Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy (AEPP) is a peer-reviewed journal of applied economics and policy. Published four times per year, it is the one of two journals published by the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA), along with the American Journal of Agricultural Economics (AJAE). Today is the leading journal in 'applied economics' with a 2011 impact factor of 1.552.^[1]

The purpose of AEPP is to analyze areas of current applied economic research in an effort to inform the policy-makers and decision makers; and to generate connections between sub-fields of agricultural and applied economics in order to focus future research and increase knowledge of those in the field about the impact of public policy.^[2]

History

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy was first published as the Review of Agricultural Economics but changed its name to appeal to a wider audience in 2010.^[3] In addition to changing the name, the focus of the journal changed as well.

Editors

The current editors of the AEPP are Joan Costa-i-Font form London School of Economics, Tim Park US Department of Agriculture and Ashok Mishra Louisiana State University .^[4]

References

1. ↑ http://aepp.oxfordjournals.org/
2. ↑ http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/aepp/about.html
3. ↑ http://www.aaea.org/UserFiles/file/president_column.pdf
4. ↑ http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/aepp/editorial_board.html

External links

• Applied Economic Perspective and Policy Electronic Access through Oxford University Press
• AEPP Information from AAEA
• Agricultural & Applied Economics Association