzerland

Professional Experience

October 2008- January 2009 Research Scholarship from the Chinese Government at Tongji University
Since September 2007 Director of the Research Institute for Economic Policy at the University of
Applied Sciences HTW Chur
Since 2001 Professor of Economics at the HTW Chur
1999- 2007 Director of the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at the
HTW Chur
1997-2001 Full time Lecturer for Economics at the HTW Chur
1996 Lecturer at the University of Mannheim (Germany)
1990 - 1997 Full time Lecturer for Economics at the University of St. Gallen
1989 Teaching for the American Institute for Foreign Study
1989 - 1990 Research Associate at the Swiss Institute for Research in International
Economics, Regional Science and Structural Problems
1987 - 1989 Fellowship of the Swiss National Science Foundation
1986 - 1987 Research Assistant at the Swiss Institute for Research in International
Economics, Regional Science and Structural Problems

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Publications

A. Books

Zollunion+: Alternative zum EU-Beitritt [Custum Union +, Alternative to EU-Membership], Rüegger Verlag,
2006. (together with Ruedi Minsch)

Teure Grenzen: Die volkswirtschaftlichen Kosten der Zollschranken: 3.8 Milliarden Franken [Expensive
Borders: the Economic Cost of the Border: 3.8 Billion Swiss Francs], Avenir Suisse, 2006. (together with
Ruedi Minsch)

The Political Economy of Democratic Institutions, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2000.

Schweizerische Wirtschaftspolitik im internationalen Wettbewerb - Eine ordnungspolitische Analyse

[Swiss Economic Policy Facing International Competition], Zürich: Orell Füssli, 1991.

The Political Economy of the GATT, with Application to U.S. Trade Policy, Schriftenreihe des Schweize-
rischen Institut für Aussenwirtschafts-, Struktur- und Regionalforschung, Band 22, Grüsch: Verlag
Rüegger, 1990.

B. Edited Books

Decision Rules in the European Union: A Rational Choice Perspective, MacMillan, 2000 (together with
Gebhard Kirchgässner and Gerald Schneider).

C. Papers in Journals

Die Schweizerische Aussenhandelspolitik im Windschatten der Europäischen Union [Swiss Foreign Trade
Policy in the Shadow of the European Union], in: Aussenwirtschaft, 61/I, 2006, S. 41-69. (together with mit
Ruedi Minsch)

Volkswirtschaftliche Kosten der Grenze: Ergebnisse einer Unternehmensumfrage [Economic Costs of the
Border: Results of a Business Survey], in: Die Volkswirtschaft, März 2006, S. 51-54. (together with Ruedi
Minsch)

The Impact of Legislative Institutions on Public Policy: A Survey, European Journal of Political Economy,
Vol. 15. Nr. 1, 1999, S. 1-33.

Checks and Balances, and the Supply of Central Bank Independence, European Economic Review, Vol.
43, Nr. 8, 1999, S. 1569-1593.

Reasons for Regional Trade Agreements, Intereconomics, Vol. 32, September/October, 1997, S. 225-
229.

A Theory of the Conditional Influence of the European Parliament in the Cooperation Procedure, Public
Choice, Vol. 91, Nr. 3-4, 1997, S. 333-350.

The Benefits of the Conciliation procedure for the European Parliament: Comments on "Maastricht and
the Democratic Deficit", Aussenwirtschaft, Vol. 52, Heft I/II, 1997, S. 57-62.

Rational Choice and the Governance Structure of the European Union: An Introduction, Aussenwirtschaft,
Vol. 52, Heft I/II, 1997, S. 11-26 (together with Gerald Schneider).

The Co-operation Procedure in the EU: Why Was the European Parliament Influencial in the Decision
About Car Emission Standards?, Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol. 35, Nr. 2, 1997, S. 225-242
(together with Claudia Hubschmid).

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The European Parliament as a Conditional Agenda Setter: What are the Conditions? A Critique of
Tsebelis (1994), American Political Science Review, Vol. 90, Nr. 4, 1996, S. 834-838.

Von der Immobilität zur Instabilität? Auswirkungen der Einführung der allgemeinen Volksinitiative und der
Verfassungsgerichtsbarkeit in der Schweiz, Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Politische Wissenschaft, Band
2, Nr. 2, 1996, S. 227-249.

Why is Swiss Politics so Stable?, Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Volkswirtschaft und Statistik, Vol. 132,
No. 1, 1996, S. 31-60.

