American Economic Review

ISSN 0002-8282 (Print) | ISSN 1944-7981 (Online)

Editorial Process: Discussions with the Editors


Learn about the AER editorial process by listening to discussions with past and current editors, as well as with the AEA data editor.  Further information about the editorial process at the American Economic Review can be found in the Report of the Editor, published each year in the AEA Papers and Proceedings.

Overcoming Obstacles in the Publishing Process: Advice for Authors and Editors

Erzo Luttmer, current editor of the American Economic Review, was a session panelist on this recorded webcast from the 2024 AEA Annual Meeting. 




Fireside Chat with Esther Duflo

As part of a series of fireside chats with journal editors organized by the Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession (CSWEP), Esther Duflo, former editor of the American Economic Review, discussed the journal's editorial process with Jennifer Doleac and Erin Hengel. 


Fireside Chat with Lars Vilhuber

CSWEP also held a fireside chat in which Leah Boustan talked with Lars Vilhuber, the AEA data editor, about how compliance with the AEA Data and Code Availability Policy works in practice.