Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics

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

New Content Item 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 SJES is inviting submissions that analyse 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. The objective is to gather analysis that is especially useful for the Swiss context, or similar ones. Papers should present evidence, or an analysis of data or specific mechanisms. For submission guidelines and further information click here.

Featured Article Collection: Modelling and assessing energy and climate strategies for Switzerland

Swiss Energy and Climate Climate change has become a focal point of the societal and political debate in many countries. Economists have contributed to this debate by assessing the climate problem as well as different proposals for climate policy. A central part of this work is to analyse the economic consequences of different emission scenarios.

In this context, we are happy to introduce the special issue on modelling climate policy in Switzerland, edited by Florian Landis, Frank Krysiak and Adriana Marcucci. Under the umbrella of the Swiss Energy Modelling Platform (SEMP), five modelling teams have contributed to assessing the economic and technological consequences of reaching Swiss emission targets up to 2050. In addition to these contributions to the current policy debate, the multi-model comparison facilitated by SEMP helps to identify common trends and differences across models that stem from different modelling frameworks and parametrizations and thus to gain more robust insights to what extent the choice of a modelling framework shapes the results of the analysis.

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.

COVID-19 and impact on peer review

As a result of the significant disruption that is being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic we are very aware that many researchers will have difficulty in meeting the timelines associated with our peer review process during normal times. Please do let us know if you need additional time. Our systems will continue to remind you of the original timelines but we intend to be highly flexible at this time.

Does a ban on trans fats improve public health: synthetic control evidence from Denmark

Authors: Rok Spruk and Mitja Kovac

Content type: Original article

3 March 2020
Are apprenticeships business cycle proof?

Authors: Samuel Lüthi and Stefan C. Wolter

Content type: Original Article

4 February 2020
The term structure, leading indicators, and recessions: evidence from Switzerland, 1974–2017

Authors: Rebecca Stuart

Content type: Original article

6 January 2020
Real-financial connectedness in the Swiss economy

Authors: Erhan Uluceviz and Kamil Yilmaz

Content type: Original Article

3 January 2020
Are asylum seekers more likely to work with more inclusive labor market access regulations?

Authors: Michaela Slotwinski, Alois Stutzer and Roman Uhlig

Content type: Original Article

16 December 2019

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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
Inheritance flows in Switzerland, 1911–2011

Authors: Marius Brülhart, Didier Dupertuis and Elodie Moreau

Content type: Original article

6 March 2018
Economics: the view from below

Authors: Marion Fourcade

Content type: Conference key note

25 January 2018
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
Public debt and economic growth in advanced economies: A survey

Authors: Ugo Panizza and Andrea F. Presbitero

Content type: OriginalPaper

28 December 2013

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Editor profiles

Editor-in-Chief: 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 questions related to labor market policy, family policy, and social economics.

Co-Editor: Volker Grossmann, University of Fribourg

Volker Grossmann is Full Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Fribourg. Volker's current research interests include: macroeconomics of housing; distribution of income and human capital formation.

Co-Editor: Cédric Tille, Graduate Institute Geneva

Cédric Tille is Professor of Economics at the Graduate Institute Geneva. Cédric's current research focuses on international finance and macroeconomics.

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: 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.