Journal of Economic Theory

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Journal of Economic Theory is a peer-reviewed academic journal focusing on microeconomics, game theory, general equilibrium theory, and formal economic analysis. Founded in 1969, the journal has published influential articles by scholars associated with institutions such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Harvard University, Stanford University, and University of Chicago. It is published by Elsevier and commonly cited alongside periodicals like Econometrica, American Economic Review, Review of Economic Studies, Journal of Political Economy, and Quarterly Journal of Economics.

History

The journal was established in 1969 by economists and editors connected to Cowles Commission, University of California, Berkeley, Yale University, Northwestern University, and Columbia University to provide a venue for rigorous theoretical work in the tradition of Leon Walras, John von Neumann, Kenneth Arrow, Gerard Debreu, and Paul Samuelson. Early volumes featured contributions that engaged debates linked to the Walrasian auctioneer, the Arrow–Debreu model, the Von Neumann growth model, and formalizations influenced by scholars from Bell Labs, RAND Corporation, and Northwestern University. Over decades the journal’s editorial leadership and institutional affiliations have passed through scholars from London School of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University, University of Minnesota, and Princeton University.

Editorial oversight has historically involved editors with appointments at Princeton University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Stanford University, and University of Chicago, and associate editors drawn from London School of Economics, Yale University, Columbia University, University of California, Berkeley, and New York University. The peer-review process follows standards comparable to those of Econometrica, Review of Economic Studies, Journal of Political Economy, and American Economic Review, with decisions informed by referees affiliated with CEPR, NBER, Institute for Advanced Study, Cowles Foundation, and leading departments at Oxford University and Cambridge University. Editorial policies reflect concerns articulated at meetings of the Econometric Society and editorial practices common to Elsevier journals, emphasizing anonymous review, methodological rigor, and reproducibility norms promoted by institutions such as National Science Foundation and European Research Council.

The journal is indexed in major services used by scholars from JSTOR, Scopus, Web of Science, RePEc, and Google Scholar, alongside listings in bibliographic databases maintained by EBSCO, ProQuest, OCLC, and CrossRef. Its citation metrics are tracked in products produced by Clarivate Analytics and referenced in compilations distributed by Institute for Scientific Information and Elsevier bibliometrics, and it features in library catalogs at Library of Congress, British Library, Bibliothèque nationale de France, and major university libraries.

The journal has published papers that advanced foundations linked to the Arrow–Debreu model, refinements of Nash equilibrium, bargaining theory influenced by Reinhard Selten and Lloyd Shapley, mechanism design building on Leonid Hurwicz and Eric Maskin, and contributions to repeated games following work by Robert Aumann and Harold Kuhn. Influential articles have been cited in policy discussions at Federal Reserve Board, European Central Bank, International Monetary Fund, and research programs at National Bureau of Economic Research and CEPR. Seminal papers appearing in its pages have shaped literatures associated with the Matching Theory strand developed by Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley, auction theory tied to William Vickrey and Paul Milgrom, and dynamic optimization traditions linked to Richard Bellman and David Cass.

The journal appears on a monthly basis through Elsevier's publishing platform, offering printed volumes and digital issues accessible via aggregators such as ScienceDirect and library collections at JSTOR and university repositories. Formats include full-length articles, occasional survey pieces, and special issues guest-edited by scholars from Princeton University, Harvard University, Stanford University, London School of Economics, and Columbia University.

Category:Economics journals