Three decades of publishing research in population economics
Alessio J. G. Brown & Klaus F. Zimmermann
#2016-055
The Journal of Population Economics is celebrating its thirtieth
birthday. When the first issue was published, population economics was
non-existent as a field. Hence, the aim has been to provide a high
quality outlet to publishing excellent theoretical and applied research
in all areas of population economics. The article summarises key
developments in the Journal's editorial process, thematic orientation,
international reach and successes. Furthermore, we discuss the benefits
of working papers in economics and investigate the impacts of the
present working paper culture on journal citations. Finally, we try to
identify the citation impacts in the Journal itself. The Journal of
Population Economics has established itself as the leader in its field.
Publishing in working papers and in the Journal seem to be complementary
activities.
Keywords: Demographical economics, population economics, working papers,
Kuznets prize, citation impacts
JEL Classification: A11, A14, B20, J1