Journal of Public Economics


The Journal of Public Economics is a monthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering public economics, with particular emphasis on the application of modern economic theory and methods of quantitative analysis. It provides a forum for discussion of public policy of interest to an international readership. It was established in 1972 by Tony Atkinson and is published by Elsevier. The current editors-in-chief are John Friedman and Wojciech Kopczuk. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2018 impact factor of 1.773.