The World Bank Economic Review

The World Bank Economic Review is a scholarly journal devoted to development economics. It publishes peer-reviewed research on economic and social issues affecting developing and emerging economies, with an intended readership that includes economists, policymakers, and researchers in related social-science disciplines. The journal’s subject range is broad within development economics and may encompass empirical, theoretical, and policy-oriented work addressing questions such as poverty, inequality, labor markets, institutions, public policy, human capital, agriculture, finance, and economic growth when these topics are connected to development concerns. The publication is supported by the World Bank, giving it an institutional association with one of the principal international development organizations. That connection contributes to the journal’s visibility among researchers and practitioners working on development policy, but the journal distinguishes its editorial role from the World Bank’s operational and policy activities. In particular, the journal states that consistency with World Bank policy is not a criterion for selecting articles. This editorial principle allows it to publish independent academic analysis, including findings or interpretations that need not represent the views of the World Bank. The journal is issued quarterly, making it a continuing periodical rather than a one-time institutional report series. Its format combines the standards of an academic economics journal with an applied development focus. Articles are intended to contribute to the research literature while remaining relevant to broader debates about economic and social development. The journal therefore occupies a position between specialist economics publishing and policy-oriented development research. The World Bank Economic Review is associated with an international research network rather than a consumer-facing commercial brand. Its principal offerings are the journal’s published issues and individual research articles. Distribution, readership, and scholarly use are centered on universities, research institutions, international organizations, governments, and development professionals. Available reference material identifies Eric Edmonds and Nina Pavcnik, both of Dartmouth College, as editors-in-chief. Information supplied for this entry does not establish the journal’s founding year, print or digital circulation, subscription revenue, detailed publishing arrangements, or a current official publication platform beyond the cited World Bank web page. As a journal brand, its principal value lies in editorial credibility, peer review, specialist subject coverage, and association with the global development research community. It should not be confused with the World Bank’s policy reports, working-paper series, data products, or lending operations, although its research agenda overlaps with themes addressed by those activities.

The World Bank Economic Review is a quarterly academic periodical specializing in development economics. It was established as a research outlet associated with the World Bank and serves an audience extending beyond economists to include scholars in other social-science fields, development practitioners, and policy researchers. The available reference material does not specify the journal’s founding year, original editorial team, publisher contract, or early publication history, so those details are not stated here. The journal’s central mission is to publish peer-reviewed research concerning economic development and related social and institutional questions. Its scope is broad rather than restricted to a single country, method, or policy area. Research appearing under its subject remit may examine economic conditions and policy challenges in developing economies, while contributing to wider debates in economics and the social sciences. The journal’s quarterly schedule gives it the structure of a continuing scholarly publication, with recurring issues rather than occasional reports. Although the World Bank supports the journal, the publication maintains an editorial distinction between the institution and the research it publishes. The journal’s stated policy is that consistency with World Bank policy does not determine whether an article is selected. This distinction is important to its identity as an academic journal: institutional support provides a connection to the World Bank and its development research community, while peer review and editorial judgment govern publication decisions. The journal is consequently positioned as both a specialist economics publication and a bridge between academic research and development-policy discussion. Its principal audience includes university researchers, international organizations, government agencies, and professionals concerned with poverty, growth, institutions, public policy, and other development issues. The available material identifies Eric Edmonds and Nina Pavcnik, both of Dartmouth College, as editors-in-chief. No reliable reference supplied for this entry provides a complete chronology of editorial appointments, changes in publishing technology, indexing history, circulation, or financial performance.

• Established as a World Bank-supported development-economics journal

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  The journal became an academic publication associated with the World Bank, focusing on peer-reviewed research in development economics. The available sources do not provide a verified year for its establishment.

• Quarterly peer-reviewed publication

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  The publication operates as a quarterly journal serving economists and researchers in related social-science disciplines.

• Editorial independence from World Bank policy

  [1]World Bank Economic Reviewen.wikipedia.org

  The journal states that agreement with World Bank policy is not used as a criterion in selecting articles, reinforcing its role as an independent scholarly forum despite institutional support.

An internationally oriented, peer-reviewed development-economics journal combining academic research standards with relevance to development policy and practice.

• Academic journal

  The World Bank Economic Review

  A quarterly, peer-reviewed journal covering development economics and related social-science research. It is intended for economists as well as researchers and practitioners interested in development policy and economic conditions in developing and emerging economies. The journal publishes research across a broad range of development-related subjects and emphasizes scholarly evaluation rather than conformity with World Bank policy.

1. 1World Bank Economic Reviewen.wikipedia.org
2. 2The World Bank Economic Review official web pageworldbank.org