Theoretical Economics
Last updated ISSN 1555-7561
Theoretical Economics is published by Econometric Society in decision sciences. It is open access. There is no article processing charge.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Theoretical Economics concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Auction Theory and Applications
- Game Theory and Applications
- Economic theories and models
- Game Theory and Voting Systems
- Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
- Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing
- Economic Theory and Institutions
- State Capitalism and Financial Governance
- Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
Key facts
| Publisher | Econometric Society |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 1555-7561, 1933-6837 |
| Subject area | Decision Sciences |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | None |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Social Sciences Citation Index · Scopus · DOAJ |
| Articles published | 737 |
| Publishing since | 2003 |
| Journal website | econtheory.org/ |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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