Journal of Applied Economics

S. Doukalli

The Journal of Applied Economics publishes original contributions on applied issues in micro and macroeconomics. The primary criteria for selecting papers are quality and importance for the field. Papers based on a well motivated research problem that make a concrete contribution to empirical economics or applied theory are especially encouraged.

Publishes research on applied issues in micro and macroeconomics, including industrial organization, labor economics, finance, growth and money and banking.

Journal of Applied Economics

JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECONOMICS

ISSN: 1667-6726
PISSN: 1514-0326
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Area: Economics
Website: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/recs20
About: Address:2-4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON, ENGLAND, OXON, OX14 4RNJournal Language:English open access:YES Medium:Online, Scopus Indexing Duration: years:from 2006 to 2021

Aims and scope

Journal of Applied Economics is a peer-reviewed open access journal covering applied issues in micro and macroeconomics, including:

Political Economy
Law and Economics
Environmental Economics
Innovation Economics
Health Economics
Gender Economics
International Trade & Development
Industrial Organization
International Economics
Labor Economics
Finance
Money and Banking
Green Growth

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