Published since January 1, 1863

Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik

Journal of Economics and Statistics

ISSN: 2366-049X

Editor-in-chief: Peter Winker

Edited by: Thiess Büttner, Regina Riphahn, Werner Smolny, Joachim Wagner

Impact Factor: 2.738

About this journal

The Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik) is a scientific journal published in Germany since 1863. The journal publishes papers in all fields of economics and applied statistics. A specific focus is on papers combining theory with empirical analyses. Papers providing conclusions for economic policy in Europe are particularly welcome. Nevertheless, distinguished papers dealing exlusively with economic theory, empirical models, or economic history, will not be excluded from consideration.

The editors invite replication studies focusing on the robustness of empirical findings. The section Data Observer presents articles on data sets available for empirical research and institutions providing research data. The journal also publishes special issues, short comments, and book reviews. All freely accessible contributions, including the Data Observer articles, can be found via the website's article search functionality.

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Call for Papers

Special Issue on “Atypical Employment”

Guest editors: Regina T. Riphahn, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Conny Wunsch, Universität Basel

Timeline: Submission of full papers December 31, 2022

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Call for Papers

Special Issue on “Empirical Studies with Micro-Data from Official Statistics in Germany”

Guest editors: Thomas K. Bauer, Ruhr-University Bochum
Regina T. Riphahn, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
Joachim Wanger, Leuphana University Lüneburg

Timeline: Submission of full papers (extended deadline) August 15, 2022

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History

The Journal of Economics and Statistics was founded in 1863 in Jena by Bruno Hildebrand (editor 1863-1877).

History of the journal

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Volume 242 Issue 3

June 2022

Publicly Available June 16, 2022

Frontmatter

Page range: i-iii

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Original Articles

April 20, 2022

The Untold Story of Midijobs

Anna Herget, Regina T. Riphahn

Page range: 309-341

Abstract

Midijobs are employment relationships with moderate monthly earnings that benefit from payroll tax subsidies. Since 2003, the subsidy is universally available for all regions, industries, individuals, and employers in Germany. Recently, more than 2.9 million individuals, i.e., almost 9 percent of the German labor force covered by the social security system took advantage of Midijobs. This paper describes the program, its motivation, and utilization over time. We characterize the labor market transitions leading into and out of Midijob employment, the duration of Midijob utilization, and compare recent developments with patterns of program utilization that were observed early on.

April 20, 2022

Does Variable Shift Work Explain Away Productivity Shocks? A Bayesian Approach

Lucas M. Engelhardt

Page range: 343-369

Abstract

In business cycle accounting, productivity is procyclical. However, this may be an illusion caused by improperly accounting for changes in procyclical capital utilization. This paper considers to what extent incorporating variable shift work into a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model reduces the role played by productivity shocks in explaining variations in output. In the one shift version of the model, 81 percent of the variation in output is explained by productivity shocks. With variable shift work, the contribution falls to a minimum of 48 percent. While variable shift work decreases their importance, productivity shocks continue to be the most significant contributor to the variation of output over the business cycle.

May 12, 2022

How Does a “Green” Good Affect Environmental Quality and Social Welfare?

Anja Brumme

Page range: 371-401

Abstract

In this paper an impure public good model is applied to analyze the effects of introducing a green good, i.e. a consumption good that contributes to preservation of environmental quality. I distinguish three types of consumers: “grays”, who consume the green good and a private good; “greens”, who consume the green good and make additional donations to environmental organizations; and “edge” consumers, who consume only the green good. With respect to environmental quality I find that the gap between voluntary provision and optimal provision is unaffected by the introduction of the green good, no matter if consumers are gray or green. However, in the case of gray agents environmental quality is improved in absolute terms after the green good has been launched whereas it remains at the same level as before if consumers are green. The effect of the green good on the social welfare gap is more likely to be beneficial if agents are gray. The gaps with respect to environmental quality and social welfare are both closed if the agents are edge consumers.

Data Observer

Publicly Available November 3, 2021

The Swiss Household Panel (SHP)

Robin Tillmann, Marieke Voorpostel, Erika Antal, Nora Dasoki, Hannah Klaas, Ursina Kuhn, Florence Lebert, Gian-Andrea Monsch, Valérie-Anne Ryser

Page range: 403-420

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Abstract

Collecting data on households and individuals since 1999, the Swiss Household Panel (SHP) is an ongoing, unique, large-scale, nationally representative, longitudinal study in Switzerland ( N = 9828 households and N = 15,882 persons interviewed in 2020). The SHP aims to provide both continuity and innovation in measurement and data collection. Examples of innovation are the combination of retrospective and prospective longitudinal data, the combination of survey modes notably in refreshment samples and additional studies oversampling specific population groups. This article provides an overview of the SHP – focusing on the survey’s key design features, content, data collection and adjustments, possibilities for cross-national comparisons, data use and accomplishments.

