American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Aims & Scope

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy publishes papers covering 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.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.3
2024	5.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	7.940

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	134

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1279

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Measuring the Output Responses to Fiscal Policy

  Citation: 749

  Authors: Alan J, Yuriy

• Adaptation to Climate Change: Evidence from US Agriculture

  Citation: 416

  Authors: Marshall, Kyle

• Do Taxpayers Bunch at Kink Points?

  Citation: 379

  Authors: Emmanuel

• Particulate Pollution and the Productivity of Pear Packers

  Citation: 294

  Authors: Tom, Joshua, Tal, Matthew

• Trade and Investment under Policy Uncertainty: Theory and Firm Evidence

  Citation: 283

  Authors: Kyle, Nuno

• Water Pollution Progress at Borders: The Role of Changes in China's Political Promotion Incentives

  Citation: 274

  Authors: Matthew E., Pei, Daxuan

• Why Do Skilled Immigrants Struggle in the Labor Market? A Field Experiment with Thirteen Thousand Resumes

  Citation: 266

  Authors: Philip

• Optimal Taxation of Top Labor Incomes: A Tale of Three Elasticities

  Citation: 263

  Authors: Thomas, Emmanuel, Stefanie

• Are Incentives for R&D Effective? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Approach

  Citation: 253

  Authors: Raffaello, Eleonora

• Income, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and Infant Health

  Citation: 251

  Authors: Hilary, Doug, David

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