CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC POLICY
Editor: Brad Humphreys, West Virginia University
First published in 1982, Contemporary Economic Policy (formerly Contemporary Policy Issues) 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:
- Essays analyzing specific policy issues
- Surveys of important general subject areas
- Research articles devoted to developing new methods for policy analysis
Contemporary Economic Policy's most recent rankings are as follows:
EIGENFACTOR
.00121
in economic journals
ARTICLE INFLUENCE
.611
in economic journals
IMPACT FACTOR
1.4 / 1.9
5-Year/2-Year
ISI RANKING
225 / 617
in economic journals
Editor
- Brad Humphreys, West Virginia University
Co-Editors
- Craig A. Depken II, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
- Amanda Griffith, Wake Forest University
- Bradley Hardy, Georgetown University
- Juan Moreno-Cruz, University of Waterloo
- Alicia Plemmons, West Virginia University
- Jane E. Ruseski, West Virginia University
- Kwok Ping Tsang, Virginia Tech
- Gary Wagner, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- Andrew Young, Texas Tech University
Specialized Co-Editor for CEP Conference Sessions
- Jack Hou, California State University, Long Beach
Editorial Board
- Jamie Bologna Pavlik, Texas Tech University
- Gregory S. Burge, University of Oklahoma
- Dennis Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Dania V. Francis, University of Massachusetts Boston
- Joshua Hall, West Virginia University
- Gary A. Hoover, Tulane University
- Tim Komarek, Colorado State University
- Tin Cheuk Leung, Wake Forest University
- Jun Ma, Northeastern University
- Thomas Miceli, University of Connecticut
- David Neumark, University of California, Irvine
- Carlianne Patrick, Georgia State University
- Michael Ransom, Brigham Young University
- Justin M. Ross, Indiana University
- Joseph Sabia, San Diego State University
- Jenny Schuetz, The Brookings Institution
- Kathleen Segerson, University of Connecticut, Storrs
- Richard Startz, University of California, Santa Barbara
- W. Kip Viscusi, Vanderbilt Law School
Past Editors
- 1982-1990: Eldon J. Dvorak
- 1991-2004: Darwin C. Hall
- 2005-2011: Wade E. Martin
Data Availability Policy
Contemporary Economic Policy expects that data supporting the results in the paper will be archived in an appropriate public repository such as openICPSR. Authors are required to provide a data availability statement to describe the availability or the absence of shared data. When data have been shared, authors are required to include in their data availability statement a link to the repository they have used, and to cite the data they have shared. Whenever possible the scripts and other artifacts used to generate the analyses presented in the paper should also be publicly archived. If sharing data compromises ethical standards or legal requirements then authors are not expected to share it.
Best CEP Article Award Winners
- 2024: "Does a Requirement to Offer Retirement Plans Help Low-Income Workers Save for Retirement? Early Evidence from the OregonSaves Program" by Ngoc Dao
- 2023: "Mass Gatherings Contributed to Early COVID-19 Mortality: Evidence from US Sports" by Alexander Ahammer, Martin Halla, and Mario Lackner
- 2022: "On the Role of Domestic Trade Flows for Estimating the Gravity Model of Trade" by Yoto V. Yotov
- 2021: “Economic Freedom and the Economic Consequences of the 1918 Pandemic” by Vincent Geloso and Jamie Bologna Pavlik
- 2020: “China and World Output Impact of the Hubei Lockdown During the Coronavirus Outbreak” by Shaowen Luo and Kwok Ping Tsang
- 2019: “The Effect of Parental Medicaid Expansions on Children's Health Insurance Coverage” by Sarah Hamersma, Matthew Kim, and Brenden Timpe
- 2019: “Aid, Policies, and Growth: Why So Much Confusion?” by Shaomeng Jia and Claudia R. Williamson
- 2018: “It's About Time: Effects of the Affordable Care Act Dependent Coverage Mandate on Time Use” by Gregory Colman and Dhaval Dave
- 2017: “Income Instability and the Response of the Safety Net” by Bradley L. Hardy
- 2016: “Drug Policy and Intergenerational Income Mobility in the United States” by Owen Thompson
- 2015: “Early Withdrawals from Retirement Accounts during the Great Recession” by Robert Argento, Victoria L. Bryant, and John Sabelhaus
- 2014: “Right on Target: Exploring the Factors Leading to Inflation Targeting Adoption” by Anna Samarina and Jakob De Haan
- 2013: “Understanding the Interstate Export of Crime Guns: A Gravity Model Approach” by Leo Kahane
- 2012: “Salary Cap Regulation in Professional Team Sports” by Helmut M. Dietl, Egon Franck, Markus Lang, and Alexander Rathke
- 2011: “An Evaluation of Financial Incentive Policies for Organ Donations in the United States” by Edward A. Sayre and Alison J. Wellington
- 2010: “Casinos, Hotels, and Crime” by William S. Reece
- 2009: “Alternative Strategies for Firms in Oppressive and Corrupt States: Informality or Formality via Business Associations?” by Jeffrey B. Nugent and Grigor Sukiassyan
- 2008: “A Comparative Analysis of Payday Loan Customers” by Gregory Elliehausen and Edward C. Lawrence
- 2007: “Obesity and Nutrient Consumption: A Rational Addiction?” by Timothy J. Richards, Paul M. Patterson, and Abebayehu Tegene
- 2006: “Social Security Benefit Uncertainty under Individual Accounts” by Amy Rehder Harris, John Sabelhaus, and Michael Simpson
- 2005: “Smoke-free Ordinances Increase Restaurant Profit and Value” by Stanton A. Glantz and Benjamin C. Alamar
Outstanding Reviewer Service Award Winners
- 2024: Jakub Lonsky, University of Edinburgh
- 2023: Alicia Plemmons, West Virginia University
- 2022: Sarah Hamersma, Syracuse University
- 2021: Collin Hodges, University of Central Arkansas
- 2020: Nicholas Wright, Florida Gulf Coast University
- 2019: Gregory Burge, University of Oklahoma; Elliott Isaac, Tulane University; Jennifer Trudeau, Sacred Heart University
- 2018: Daniel Leeds, Center for Naval Analyses; Brady Horn, University of New Mexico; James Conklin, University of Georgia