Contemporary Economic Policy (CEP)

First published in 1982, CEP publishes scholarly research and analysis on important policy issues facing society. The journal provides insight into the complexity of policy decisions and communicates evidence-based solutions in a form accessible to economists and policy makers. CEP provides a forum for debate by enhancing our understanding of key issues and methods used for policy analysis. CEP welcomes three categories of articles:


Editor: Brad Humphreys, West Virginia University

Current Issue: April 2024

FEATURED ARTICLES

GENDER DIFFERENCES IN GRADUATE STUDENT VIEWS ON THE PROFESSIONAL CLIMATE IN ECONOMICS

Ann Mari May, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Mary G. McGarvey, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Muazzam Toshmatova, Rutgers University

MASS GATHERINGS CONTRIBUTED TO EARLY COVID-19 MORTALITY: EVIDENCE FROM US SPORTS

Alexander Ahammer, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Martin Halla, Vienna University of Economics and Business, and Mario Lackner, Johannes Kepler University Linz

Housing Affordability edited by Charles Ka Yui Leung, City University of Hong Kong, and Kwok Ping Tsang, Virginia Tech (January 2023)

Firm Level Dynamics and Micro Data from Asian Economies edited by Brad Humphreys, West Virginia University (January 2022)

Economics of the Middle Class edited by Maude Toussaint-Comeau, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and Brad Humphreys, West Virginia University (July 2021)

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Contemporary Economic Policy's most recent rankings are as follows:

EIGENFACTOR

.00152

in economic journals

ARTICLE INFLUENCE

.688

in economic journals

IMPACT FACTOR

1.4 / 1.5

5-Year/2-Year

ISI RANKING

251 / 380

in economic journals


BEST CEP ARTICLE AWARDS

2013
“Understanding the Interstate Export of Crime Guns: A Gravity Model Approach”
by Leo Kahane