Cato Journal

Last updated ISSN 0273-3072

Cato Journal is published by Cato Institute in economics, econometrics and finance. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.

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Key facts

PublisherCato Institute
ISSN0273-3072, 1943-3468
Subject areaEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
AccessSubscription
Article processing chargeNot published
Indexed inScopus
Articles published223
Publishing since1971
Journal websitewww.cato.org/pubs/journal/index.html

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