Publicly Available June 16, 2022

Establishments in the Covid-19-Crisis (BeCovid): A High-Frequency Establishment Survey to Monitor the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic

Lutz Bellmann, Patrick Gleiser, Sophie Hensgen, Christian Kagerl, Ute Leber, Duncan Roth, Matthias Umkehrer, Jens Stegmaier

Page range: 421-431

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The high-frequency establishment survey “Establishments in the Covid-19-Crisis” (BeCovid) started in 2020 and continued until June 2022 to collect monthly data on how businesses in Germany adjusted to the challenges of the pandemic. This article describes the survey design and provides an overview over the topics covered. We further outline the survey’s research potentials, particularly when linked to administrative records.

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Cite Score	3.4
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Manuscripts must be submitted on https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jbnst as either

Word file
PDF plus TeX source files in a ZIP archive.

Preceding the text, the following details are to be listed on the manuscript in the following order:

Title in English,
Author name(s) and affiliation (at least institution, city, and country),
Abstract in English,
Keywords in English,
JEL Classification (code only, e.g. H68).

Citations, Footnotes, Bibliography

Citations must follow the Harvard reference style: Steiner and Wagner (1998: 5), or (Steiner and Wagner 1998: 110 ff.); if there are more than two authors: Boucekkine et al. (2002: 53f.).
Several citations within parentheses are separated by semicolon: (Steiner and Wagner 1998; Spengler 2004).
The bibliography must also follow the Harvard reference style, see examples:
Andreasen, N.C. (2001). Brave new brain: conquering mental illness in the era of the genome. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Melitz, Marc J. (2003). The impact of trade on intra-industry reallocations and aggregate industry productivity. Econometrica 71: 1695–1725.
Ferres, K. (2001). Idiot box: television, urban myths and ethical scenarios. In: Craven, I. (Ed.). Australian cinema in the 1990s. Frank Cass, London, pp. 175–188.
Fayadh, K.H. (2015). The legal regulation of assisted reproductive technology in Iraq: lessons from the Australian approach, Ph.D. thesis. Penrith, Western Sydney University. Available at: https://www.example_website.com/source (accessed 27 May 2009).
Footnote numerals in the text appearing at the end of a sentence or clause are placed behind the punctuation mark. Footnotes in the main title or with the author’s name use the star symbol (*), they will be converted to article and author notes. Regular footnotes use superscript Arabic numerals (¹).
For numbers in your text, tables and graphs, please use the correct German and English notation, depending on the language of your paper: German: 10,8 / 5.000.000, English: 10.8 / 5,000,000
Appendices should be named „Appendix A, „Appendix B" etc.

Figures

All figures must be uploaded as separate files in eps-, jpg-, or png-format, depending on image type. Grids are to be avoided.

Book reviews

Journal of Economics and Statistics also publishes book reviews. The editors invite authors for the review of selected books. The length of book reviews is typically between 0,5 and 3 manuscript pages. Book reviews can be submitted on https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jbnst. They should include the following information:

The heading should include the title of the book, the publisher, year of publication, number of pages, price, and ISBN (including the dashes)
The reviewers’ affiliation

Editing time

The editors of the Journal of Economics and Statistics try to provide a fast first feedback to the authors of submitted manuscripts. Nevertheless, screening and reviewing of the submissions requires some time. In the last 5 years, the median time until the first feedback to the authors amounted to 90 days, while the 90 percent quantile was slightly below five months.

If the authors are invited to resubmit a revised version of their paper, this revision usually should be provided within three months.

Data Archive

The Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik) maintains a Data Archive in cooperation with ZBW (https://journaldata.zbw.eu/journals/jbnst). Authors of accepted papers are expected to deposit a complete set of all data used for their analysis in electronic form. Further details will be provided after acceptance of the paper.

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In this journal, authors have the option to publish their article under an open access license. Open Access allows you as an author to retain copyright and share your findings with colleagues and interested parties worldwide without any restraints.
Please note that authors from institutions with which we have a transformative agreement can publish open access without paying an article processing charge (APC). More information on the eligible institutions and articles can be found under the "Funding and Support" tab here.