Journal of Economics and Development (JED) is an international journal addressing the issues of economics and development in the context of global sustainability. The journal is peer-reviewed and Open Access. Before 2021, JED published 2 issues a year. In 2021, JED published 3 issues a year. From 2022 onwards, JED publishes 4 issues a year
Aims and scope
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Journal of Economics and Development (JED) promotes and encourages scholarly research that aims to improve sustainability in economics and development with a particular focus on developing countries, including the transition economies.

JED welcomes both theoretical and empirical papers in the fields of economics, business and economic development that are of wider significance to sustainable development. Specifically, the journal explores the dynamic between society, development, and the environment, and their implications for sustainable development. It delves into the economic, social, and institutional aspects of sustainability, as well as the practical implementation of sustainable practices at local, regional, and global levels. Furthermore, JED encourages research investigating the development and application of sustainability indicators, the monitoring of policies for sustainable development, and the sustainable utilisation of finance, energy, and natural resources in development endeavours.

JED invites applied and comparative studies in various sustainable dimensions at the macro, meso, or micro levels. In terms of readership, JED appeals to both academic and practitioner audiences and papers contribute to contemporary issues in academia, business and public policy.

JED covers but not limited to:

Sustainable development
Foreign direct investment (FDI)
Inclusive growth
Fiscal policy, monetary policy and macroeconomic stability
Governance and institution
Political economy
Environment, social and governance (ESG) analysis and green economy
Agricultural and rural development
Energy, environment and resources
Income distribution and poverty
Sustainable business
Financial inclusion
Climate change policy and economic sustainability
Journal of Economics and Development is published by Emerald Publishing on behalf of National Economics University, who owns the title. The journal is published under a Diamond Open Access arrangement, in that all charges for publishing an Open Access article in the journal are funded by National Economics University. Therefore, there is no charge to the author.