Empirical Economics
Physica-Verlag · Germany · Est. 1976
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Aims & Scope
Empirical Economics publishes high-quality papers that apply advanced econometric or statistical methods to confront economic theory with observed data. Exemplary topics are treatment effect estimation, policy evaluation, forecasting, and econometric methods. Contributions may focus on the estimation of established relationships between economic variables or on the testing of hypotheses. Emphasizes the replicability of empirical results: replication studies may be published as short papers.
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Frequently asked questions about Empirical Economics
Is Empirical Economics a predatory journal?
PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Empirical Economics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.
What is the impact factor of Empirical Economics?
Empirical Economics is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.04.
Is Empirical Economics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
Empirical Economics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.
What is the aims and scope of Empirical Economics?
Empirical Economics publishes high-quality papers that apply advanced econometric or statistical methods to confront economic theory with observed data. Exemplary topics are treatment effect estimation, policy evaluation, forecasting, and econometric methods. Contributions may focus on the estimation of established relationships between economic variables or on the testing of hypotheses. Emphasizes the replicability of empirical results: replication studies may be published as short papers.
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