2007 Impact Factor: 0.473
Ranking: 124/191 (Economics)
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Applied Economics is a peer-reviewed journal encouraging the application of economic analysis to specific problems in both the public and private sectors. It particularly fosters quantitative studies, the results of which are of use in the practical field, and thus helps to bring economic theory nearer to reality. Contributions which make use of the methods of mathematics, statistics and operations research will be welcomed, provided the conclusions are factual and properly explained.

Endorsements

“As an area, applied economics is about the consideration of topics that are relevant to some group of economic decision makers. Once an important and interesting question has been determined the study needs to contain a discussion of the relevant economic theory and some data analysis using appropriate econometric methods. The journal Applied Economics fills an important place in the economics literature as it publishes more of these topic driven papers than almost all alternatives.”
Clive Granger, 2003 Nobel Laureate in Economics, Research Professor, University of California, San Diego

“The great asset of Applied Economics is that it is completely open to any applied area not just the currently fashionable mainstream topics. As a result, when researching some specialised area I often find that the first or crucial paper was published there. ”
Ron Smith, Professor of Applied Economics, Birkbeck College, University of London.

“Applied Economics has been publishing solid empirical studies across an impressively broad range of issues for four decades. It fills a unique niche in the research literature for the applied economist. Many happy returns of the day!”
David Peel, Professor of Economics, University of Lancaster