Journal of Political Economy

Last updated ISSN 0022-3808

Journal of Political Economy is published by University of Chicago Press in economics, econometrics and finance. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.

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Key facts

PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
ISSN0022-3808, 1537-534X
Subject areaEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
AccessSubscription
Article processing chargeNot published
Indexed inScopus
Articles published15,907
Publishing since1892
Journal websitewww.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/jpe/current

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