The Journal of Economic Perspectives (JEP) is an economic journal published by the American Economic Association. The journal was established in 1987.[1] The JEP was founded by Joseph Stiglitz, Carl Shapiro, and Timothy Taylor.[2]
| Discipline | Economics |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Heidi Williams |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1987–present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | J. Econ. Perspect. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0895-3309 (print) 1944-7965 (web) |
| LCCN | 88648124 |
| JSTOR | 08953309 |
| OCLC no. | 16474127 |
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It is oriented around the twin goals of "providing perspective on current economic research, and explaining how economics provides perspective on questions of general interest."[2][3] According to its editors its purpose is:
- to synthesize and integrate lessons learned from active lines of economic research;
- to provide economic analysis of public policy issues; to encourage cross-fertilization of ideas among the fields of thinking;
- to offer readers an accessible source for state-of-the-art economic thinking;
- to suggest directions for future research;
- to provide insights and readings for classroom use;
- and to address issues relating to the economics profession.
Its current editor is Heidi Williams, and its managing editor is Timothy Taylor.
References
edit- ^ Steve Black (2009). "Life spans of Library Journal's "Best Magazines of the Year"". Serials Review. 35 (4): 213–217. doi:10.1080/00987913.2009.10765248. S2CID 220292393.
- ^ a b Stiglitz, Joseph E. (2012). "The Journal of Economic Perspectives and the Marketplace of Ideas: A View from the Founding". Journal of Economic Perspectives. 26 (2): 19–26. doi:10.1257/jep.26.2.19. ISSN 0895-3309.
- ^ Autor, David (2012). "The Journal of Economic Perspectives at 100 (Issues)". Journal of Economic Perspectives. 26 (2): 3–18. doi:10.1257/jep.26.2.3. hdl:1721.1/82615. ISSN 0895-3309.