Hacienda Publica Espanola

Aims & Scope

Hacienda Pública Española/Review of Public Economics welcomes submissions on all areas of public economics.

We seek to publish original and innovative research, applied and theoretical, related to the economic analysis of Government intervention.

For example, but not exclusively: Taxation, Redistribution, Health, Education, Pensions, Governance, Fiscal Policy and Fiscal Federalism.

In addition to regular submissions, the journal welcomes submissions of: -Survey Reviews, containing surveys of the literature regarding issues of interest in the Public Economics field; -Policy oriented reviews, showing the current contributions of Public Economics in relation to relevant contemporary issues affecting public decision-makers in the real world (Policy Watch); -Comments of previously published articles.

Contributions to this section should be limited to a maximum of 2 000 words (12 pages).

If deemed adequate, the authors of the commented article will be given the opportunity to react in a Reply.

Both Comment and Reply will be published together.

Articles for the Survey Reviews and Policy Watch section are subject to the same double blind reviwing procedure.

The adequacy of Comments submitted for publication will be evaluated by the Executive Editors.

View Aims & Scope

---

Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.5

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.261

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	17

---

---

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

---

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.

---

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

---

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.

• What Drives Tax Morale? A Focus on Emerging Economies

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Christian, Hamlet, Angel

• Government Social Expenditure and Income Inequalities in the European Union

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Ángeles, Antonio L.

• The Public Sector Pay Gap in a Selection of Euro Area Countries in the Pre-crisis Period

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Raffaela, Manuel, Domenico, Bruno, Evangelia, Javier J, Lukas, Mojca

• A Panorama on Energy Taxes amd Green Tax Reforms

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Alberto, Xavier

• Brechas Salariales de Género en España

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Brindusa, J. Ignacio, Ignacio

• The great recession and the Gender Wage Differential in Spain

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Inés P., Hipólito

• Fiscal Devaluations in EMU

  Citation: 13

  Authors: José E., Rafael, Javier

• Tax Compliance Costs: A Review of Cost Burdens and Cost Structures

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Sebastian, François

• Las finanzas autonómicas en boom y en crisis (2003-12)

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Angel

• Bailouts and Soft Budget Constraints in Decentralized Government: A Synthesis and Survey of an Alternative View of Intergovernmental Grant Policy

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Timothy J.

---