Journal of Post Keynesian Economics

Journal of Post Keynesian Economics
Title	Journal of Post Keynesian Economics
Discipline	Economics
Abbreviation	J. Post Keynesian Econ.
History	1978–present
Frequency	Quarterly

Journal of Post Keynesian Economics is a peer-reviewed academic journal founded in 1978 that publishes research in the tradition associated with John Maynard Keynes, Joan Robinson, Nicholas Kaldor, Piero Sraffa, and Michal Kalecki. The journal has served as a forum for scholars connected with institutions such as The New School for Social Research, Cambridge University, University of Cambridge, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and London School of Economics. It has featured work by or about figures linked to Post-Keynesian economics, Institutional economics, Marxian economics, and heterodox networks including World Bank-adjacent debates and regional centers like European Union research groups.

History

The journal was established in 1978 amid scholarly debates involving proponents from University of Missouri–Kansas City, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Universidade de São Paulo, and University of Toronto who engaged with controversies traceable to texts such as The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, The Economics of Imperfect Competition, and Production of Commodities by Means of Commodities. Early editorial exchanges referenced work by Ludwig von Mises, Friedrich Hayek, Milton Friedman, Joan Robinson, and John Hicks, and institutional affiliations spanned Cambridge circles and New School economists. Over successive decades the journal intersected with policy debates involving International Monetary Fund, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and national bodies including Bank of England and Federal Reserve System staff, while contributors held posts at Princeton University, Yale University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Stanford University, University of Chicago, Queen Mary University of London, and King's College London.

Scope and Focus

The journal emphasizes theory and policy consistent with the legacies of John Maynard Keynes and Joan Robinson, covering topics like money and finance, distributional conflict associated with Piero Sraffa analyses, uncertainty discussions influenced by Frank Knight and John Hicks, and growth theories recalling Nicholas Kaldor. It addresses applied work on macroeconomic modeling linked to Hyman Minsky's financial instability hypothesis, structuralist perspectives akin to Raúl Prebisch, and interpretive frameworks related to Karl Marx and Joseph Schumpeter. Contributors often engage with debates framed by works such as Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy and institutional debates tied to Keynesian Revolution moments. The scope includes empirical pieces referencing datasets from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, United Nations, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and national statistical offices such as Office for National Statistics and Statistics Canada.

Editorial Board and Peer Review

Editorial leadership over time has included scholars affiliated with University of Missouri–Kansas City, University of Cambridge, University of Leeds, New School for Social Research, University of Sydney, and Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis research staff. The board frequently features editors and advisory members connected to think tanks such as Levy Economics Institute, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Brookings Institution, and research centers like Cambridge Centre for Economic and Public Policy. The peer-review process follows conventional double-blind procedures similar to standards at American Economic Association journals and comparable outlets including Econometrica, The Economic Journal, Review of Radical Political Economics, and Cambridge Journal of Economics; reviewers often hail from University of California, Berkeley, Rutgers University, New York University, University of Texas at Austin, and University of Notre Dame.

Abstracting and Indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in major services used by scholars at institutions like JSTOR subscribers, EBSCO-hosted collections, ProQuest databases, and aggregated bibliographic services similar to Scopus and Web of Science. Its content appears in library catalogs at Library of Congress, university libraries at Harvard University, Yale University, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Columbia University, and in repositories mirrored across consortia such as HathiTrust and national archives including British Library.

Impact and Reception

Reception of the journal has varied across academic communities: it is influential among scholars tied to Post-Keynesian economics, heterodox economics, and policy networks at institutions such as International Labour Organization and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Mainstream recognition has come through citations in works published by scholars at Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Routledge, and in policy reports from European Central Bank and Bank for International Settlements. Critics associated with orthodox schools at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of Chicago have debated its methodological pluralism, while proponents cite its role in sustaining traditions linked to John Maynard Keynes, Michal Kalecki, and Hyman Minsky.

Notable Articles and Contributions

The journal has published influential pieces advancing the financial instability hypothesis discourse, contributions on income distribution tied to Kalecki-inspired frameworks, and methodological essays engaging with Sraffa-related price–value debates. Notable contributions include empirical studies engaging datasets from National Bureau of Economic Research projects, theoretical syntheses referencing The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, and critical appraisals of macroeconomic policy during episodes such as the Global Financial Crisis and sovereign debt events in Greece and Argentina. Authors who have appeared include scholars connected to University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Missouri–Kansas City, The New School, Cambridge University, University of Buenos Aires, and University of São Paulo.

Publication Details and Access

The journal issues quarterly volumes and special issues guest-edited by scholars from Levy Economics Institute, Institute for New Economic Thinking, European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy, and university centers at New School and Cambridge. Institutional subscriptions are held by major research libraries such as British Library, Library of Congress, Bodleian Library, and university systems including University of California and State University of New York. Access is available through aggregators servicing subscribers at ProQuest, EBSCO, and select university presses; individual articles circulate via interlibrary loan among institutions like Princeton University and University of Chicago.

Category:Economics journals