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Established in 1911, the <i>AER</i> is among the nation's oldest and most respected scholarly journals in economics. The journal publishes 12 issues per year containing articles on a broad range of topics. </div> </article> <article class='journal-preview'> <img alt="American Economic Review: Insights Cover" src="/assets/96767842/images/aeri-icon.svg" /> <div class="journal-body-text"> <h2 class='title'> <a href='/journals/aeri'> American Economic Review: Insights </a> </h2> The <i>American Economic Review: Insights</i> is a general-interest economics journal publishing papers of the same quality as those in the <i>American Economic Review</i> but devoted to papers with important insights that can be conveyed succinctly. The journal publishes four issues per year containing articles on a broad range of topics. </div> </article> <article class='journal-preview'> <img alt="Journal of Economic Literature Cover" src="/assets/96767842/images/jel-icon.svg" /> <div class="journal-body-text"> <h2 class='title'> <a href='/journals/jel'> Journal of Economic Literature </a> </h2> The <i>Journal of Economic Literature</i>, first published in 1969, is designed to help economists keep abreast of the vast flow of literature. The journal publishes four issues per year containing commissioned, peer-reviewed analytic guides to bodies of work, as well as review essays, book reviews, an annotated bibliography of new books classified by subject matter, and an annual index of dissertations from North American universities. </div> </article> <article class='journal-preview'> <img alt="Journal of Economic Perspectives Cover" src="/assets/96767842/images/jep-icon.svg" /> <div class="journal-body-text"> <h2 class='title'> <a href='/journals/jep'> Journal of Economic Perspectives </a> </h2> The <i>Journal of Economic Perspectives</i>, first published in 1987, aims to bridge the gap between the general interest business and financial press and standard academic journals of economics. The journal publishes four issues per year, which are publicly accessible at no charge, compliments of the American Economic Association. </div> </article> <article class='journal-preview'> <img alt="American Economic Journal: Applied Economics Cover" src="/assets/96767842/images/ae-icon.svg" /> <div class="journal-body-text"> <h2 class='title'> <a href='/journals/app'> American Economic Journal: Applied Economics </a> </h2> <i>American Economic Journal: Applied Economics</i> covers a range of topics in applied economics, with a focus on empirical microeconomic issues. Subject areas include labor economics, development microeconomics, health, education, demography, empirical corporate finance, empirical studies of trade, and empirical behavioral economics. The journal publishes four issues per year. </div> </article> <article class='journal-preview'> <img alt="American Economic Journal: Economic Policy Cover" src="/assets/96767842/images/ep-icon.svg" /> <div class="journal-body-text"> <h2 class='title'> <a href='/journals/pol'> American Economic Journal: Economic Policy </a> </h2> <i>American Economic Journal: Economic Policy</i> covers a range of topics, the common theme being the role of economic policy in economic outcomes. Subject areas include public economics; urban and regional economics; public policy aspects of health, education, welfare and political institutions; law and economics; economic regulation; and environmental and natural resource economics. The journal publishes four issues per year. </div> </article> <article class='journal-preview'> <img alt="American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics Cover" src="/assets/96767842/images/macro-icon.svg" /> <div class="journal-body-text"> <h2 class='title'> <a href='/journals/mac'> American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics </a> </h2> <i>American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics</i> focuses on studies of aggregate fluctuations and growth and the role of policy in that context. Such studies often borrow from and interact with research in other fields, such as monetary theory, industrial organization, finance, labor economics, political economy, public finance, international economics, and development