Journal of Economic Perspectives explained

Discipline:	Economics
Language:	English
Editor:	Heidi Williams
Abbreviation:	J. Econ. Perspect.
Publisher:	American Economic Association
Country:	United States
Frequency:	Quarterly
History:	1987–present
Website:	http://www.aeaweb.org/jep/
Link1:	https://www.aeaweb.org/jep/issues.php
Link1-Name:	Online archive
Jstor:	08953309
Oclc:	16474127
Lccn:	88648124
Issn:	0895-3309
Eissn:	1944-7965

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]

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."^[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.

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Notes and References

Steve Black. Life spans of Library Journal's "Best Magazines of the Year". Serials Review. 2009. 35. 4. 213–217. 10.1080/00987913.2009.10765248. 220292393.
Stiglitz . Joseph E. . 2012 . The Journal of Economic Perspectives and the Marketplace of Ideas: A View from the Founding . Journal of Economic Perspectives . en . 26 . 2 . 19–26 . 10.1257/jep.26.2.19 . 0895-3309.
Autor . David . 2012 . The Journal of Economic Perspectives at 100 (Issues) . Journal of Economic Perspectives . en . 26 . 2 . 3–18 . 10.1257/jep.26.2.3 . 1721.1/82615 . 0895-3309. free .