Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics

From time to time, the Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics publishes Thematic Collections on topics of special interest. 

Watch out for collections that are open for submission:

Textual Analysis in Economics and Finance

This collection includes contributions in macroeconomics (measurement and identification), forecasting, political economy, law and economics, economics of regulation, economics of innovation, public economics, media economics, health economics, economics of contracts, and education.

Guest Editors: Daniel Kaufmann (University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland), Elliott Ash (ETH Zurich, Switzerland), Markus Leippold (University of Zurich, Switzerland), Leif Anders Thorsrud (BI Norwegian Business School, Norway).

Family Policy and Labor Supply

This collection examines how family policies, such as parental leave and childcare support, affect parents' labour market participation, gender equality, and economic outcomes, offering empirical evidence and insights for policy improvements.
Guest Editors: Aline Bütikofer (Norwegian School of Economics), Conny Wunsch (University of Basel), Christina Felfe (University of Konstanz), Andreas Steinhauer (The University of Edinburgh).

Commentary Series: Contributions to Public Debate

This Series of Commentaries aims to contribute to the public debate in Switzerland and beyond by publishing a small number of papers written by distinguished economists with a strong profile in public debate.
The first article by Monika Bütler can be read here.

SJES Data

The goal of SJES Data is to describe reusable datasets and to make reproducibility and generation of new insights with existing data as easy as possible. Contributions from economics and related fields are welcome.
Guest Editor: Rafael Lalive (University of Lausanne).

Previously published collections are available for consultation: 

Digital Transformation

The Digital Transformation affects many aspects of private and public lives, including private and political decisions. This Collection aims to contribute to understand the related economic and societal challenges, opportunities and possible coping strategies.
Guest Editor: Conny Wunsch (University of Basel).

Special Focus on Covid-19 (2020-2022)

The Covid-19 pandemic not only presents a great challenge for health policy, but also for economic policy more broadly. In this Collection, economists contribute to analyze its impact on the economic and health situation, and to propose ways to mitigate economic consequences and return to normal life.

Editor in Chief: Marius Brülhart 

 Professor of Economics at HEC Lausanne, University of Lausanne. Marius's research interests include public economics, regional economics, and international trade. 

Co-Editor: Stefan Bühler 

 Stefan Bühler is the Chair of Applied Microeconomics at the University of St Gallen. Stefan's research focuses on Applied Microeconomics and Industrial Organization.

Co-Editor: Aline Bütikofer 

Professor of Economics at the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), Bergen. Aline’s research interests include health economics, labor economics and public finance.

Co-Editor: Daniel Kaufmann 

 Professor of Applied Macroeconomics at the University of Neuchâtel. Daniel’s research focuses on monetary economics, monetary history, and forecasting.

Co-Editor: Jérémy Lucchetti 

Professor of Economics at the Geneva School of Economics and Management of the University of Geneva. Jérémy's work focuses on environmental economics, political economy and development economics.

Co-Editor: Conny Wunsch 

Professor of Labor Economics at the University of Basel. Conny's research interests include labor market evaluation and effectiveness and optimal design of labor market measures.