The ''Journal of Economic Literature'' is a
peer-reviewed
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academic journal
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, published by the
American Economic Association
The American Economic Association (AEA) is a learned society in the field of economics. It publishes several peer-reviewed journals acknowledged in business and academia. There are some 23,000 members.
History and Constitution
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, that surveys the academic literature in
economics
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Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics anal ...
. It was established in 1963 as the ''Journal of Economic Abstracts'',
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retrieved 6 May 2011. and is currently one of the highest ranked journals in economics.
/ref> As a review journal, it mainly features essays and reviews of recent economic theories (as opposed to the latest research). The editor-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
is Steven Durlauf. In January 2022, the AEA announced that David Romer would become the editor beginning in July 2022.
The journal originated a widely used classification system Classification is a process related to categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated and understood.
Classification is the grouping of related facts into classes.
It may also refer to:
Business, organizat ...
for publications in the field of economics.
See also
* JEL classification codes
References
External links
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Economics journals
Publications established in 1963
English-language journals
Quarterly journals
Academic journals published by learned and professional societies of the United States
American Economic Association academic journals
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