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About the SSES

Founded in 1864, the Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics (SSES) is the association of Swiss adademic economists. It aims to promote and advance economic research in Switzerland and to improve collaborations among members of the domestic and international research communities. A special focus lies on the promotion of young economists. The SSES publishes a peer-reviewed academic journal, the Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics.

People

Kurt Schmidheiny, University of Basel (President)
Dirk Niepelt, University of Bern (Past President)
Marius Brülhart, University of Lausanne (Editor-in-Chief)

Hans Gersbach, ETH Zurich
Martina Viarengo, Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies, Geneva
Stefan Leist, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO
Martin Brown, Study Center Gerzensee
Marc-Antoine Ramelet, Swiss National Bank
Alois Stutzer, University of Basel
Igor Letina, University of Bern
Berno Büchel, University of Fribourg
Jérémy Lucchetti, University of Geneva
Sébastien Houde, University of Lausanne
Raphaël Parchet, Università della Svizzera italiana
Lukas Schmid, University of Lucerne
Daniel Kaufmann, University of Neuchâtel
Stefan Bühler, University of St. Gallen
Mathias Hoffmann, University of Zurich
Anthony Strittmatter, UniDistance Suisse

Stefan Meyer, University of Basel

B’VM, Bern

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Marius Brülhart, University of Lausanne (Editor-in-Chief)
Aline Bütikofer, Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) Bergen
Conny Wunsch, University of Basel
Jérémy Lucchetti, University of Geneva
Stefan Bühler, University of St.Gallen
Daniel Kaufmann, University of Neuchâtel

Bylaws

The bylaws of the Society are in German. The latest revision is from 14 June 2018:

Minutes of the General Assembly

Members of the society will find the minutes of the general assembly in the member portal.

Statements

Honorary Members of the SSES

Professor Ernst Baltensperger

At its General Assembly on 24 June 2010, the SSES voted to award honorary membership of the Society to Professor Ernst Baltensperger, in recognition of his great achievements in connection with the SSES. Ernst Baltensperger is renowned as a scientist both in Switzerland and abroad. He was President of the Society from 1996 to 1999, and editor of our journal for 13 years. Moreover, he has been an active participant in the Swiss economic policy arena: for example, he served as President of the Federal Commission for Economic Affairs (an advisory commission to the Swiss government) for several years, and was Director of the Study Center Gerzensee from 2007 to 2009.

Historical Archives of the Society

The historical archives of the Society from 1864-1972 are stored at the Schweizerische Wirtschaftsarchiv (SWA) in Basel:

The histsorical archives fo the Society from 1973-2002 are currently stored at the archives of the Swiss National Bank. They will be moved to the SWA in 2025.

The minutes of the Society from 1864-1919 are digitized and available online at e-manuscripta.ch:

  • Protokollbuch der Sitzungen der Zentralkommission 1864-1887
    Schweizerisches Wirtschaftsarchiv, SWA HS 798 F 1
    DOI: 10.7891/e-manuscripta-164152
  • Protokollbuch der Sitzungen der Zentralkommission 1887-1895
    Schweizerisches Wirtschaftsarchiv, SWA HS 798 F 2
    DOI: 10.7891/e-manuscripta-164153
  • Protokollbuch der Sitzungen der Zentralkommission 1895-1913
    Schweizerisches Wirtschaftsarchiv, SWA HS 798 F 3
    DOI: 10.7891/e-manuscripta-164154
  • Protokollbuch der Sitzungen der Zentralkommission 1913-1919
    Schweizerisches Wirtschaftsarchiv, SWA HS 798 F 4
    DOI: 10.7891/e-manuscripta-164155