Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics

Special Issue on ‘Digital Transformation’

The digital transformation affects many aspects of private and public lives, including how we make private and political decisions. To contribute to a better understanding of these issues, the Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics has launched a special issue on the economic and societal consequences, opportunities, challenges, risks and possible coping strategies connected to the «Digital Transformation». For further information please click here.

Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics: Special Focus on Covid-19

The Covid-19 pandemic presents a great challenge for health policy, but also for economic policy more broadly. The only remedy so far has involved confinement of substantial parts of the population to ensure appropriate levels of social distance. These necessary measures carry a substantial economic cost, with early data showing an unprecedented contraction in economic activity. In these massively changing times, economists can contribute to shaping the debate. The Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics has prepared a collection of submissions that analyze the disease and its impact on the economic and health situation, propose ways to mitigate economic consequences, or discuss ways to return to normal life, among others. Read the collection on Covid-19 here.

Aims and scope

Founded in 1867, The Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES) is a peer-reviewed journal which publishes theoretical and empirical contributions to any field of economics and reaches an international audience. Owned and financed by the Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics, SJES is committed to a high quality, efficient review process with a first round response time of typically less than two months. SJES particularly welcomes contributions from early-career researchers.

Understanding Swiss real interest rates in a financially globalized world

Authors: Philippe Bacchetta, Kenza Benhima and Jean-Paul Renne

Content type: Original article 3 August 2022
Partial identification of nonlinear peer effects models with missing data

Authors: Carlos Madeira

Content type: Original article 7 July 2022
What matters in the annuitization decision?

Authors: Mohamad Hassan Abou Daya and Carole Bernard

Content type: Original article 21 June 2022
Swiss pension funds: funding ratio, discount rate, and asset allocation

Authors: Jorma J. Schäublin

Content type: Original article 6 June 2022
Scale effects on efficiency and profitability in the Swiss banking sector

Authors: Marc Blatter and Andreas Fuster

Content type: Original article 9 May 2022

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Financial literacy and the need for financial education: evidence and implications

Authors: Annamaria Lusardi

Content type: Conference key note 24 January 2019
International trade and unemployment: towards an investigation of the Swiss case

Authors: Lukas Mohler, Rolf Weder and Simone Wyss

Content type: Original article 5 June 2018
Culture, money attitudes and economic outcomes

Authors: Caroline Henchoz, Tristan Coste and Boris Wernli

Content type: Original article 28 January 2019
Timing matters: the impact of response measures on COVID-19-related hospitalization and death rates in Germany and Switzerland

Authors: Martin Huber and Henrika Langen

Content type: Original article 26 August 2020
Inheritance flows in Switzerland, 1911–2011

Authors: Marius Brülhart, Didier Dupertuis and Elodie Moreau

Content type: Original article 6 March 2018

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Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics: Volumes 143 - 153

Articles published in Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics between 2007 and 2017 are available to read online via Springer Link or by clicking on the "All volumes" option on the article page.

Editor profiles

Editor-in-Chief: Sarah Lein, University of Basel

Sarah Lein is Professor of Macroeconomics at the University of Basel. Sarah's research interests include monetary economics, international macroeconomics, and business cycles.

Co-Editor: Stefan Bühler, University of St Gallen

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: Rafael Lalive, University of Lausanne

Rafael Lalive is 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, University of Geneva

Jérém Jérémy Lucchetti, Co-Editor y Laurent-Lucchetti is 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, University of Basel

New Content Item Conny Wunsch is 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.