Swiss learned society (1864–)
The Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics (SSES) (German : Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Volkswirtschaft und Statistik (SGVS), French : Société suisse d'économie et de statistique (SSES); Italian : Società svizzera di economia e di statistica (SSES)) is a Swiss learned society for economics and an association comprising all Swiss universities with faculties of economics,[ 1] based in Zurich .[ 2] Kurt Schmidheiny from the University of Basel serves as the current president of the SSES.[ 3] The society is a member of the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences [de ] .[ 4] The SSES holds an ex officio position on the executive council of the Verein für Socialpolitik .[ 5] The society publishes the Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics , an open-access peer-reviewed academic journal .[ 6]
History
The society was founded in 1864[ 7] as the Swiss Statistical Society (German : Schweizerische Statistische Gesellschaft , (SSG )).[ 8] In 1937, it changed its name to the Swiss Society for Statistics and Economics (German : Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Statistik und Volkswirtschaft , (SGSV )).[ 9] In 2001, the name was slightly altered to the Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics (German : Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Volkswirtschaft und Statistik , (SGVS )).[ 8] [ 10]
The topics discussed at the annual meetings of the SSES are regularly covered in Swiss newspapers.[ 11] These meetings attract figures in municipal, cantonal , and federal government in Switzerland, alongside economists and scientists from Switzerland and abroad.[ 12] Past topics have included the industrialisation of Switzerland ,[ 13] full employment and the right to work ,[ 14] [ 15] population dynamics and the social position of women,[ 16] competition ,[ 12] dirigisme and regulation ,[ 17] [ 18] and the European debt crisis .[ 19]
The SSES gives several annual awards,[ 20] including an Economic Journalism Award for journalists .[ 21] [ 22]
Presidents
The following persons have been presidents:[ 23] [ 24] [ 25] [ 26]
Notable members
References
^ "Prof. Dr. Anthony Strittmatter, Full Professor of Economics, is the first representative of UniDistance Suisse to be elected to the SSES Board" . UniDistance . 10 June 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024 .
^ "Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics, Zurich" . EconStor . Retrieved 21 November 2024 .
^ "Prof. Dr. Kurt Schmidheiny" . University of Basel . Retrieved 21 November 2024 .
^ "Fachgesellschaften: Sektion 5: Wirtschafts- und Rechtswissenschaften" [Professional Societies: Section 5: Economics and Law]. Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences [de ] (in German). Retrieved 21 November 2024 .
^ "Executive Council" . Verein für Socialpolitik . Retrieved 21 November 2024 .
^ "Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics" . SCImago . Retrieved 21 November 2024 .
^ "Éditeur Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics = Société suisse d'économie et de statistique — SGVS" . Mir@bel (in French). Retrieved 21 November 2024 .
^ a b Scheurer, Frédéric (1964). "Un quart de siècle d histoire de la Société suisse de Statistique et d'Economie politique 1939-1964" [A Quarter Century of History of the Swiss Society of Statistics and Economics 1939-1964] (PDF) . Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics (in French). Retrieved 17 July 2024 .
^ "Jahresversammlung der Schweiz. Gesellschaft für Volkswirtschaft und Statistik" . Die Tat (in German). Migros . 27 June 1944. p. 7. Retrieved 19 November 2024 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch .
^ Statistik in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland , 10 January 2013.
^ Gr. (24 May 1928). "Das Problem der Konjunktur: Jahresversammlung der Schweizerischen Statistischen Gesellschaft" . www.e-newspaperarchives.ch (in German). Der Bund . Retrieved 2024-11-19 .
^ a b "Konkurrenzprobleme der Gegenwart: Jahresversammlung der Gesellschaft für Volkswirtschaft und Statistik" . www.e-newspaperarchives.ch (in German). Neue Zürcher Zeitung . 31 May 1965. Retrieved 2024-11-19 .
^ "Die Existenzberechtigung der Industrie" . www.e-newspaperarchives.ch (in German). Die Gewerkschaft. 7 November 1929. Retrieved 2024-11-19 .
^ "Zur Vollbeschäftigungstagung in Frauenfeld" . www.e-newspaperarchives.ch (in German). Die Tat. 29 June 1944. Retrieved 2024-11-19 .
^ "Fortschritte" . www.e-newspaperarchives.ch (in German). Der Bund. 2 July 1944. Retrieved 2024-11-19 .
^ "Gruss der schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Statistik und Volkswirtschaft" . www.e-newspaperarchives.ch (in German). Freiburger Nachrichten. 12 May 1956. Retrieved 2024-11-19 .
^ S., G. (14 May 1982). "Französische Reflexionen über Dirigismus" . www.e-newspaperarchives.ch (in German). Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Retrieved 2024-11-19 .
^ S., G. (15 May 1982). "Die Wirtschaft im Griff Leviathans" . www.e-newspaperarchives.ch (in German). Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Retrieved 2024-11-19 .
^ Blankart, Charles B. (14 June 2011). "Glück ist ein individuelles Gut" . Neue Zürcher Zeitung . Retrieved 19 November 2024 .
^ "Awards" . Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics . Retrieved 2024-11-19 .
^ "Hansueli Schöchli erhält Economic Journalism Award 2022" . Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). 2022-06-23. ISSN 0376-6829 . Retrieved 2024-11-19 .
^ Wartburg, Reto Gysi von (2024-06-07). "SWI swissinfo.ch podcast wins Economic Journalism Award" . SWI swissinfo.ch . Retrieved 2024-11-19 .
^ "Jubiläumschronik der schweiz. Statistischen Gesellschaft 1864-1889". Zeitschrift für schweizerische Statistik . 26 : 122– 123. 1890 – via Universität Basel. Universitätsbibliothek Wirtschaft - Schweizerisches Wirtschaftsarchiv.
^ a b Baechtold, Hermann. "Die Schweizerische statistische Gesellschaft 1864—1914" [The Swiss Statistical Society 1864—1914] (PDF) . sgvs.ch (in German).
^ "Élites suisses | Base de données des élites suisses | Société suisse de statistique et d'économie politique" . 2.unil.ch . Retrieved 6 July 2024 .
^ "Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Statistik und Volkswirtschaft". Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Statistik und Volkswirtschaft . 75 : 521. 1939 – via Universität Basel. Universitätsbibliothek Wirtschaft - Schweizerisches Wirtschaftsarchiv.
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