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| Oxford Review of Economic Policy | |
|---|---|
| Title | Oxford Review of Economic Policy |
| Discipline | Economics |
| Abbreviation | OREP |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| History | 1985–present |
Oxford Review of Economic Policy is a quarterly scholarly journal published by Oxford University Press that focuses on applied macroeconomics, public policy, and economic development with emphasis on policy-relevant analysis. It serves as a bridge between academic research produced at institutions such as London School of Economics, Harvard University, University of Chicago, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and policymaking bodies including the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and national treasuries. Contributors and readers often move between roles at think tanks like the Brookings Institution, National Bureau of Economic Research, and Institute for Fiscal Studies as well as central banks such as the Bank of England, Federal Reserve System, and European Central Bank.
The journal was established in 1985 during debates influenced by events like the Falklands War, the economic reforms associated with the Thatcher ministry, and the monetary developments following the Plaza Accord. Early issues featured contributions from scholars affiliated with University of Oxford, Cambridge University, Princeton University, and policy actors from the Treasury (United Kingdom), Department of Trade and Industry (UK), and the International Labour Organization. Over time the journal reflected shifts precipitated by the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Soviet Union dissolution, the Maastricht Treaty, and the expansion of the European Union, increasingly engaging with research on globalization after the North American Free Trade Agreement era and the emerging markets crises exemplified by the Asian financial crisis.
The Oxford Review of Economic Policy aims to present accessible analyses addressing issues raised by institutions such as the World Trade Organization, United Nations, and G20 while drawing on methods from scholars at Stanford University, Yale University, Columbia University, University of California, Berkeley, and Indiana University. The journal targets readership spanning advisory offices in the United States Department of the Treasury, policy units in the European Commission, research divisions of the International Monetary Fund, and departments within the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. It emphasizes relevance to crises like the Global Financial Crisis (2007–2008), the Eurozone crisis, and episodes such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the Great Recession, encouraging contributions that synthesize evidence from projects at the National Bureau of Economic Research, case studies on reforms in Chile and China, and cross-country comparisons involving Brazil, India, and South Africa.
The editorial board historically comprised editors and associate editors drawn from universities including University of Oxford, London School of Economics, University College London, Queen Mary University of London, and policy researchers from the Bank of England, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and International Monetary Fund. Peer review combines external referees from research networks like the Centre for Economic Policy Research, editorial oversight associated with university faculties such as Nuffield College, Oxford and St Antony's College, Oxford, and advisory input from former officials of the Treasury (United States) and the Bank for International Settlements. The review process balances refereeing practices common to journals like The Economic Journal, Quarterly Journal of Economics, and Journal of Economic Literature with editorial commissioning of themed special issues.
Published by Oxford University Press on a quarterly schedule, the journal distributes print and online editions accessed by subscribers at universities such as University of Cambridge, University of Toronto, Australian National University, and policy libraries at the European Central Bank and World Bank. Institutional access routes parallel those used by journals from publishers including Cambridge University Press and Wiley-Blackwell, and the journal participates in collections indexed alongside titles like Journal of Economic Perspectives, Economic Policy, and Fiscal Studies. Special collections have been compiled for conferences hosted by The Royal Economic Society, lectures at All Souls College, Oxford, and workshops at the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
The journal has published influential contributions and commissioned special issues on topics connected to events and institutions such as the East Asian Miracle, the European Monetary Union, the Great Depression, and policy debates around inflation targeting and austerity measures. Notable contributors have included scholars associated with Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences laureates and leading academics from University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Harvard Kennedy School, and the Wharton School. Special issues have been organized around themes shaped by forums at the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank Group annual meetings, and seminars at the Centre for Economic Policy Research on subjects like financial regulation post-Lehman Brothers and fiscal policy after the Global Financial Crisis (2007–2008).
The Oxford Review of Economic Policy has influenced debates in policymaking circles including briefings at the United Kingdom Cabinet Office, testimony before the United States Congress, and reports prepared for the European Commission. Academic reception places it alongside influential policy-oriented outlets such as the Journal of Economic Perspectives and Economic Policy, with citations in working papers circulated by the National Bureau of Economic Research and policy notes from the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. Reviews in outlets like The Economist and references in lectures at London School of Economics underscore its role bridging scholarship from institutions such as Princeton University and practical concerns of organizations including the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
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