American Law and Economics Review

Aims & Scope

The rise of the field of law and economics has been extremely rapid over the last 25 years.

Among important developments of the 1990s has been the founding of the American Law and Economics Association .

The creation and rapid expansion of the ALEA and the creation of parallel associations in Europe, Latin America, and Canada attest to the growing acceptance of the economic perspective on law by judges, practitioners, and policy-makers.

The Review is a refereed journal, published twice a year.

It maintains the highest scholarly standards, and at the same time endeavours to publish international work that is accessible to the full range of membership in the ALEA, which includes practising lawyers, consulting economics and academic lawyers, and academic economists from around the world.

The Review differs from other scholarly economic journals in particular, in that the Editors endeavour to make the material more easily accessible to non-academics.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8586

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	43

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.666

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	1.00

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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 and Social Sciences, 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.

• Bankruptcy Law and Entrepreneurship

  Citation: 244

  Authors: J., D.

• The Black-White Test Score Gap Through Third Grade

  Citation: 233

  Authors: R. G.

• Do Harsher Prison Conditions Reduce Recidivism? A Discontinuity-based Approach

  Citation: 219

  Authors: M. K., J. M.

• School Quality, Neighborhoods, and Housing Prices

  Citation: 160

  Authors: T. J.

• A New Capital Regulation for Large Financial Institutions

  Citation: 123

  Authors: O., L.

• 'These boots are made for walking': why most divorce filers are women

  Citation: 122

  Authors: MF, DW

• An economic analysis of the use of citations in the law

  Citation: 112

  Authors: RA

• Violence and the U.S. prohibitions of drugs and alcohol

  Citation: 105

  Authors: JA

• Is There An Expressive Function of Law? An Empirical Analysis of Voting Laws with Symbolic Fines

  Citation: 103

  Authors: P.

• Medical Marijuana Laws and Teen Marijuana Use

  Citation: 102

  Authors: D., Benjamin, Daniel I.

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