economics. To the extent that they make a contribution to macroeconomics, papers in these fields are also welcome. The journal publishes four issues per year. </div> </article> <article class='journal-preview'> <img alt="American Economic Journal: Microeconomics Cover" src="/assets/96767842/images/micro-icon.svg" /> <div class="journal-body-text"> <h2 class='title'> <a href='/journals/mic'> American Economic Journal: Microeconomics </a> </h2> <i>American Economic Journal: Microeconomics</i> focuses on microeconomic theory; industrial organization; and the microeconomic aspects of international trade, political economy, and finance. The journal publishes theoretical work as well as both empirical and experimental work with a theoretical framework. The journal publishes four issues per year. </div> </article> <article class='journal-preview'> <img alt="AEA Papers and Proceedings Cover" src="/assets/96767842/images/pandp-icon.svg" /> <div class="journal-body-text"> <h2 class='title'> <a href='/journals/pandp'> AEA Papers and Proceedings </a> </h2> <em>AEA Papers and Proceedings</em> publishes selected papers presented at the AEA sessions of the ASSA Annual Meeting, as well as minutes and reports from the AEA proceedings. In 2018, the Association began publishing the <em>AEA Papers and Proceedings</em> as a standalone title; from 1911 through 2017, the papers and proceedings were published annually as a special issue of the <em>American Economic Review</em>. </div> </article> <article id="journal-access" class="journal-preview"> <a href="/journals/subscriptions"> <img src="/assets/96767842/images/journalStack.png"> </a> <div class="journal-body-text"> <h2 class="title"> Access to journals </h2> Institutions and libraries can <a href="/journals/subscriptions">subscribe or manage subscriptions</a>. <br/> <a href="/membership">AEA members</a> have digital access to all AEA journals. </div> </article> </section> </section> <aside class="secondary" role="complementary"> <nav class="secondary-navigation" role="navigation"> <h2><a href="/journals">Journals</a></h2><ul><li><div class="nav-divider"></div></li><li><a href="/journals/aer"><em>American Economic Review</em></a></li><li><a href="/journals/aeri"><em>AER: Insights</em></a></li><li><a href="/journals/app"><em>AEJ: Applied Economics</em></a></li><li><a href="/journals/pol"><em>AEJ: Economic Policy</em></a></li><li><a href="/journals/mac"><em>AEJ: Macroeconomics</em></a></li><li><a href="/journals/mic"><em>AEJ: Microeconomics</em></a></li><li><a href="/journals/jel"><em>Journal of Economic Literature</em></a></li><li><a href="/journals/jep"><em>Journal of Economic Perspectives</em></a></li><li><a href="/journals/pandp"><em>AEA Papers and Proceedings</em></a></li><li><div class="nav-divider"></div></li><li><a href="/journals/subscriptions">Subscriptions</a></li><li><a href="/journals/copyright">Copyright and Permissions</a></li><li><a href="/journals/policies">Policies</a></li><li><a href="/journals/data">Data and Code</a></li><li><a href="/journals/get-journal-alerts">Journal Alerts</a></li><li><a href="/research">Research Highlights</a></li><li><a href="/journals/subscriptions/backissues">Back Issues</a></li><li><a href="/journals/printondemand">Print on Demand</a></li><li><a href="/journals/articles/sgml">Journal Metadata</a></li></ul> </nav> <section class="action-group"> </section> </aside> </div></main><footer class='site-footer'> <div class='container'> <nav class='navigation-group'> <ul> <li> <a href="/journals">Journals</a> </li> <li> <a href="/conference">Annual Meeting</a> </li> <li> <a href="/joe">Careers</a> </li> <li> <a href="/resources">Resources</a> </li> <li> <a href="/econlit">EconLit</a> </li> <li> <a href="/about-aea/committees">Committees</a> </li> <li> <a href="/membership">Membership</a> </li> <li> <a href="/about-aea">About AEA</a> </li> <li> <a href="/login/">Log In</a> </li> <li> <a class="contact-link" href="/contact">Contact the AEA</a> </li> </ul> </nav> <div class="social-legal"> <section class='legal'> <ul> <li class='footer-terms'><a href="/terms-of-service/site">Terms of Use</a></li> <li><a href="/privacypolicy">Privacy Policy</a></li> <li class='copyright'>Copyright 2025 American Economic Association. 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