The RAND Journal of Economics
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The RAND Journal of Economics (usually called Rand Journal or simply Rand ) is a scholarly journal of economics
published quarterly by the RAND
Corporation. It is a leading journal in the field of industrial organization
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The purpose of the Rand Journal, as described on its website is "...to support and encourage research in the behavior of regulated industries, the economic analysis of organizations, and more generally, applied microeconomics." The Rand Journal publishes both theoretical and empirical papers. It was first published in the spring of 1970, when it was called The Bell Journal of Economics and Management Science (1970–1974). It was a product of AT&T's Bell Labs
' economics group. Several years later it was retitled The Bell Journal of Economics (1975–1983). In 1984, after transfer to the RAND Corporation, it acquired its present name The RAND Journal of Economics. The present editor-in-chief of the journal is James R. Hosek of the RAND Corporation.
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
published quarterly by the RAND
RAND
RAND Corporation is a nonprofit global policy think tank first formed to offer research and analysis to the United States armed forces by Douglas Aircraft Company. It is currently financed by the U.S. government and private endowment, corporations including the healthcare industry, universities...
Corporation. It is a leading journal in the field of industrial organization
Industrial organization
Industrial organization is the field of economics that builds on the theory of the firm in examining the structure of, and boundaries between, firms and markets....
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The purpose of the Rand Journal, as described on its website is "...to support and encourage research in the behavior of regulated industries, the economic analysis of organizations, and more generally, applied microeconomics." The Rand Journal publishes both theoretical and empirical papers. It was first published in the spring of 1970, when it was called The Bell Journal of Economics and Management Science (1970–1974). It was a product of AT&T's Bell Labs
Bell Labs
Bell Laboratories is the research and development subsidiary of the French-owned Alcatel-Lucent and previously of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company , half-owned through its Western Electric manufacturing subsidiary.Bell Laboratories operates its...
' economics group. Several years later it was retitled The Bell Journal of Economics (1975–1983). In 1984, after transfer to the RAND Corporation, it acquired its present name The RAND Journal of Economics. The present editor-in-chief of the journal is James R. Hosek of the RAND Corporation.