''The RAND Journal of Economics'' (usually called ''RAND Journal'' or simply ''Rand'' ) is a quarterly
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academic journal
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of
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published by
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on behalf of the
RAND Corporation
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. It publishes theoretical and empirical papers on industrial organization and related topics. According to the ''
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'', the journal has a 2020
impact factor
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of 1.986.
History
The journal was established in 1970 by AT&T's
Bell Labs
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then AT&T Bell Laboratories (1984–1996)
and Bell Labs Innovations (1996–2007),
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economics group as ''The Bell Journal of Economics and Management Science''.
From 1975 to 1983 it was titled ''The Bell Journal of Economics''. In 1984, after transfer to the
RAND Corporation
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, it acquired its present name.
See also
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List of economics journals
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Popular magazines or other publications related to economics, finance, or business are not listed.
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