Aims and Scope

Positive science - Economics is a peer-reviewed journal publishing original research articles across the broad field of economics. We champion rigorous, transparent, and reproducible scholarship, with an emphasis on clear questions, sound reasoning, and honest reporting. Scope: micro and macroeconomics; markets and institutions; development; labor and demography; public economics; health and education; environment and climate; trade and migration; economic history; digital economy and AI in economics; and other topics across the broad field of economics. Approaches: theoretical, qualitative, and mixed-methods studies, as well as empirical work where the clarity of the research question, appropriateness of the design, and transparency of inference are central.