Preferential Trade Agreements and the GATT: Can Bilateralism and Multilateralism Coexist? Comment,
Kyklos, Vol. 48, Fasc 4, 1995, S. 593-598.

Modelling Reciprocal Trade Liberalization: The Political-Economy and National-Welfare Perspectives,

Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Volkswirtschaft und Statistik, Vol. 131, No. 3, 1995, S 503-515 (together
with Arye Hillman und Ngo Van Long).

Constitutional Protection of Economic Rights: The Swiss and U.S. Experience in Comparison,
Constitutional Political Economy, Vol. 5, No. 1, 1994, S. 61-79. [Reprinted in Svetozar Pejovich, Hrsg.,
The Economics of Property Rights, The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics,
Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2001.]

Unwissenheit und Regelevolution: Friedrich A. von Hayek vs. James M Buchanan [Ignorance and
Evolution of Rules: Friedrich A. von Hayek vs. James M Buchanan], Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik, Vol.
41, Heft 2, 1992, S. 191-206 (together with Johannes Schmidt).

Die wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Forschung über Fragen Schweiz-EG: Stand, Hauptergebnisse, Lücken

[Economic Research on the Relation between Switzerland and the European Community: Results and
open Issues], Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Volkswirtschaft und Statistik, Heft 3, September 1990, S.
231-253 (together with Heinz Hauser).

Keine Chancen für marktwirtschaftlichen Umweltschutz? Einige Erkenntnisse der Neuen Politischen
Ökonomie [No Chances for Environmental Protection based on Economic Incentives? Some Findings
from Public Choice], Wirtschaft und Recht, Vol. 41, Heft 2, 1989, S. 186-193.

Toward an Open World Order: A Constitutional Economic Approach, CATO Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1,
Spring/Summer 1989, S. 133-147.

Der Beitrag von Jan Tumlir zur Entwicklung einer ökonomischen Verfassungstheorie internationaler
Handelsregeln [The Contribution of Jan Tumlir to the Development of a Constiutional Theory of
International Trade Rules], ORDO, Band 39, 1988, S. 217-237 (together with Heinz Hauser, Renaud
Planta und Ruedi Schmid).

D. Contributions in edited Books

Der Schutz der Privatsphäre im E-Commerce: Eine ökonomische Analyse der Datenschutzstrategien in
Europa und in den USA, in: Furrer, Jürg/Gehrig, Bruno, Hrsg., Aspekte der schweizerischen Wirt-
schaftspolitik. Festschrift für Franz Jaeger. Chur: Rüegger, 2001, S. 205-219 (together with Ruedi
Minsch).

Neue Arbeit für Graubünden, in: Vereinigung Bündner Umweltorganisationen, Hrsg., Graubünden weiter
als das Auge reicht, Chur: Verlag Bündner Monatsblatt, 2001.

Die Schweiz zwischen Immobilität und Instabilität: Auswirkungen der Einführung der allgemeinen
Volksinitiative und der Verfassungsgerichtsbarkeit, in: Silvio Borner und Hans Rentsch, Hrsg., Wieviel
direkte Demokratie verträgt die Schweiz?, Chur und Zürich: Verlag Rüegger, 1997, S. 259-283.

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Trade Liberalization as Politically Optimal Exchange of Market Access, in: Matthew Canzoneri, Wilfred J.
Ethier, Vittori Grilli, Hrsg., The New Transatlantic Economy, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
1996, S. 295-312 (together with Arye Hillman); reprinted in Kym Anderson and Bernard Hoekman, Hrsg.,
The Global Trading System, Band 2, London and New York : I.B. Tauris & Co., 2002.

Beschränkungen von Mehrheitsregeln in der Politik: Eine ökonomische Analyse, in: M. Haller, Heinz
Hauser und Roger Zäch, Hrsg., Ergänzungen, Bern und Stuttgart: Paul Haupt, 1990, S. 477-486.

Stärkung wirtschaftlicher Grundrechte über internationale Handelsregeln, in: Heinz Buhofer, Hrsg.,
Liberalismus als Verjüngungskur, Zürich: Orell Füssli, 1988, S. 173-186 (together with Heinz Hauser und
Ruedi Schmid).

E. Articles in Popular Journals

Ist Kapitalismus mit Nachhaltigkeit vereinbar? Reflexion, S. 21-24, Nr. 4, 2007

Zollunion+: Alternative zum EU-Beitritt, CH-D Wirtschaft, 5. Februar 2007.

