Focus and Scope

The Journal of Applied Econometrics is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal that publishes high-quality research articles employing established and innovative econometric techniques applied to real-world economic and social issues. The journal emphasizes the application of econometric methods rather than purely theoretical contributions, promoting rigorous empirical analysis, interpretive clarity, and reproducibility of results.

Scope of the Journal

The journal welcomes original research papers, methodological studies, and policy-oriented analyses in all areas of applied econometrics, including but not limited to:

1. Estimation and Inference
   Studies focusing on parameter estimation, hypothesis testing, statistical inference, efficiency, bias, consistency, and related econometric properties.

2. Time Series and Panel Data Analysis
   Research involving time series modeling, panel data methods, cointegration, error correction models, unit root testing, structural breaks, and forecasting applications.

3. Policy Evaluation and Causal Inference
   Empirical analyses evaluating economic policies or interventions using econometric designs such as difference-in-differences, regression discontinuity, instrumental variables, matching, synthetic control, and related causal inference techniques.

4. Applied Econometrics in Specialized Fields
   Applications in financial econometrics, labor economics, health economics, education, industrial organization, international trade, macroeconomics, microeconomics, development economics, public policy, fiscal and monetary economics, and environmental economics.

5. Methodological Innovation
   Studies proposing new or modified econometric methods, including nonparametric, semiparametric, Bayesian, machine learning, and structural modeling approaches with practical relevance.

6. Data Transparency and Replication
   Papers promoting transparency by providing datasets, replication codes, or methodological appendices that facilitate reproducibility and validation of empirical results.

7. Review and Survey Articles
   Comprehensive reviews or surveys of econometric methodologies, empirical applications, or thematic areas that synthesize existing literature and highlight emerging research trends.