Journal of Economic Perspectives
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The Journal of Economic Perspectives (JEP) is an economic journal
published by the American Economic Association
. The journal is very broad in its scope
. According to its editors its purpose is:
Its current editor
is David H. Autor, and its managing editor
is Timothy Taylor
.
Academic journal
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published by the American Economic Association
American Economic Association
The American Economic Association, or AEA, is a learned society in the field of economics, headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. It publishes one of the most prestigious academic journals in economics: the American Economic Review...
. The journal is very broad in its scope
Scope
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. 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
Editing
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is David H. Autor, and its managing editor
Managing editor
A managing editor is a senior member of a publication's management team.In the United States, a managing editor oversees and coordinates the publication's editorial activities...
is Timothy Taylor
Timothy Taylor (economist)
Timothy Taylor is an American economist. He is Managing Editor of the Journal of Economic Perspectives, a quarterly academic journal produced at Macalester College and published by the American Economic Association....
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