American Economic Association

American Economic Review Template

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About the American Economic Review format

American Economic Review is a peer-reviewed journal published by American Economic Association, covering Economic theories and models, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact. Over its lifetime it has published 10,118 papers, which have received 1,794,048 citations.

PublisherAmerican Economic Association
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago/AEA)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." American Economic Review 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inEconomic theories and models Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Monetary Policy and Economic Impact Economic Theory and Policy Economic Growth and Productivity
ISSN0002-8282
Citation impact (2-yr)14.24
h-index603
i10-index7,499
Top institutions publishing hereNational Bureau of Economic Research
Journal websitewww.aeaweb.org
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in American Economic Review per year

269
2014
282
2015
1K
2016
285
2017
128
2018
153
2019
140
2020
129
2021
123
2022
106
2023
126
2024
133
2025

Citation impact of American Economic Review by publication year

51.2K
2014
52K
2015
109.4K
2016
34.5K
2017
24.7K
2018
24.7K
2019
25.8K
2020
10.8K
2021
11.3K
2022
4K
2023
3.2K
2024
940
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in American Economic Review

Agency Costs of Free Cash Flow, Corporate Finance, and Takeovers

Michael C. Jensen · 1 Jan 1986

The interests and incentives of managers and shareholders conflict over such issues as the optimal size of the firm and the payment of cash to shareholders. These conflicts are especially severe in firms with large free cash flows—more cash than profitable investment opportunities. The theory developed here explains 1) the benefits of debt in reducing…

17,578 citations Go to paper →
The Cost of Capital, Corporation Finance and the Theory of Investment

Merton H. Miller · 1 Jan 1958

The potential advantages of the market-value approach have long been appreciated; yet analytical results have been meager. What appears to be keeping this line of development from achieving its promise is largely the lack of an adequate theory of the effect of financial structure on market valuations, and of how these effects can be inferred…

15,021 citations Go to paper →

American Economic Review template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the American Economic Review format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the American Economic Review template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official American Economic Association format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does American Economic Review use?
American Economic Review uses Author–year (Chicago/AEA) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." American Economic Review 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to American Economic Review?
No. DocuGuru generates the AEA LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a American Economic Association-ready American Economic Review document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the American Economic Review template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the American Economic Review format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
What is American Economic Review?
AEA journal. It is a economics journal, published by American Economic Association.
Can I export a submission-ready American Economic Review PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official American Economic Review template (the AEA class) that is ready to submit to American Economic Association, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
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