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Use to test whether a research question fits The RAND Journal of Economics (RJE) — the flagship industrial-organization journal with a deliberately narrow applied-microeconomics scope (regulated industries, antitrust/competition, market structure, firm strategy, the economics of organizations). Screens fit before you invest in a full draft.
When to use
- Deciding if RJE is the right home for an applied-micro project
- Checking scope for projects drifting toward general theory or macro
- Sharpening vague firm or market questions into IO-flagship-worthy ones
- Evaluating competition, antitrust, and market power topics
- Assessing regulated industries and regulation design
- Reviewing market structure and firm strategy questions
- Screening economic analysis of organizations and contracts
- Evaluating auctions and mechanism design with market applications
When not to use
- General economic theory or macro without IO mechanisms
- Labor, public, or development questions without an IO core
- Pure methodology with no substantive market question
- General-micro or macro papers lacking market mechanisms
- Reduced-form correlations without competition or regulation stakes
- Projects too broad for the 40-page main-text cap
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