De Economist

De Economist
Title	De Economist
Discipline	Economics
Language	Dutch, English
Publisher	Royal Netherlands Economic Association
Country	Netherlands
Frequency	Quarterly
History	1852–present
Issn	0013-057X

De Economist

De Economist is a long-established peer-reviewed academic journal originating in the Netherlands with a focus on applied and theoretical economics and related social sciences. Founded in the mid-19th century, it has published scholarship addressing policy debates in Europe, comparative studies involving United States, United Kingdom, and global perspectives engaging scholars from Japan, China, and India. The journal has intersected with major debates involving figures and institutions such as John Maynard Keynes, Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Milton Friedman, World Bank, and International Monetary Fund.

History

The journal traces its origins to the mid-19th century milieu of Dutch scholarly societies and liberal intellectual currents associated with the Royal Netherlands Economic Association and contemporaneous organizations like the Tweede Kamer. Early volumes engaged debates that also involved thinkers connected to the Industrial Revolution, the Revolutions of 1848, and economic policy discussions shaped by actors such as Cambridge University economists and Utrecht scholars. Across the 20th century the journal published work responding to crises comparable to the Great Depression, the economic reconstruction after World War II, and policy shifts during the Cold War. In subsequent decades it adapted to the rise of quantitative methods popularized at institutions like the University of Chicago and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and to new thematic concerns emerging from events like the European Union expansion and the Asian Financial Crisis.

Editorial Profile and Content

The editorial profile has emphasized rigorous peer-reviewed research spanning applied microeconomics, macroeconomic theory, economic history, and policy analysis. Topics frequently reflected comparative studies that reference institutions such as the European Central Bank, Bank of England, and De Nederlandsche Bank. Methodological contributions often cited techniques advanced at places like London School of Economics, Harvard University, and Princeton University, while incorporating debates linked to scholars associated with Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences laureates and methodological innovators from RAND Corporation and National Bureau of Economic Research. Special issues have been organized around themes related to trade and institutions like the World Trade Organization, development debates involving United Nations Development Programme, and labor-market analyses connected to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development reports.

Notable Articles and Contributions

Over its history, the journal has featured influential articles that entered broader scholarly conversations alongside works published in venues such as The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Political Economy, and American Economic Review. Contributions have engaged with theoretical frameworks from scholars in the tradition of David Ricardo, Jean-Baptiste Say, and Joan Robinson, and empirical case studies concerning regions like Benelux, Scandinavia, and Southeast Asia. Special issues have brought together research that dialogues with policy papers from International Labour Organization and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and with methodological advances associated with General Equilibrium modeling and Game Theory applications from groups at Cowles Commission.

Circulation and Distribution

Circulation and distribution historically relied on the networks of the Royal Netherlands Economic Association, subscriptions across academic libraries at institutions such as University of Amsterdam, Leiden University, and Erasmus University Rotterdam, and distribution channels linking to catalogues like those of the Library of Congress and interlibrary loan systems spanning Europe and North America. The journal transitioned to digital access in collaboration with platforms similar to JSTOR and indexing services used by scholars at Google Scholar, Web of Science, and Scopus.

Editorial Board and Contributors

Editorial leadership has included scholars affiliated with Dutch and international universities including University of Groningen, Tilburg University, and guest editors from Yale University and University of Oxford. Contributors range from early economists connected to continental networks to contemporary researchers publishing alongside colleagues at Columbia University, Stanford University, and policy experts from institutions such as the European Commission and OECD. Peer review processes have drawn referees active in associations like the European Economic Association and the American Economic Association.

Impact and Reception

The journal’s impact is measured through citation activity visible in databases used by researchers at Elsevier and universities subscribing to citation metrics from Clarivate Analytics. Reception among scholars reflects the journal’s regional and thematic strengths, with recognition in discussions alongside journals tied to the Cambridge School of Economics and mainstream outlets. Debates in which the journal participated intersect with policy dialogues led by Dutch Ministry of Finance, scholarly exchanges at conferences like the European Meeting of the Econometric Society, and assessments by research councils such as the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research.

Indexing and Abstracting

The journal is abstracted and indexed in major bibliographic services that support search and discovery by academics at ProQuest, EBSCO, Scopus, and Web of Science. Library holdings appear in catalogues managed by institutions like Koninklijke Bibliotheek and are discoverable through union catalogues similar to WorldCat.

Category:Academic journals Category:Economics journals Category:Dutch publications