Ohne Zollunion muss sich die Schweiz schleunigst öffnen, Neue Zürcher Zeitung am Sonntag,
31.12.2006, S. 19 (together with Ruedi Minsch)

Die Grenzen sind teuer, KMU-Live, April/Mai 2006, S. 8-9. (together with Ruedi Minsch)

Zollunion ist eine Chance, KMU-Live, April/Mai 2006, S. 10. (together with Ruedi Minsch)

Die Zollunion - eine prüfenswerte Option, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Nr. 114, 18.5.2004.( together with Ruedi
Minsch)

Staatsquote- oder wie gross soll der Staat sein?, Bulletin der Liberalen Aktion, Nr. 1, 2002.

Service public oder Infrastruktur publique? Zur Diskussion über das Poststellennetz in der Schweiz, Neue
Zürcher Zeitung, N3. 113, 17.05.2001.

Beschleunigt "e-commerce" die Liberalisierung? Bedingungen für den internationalen elektronischen

Handel, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Nr. 154, 07.07.1999.

Effizienter werden - jetzt erst recht! Puls. Graubündner Wirtschaftstrend der Kantonalbank, Juni 1998, S.
12.
Glaubwürdige Wirtschaftspolitik in einer Demokratie, Schweizer Monatshefte für Politik, Wirtschaft und
Kultur, 78. Jahr, Heft 5, 1998, S. 9-12.

Wie die Schweiz ihre internationale Wettbewerbsfähigkeit verspielt, Die Schweizer Industrie, Nr. 3, 1991,
S. 28-29.

F. Contributions in Television

Radio talk of about one hour in „Grischa Leute”, Radio Grischa, 16.03.2008

Participation at the discussion about development policy in: NZZ-Standpunkte, 28. and 29.01.2007, Swiss
TV, Channel 2.

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Policy Consulting

2008 Organizer of a seminar on energy policy in alpine countries, Lenzerheide (Switzerland)

2006 Report on the future design of the Swiss export promotion for the State Secretary for Economic
Affairs (seco) (together with Ralph Lehmann).

1998 Member of the working party of the UNCTAD on electronic trade.

1995 Member of the working party "Ordnungspolitik" for the Schmidheiny Foundation, chaired by David
de Purry (Copresident of ABB)

1992 Member of a the working party "Economic Reforms in St. Gallen and Appenzell" for the Chamber
of Commerce and Industry St. Gallen and Appenzell.

1992 Member of the working party "Ordnungspolitik" for Federal Councilor Delamuraz.

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Teaching Experience

A. Lectures and Seminars at the University of St. Gallen

Economic Policy of the European Union, Master in Economics, 3. semester, since 2006 (in German)
Tutorial on Classics in Economics, Master of International Affairs, since 2004 (in German)
EU Economic Policy, International Study Program, 2004 - 2006 (in English)
Introduction into Public Choice, 5. semester, until 1997 (in German)
International Economics and European Union, 6. semester, until 1997 (in German)
International Economics, 4. semester, until 1997 (in German)
Advanced Microeconomics for Business Students, 5. semester, until 1997 (in German)
PhD. seminar on the Economic Theory of Constitutions, until 1997 (in German)
PhD seminar on empirical Public Choice, until 1997 (in German)
Seminar on EU Economic Policy, 6. semester und CEMS-course, until 2003 (in German)

B. Lectures at the University Mannheim

Political Economy of Trade Protection, 1996 (in German)

Analysis of Political Decisions: The Influence of Institutions and Asymmetric Information, 1996 (in
German)

C. Teaching at the University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur

Microeconomics, 1997-2005 (in German)

Macroeconomics, since 1997 (in German)
International Economics, since 1997 (in German and English)

D. Teaching at the Hochschule Lichtenstein

Challenges in International Economics, Master-Seminar, 2004 and 2005.

E. Teaching at the Executive Education

International Economic Policy and European Integration, MBA General Management, HTW Chur, since
2004 (in German and English)
WTO and EU, MBA Supply Chain Management, ETH Zurich and HTW Chur, 2002-2003 (in English)
Revenue Sharing, Executive Master for Public Management, HTW Chur, 1998 (in German)
Regions facing International Competition, Executive Master for Public Management, HTW Chur, 1998 (in
German
Globalization and Regionalization of the Economy, Executive Master in European and International Law
at the University of St. Gallen 1997-1999 (in German)
Competitiveness of Switzerland, Executive Master in Management at the University of St. Gallen, 1996-
1999 (in German)
Consequences of the new World Trade Organization (WTO), Executive Master at the University of St.
Gallen, 1999 (in German)