The Origins and Evolution of Policy Modeling
Posted: 15 Jun 2011 Last revised: 3 Mar 2015
Date Written: June 14, 2011
Abstract
This paper is interested to study the origins, evolution and perspectives of the Journal of Policy Modeling (JPM). This top journal in policy modeling for long time makes a remarkable contribution by propose different focuses, methodologies and models for the policy modeling research field. Basically, the main objective of this paper is to analyze the trajectory of this prestigious journal in the last 32 years by using all volumes of this journal from 1979 until 2011. It is to analyze the research focus and modeling approach according to our forty five variables proposed in our model.
Keywords: Policy modeling, economics research, economics teaching
JEL Classification: A33
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