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:

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).

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).

Previously published collections are available for consultation: 

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. His research focuses on Applied Microeconomics and Industrial Organization.

Co-Editor: Rafael Lalive - Professor of Economics at the Faculty of Business and Economics of University of Lausanne. Rafael's work focuses on labor market policy, family policy, and social economics.

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.

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