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Economica

Published for the Suntory-Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines on behalf of the London School of Economics

Edited by:
Francesco Caselli, Frank Cowell, Peter Norman Sørensen and Alex Michaelides Review Editor: Amos Witztum

ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 113/209 Economics
Impact Factor: 0.708

Economica is an international journal devoted to research in all branches of economics. Theoretical and empirical articles are welcome from all parts of the international research community. Economica is a leading economics journal, appearing high in the published citation rankings. In addition to the main papers which make up each issue, there is an extensive review section, covering a wide range of recently published titles at all levels. From time to time special issues on selected topics are published, and are available as either single back issues or, if published in the current year, are included in the annual subscription.

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Reference Points and the Theory of the Firm
Oliver Hart's paper, based on the inaugural Coase Lecture, presented at the London School of Economics in February 2007, is now available online. To read the paper click here.

Economica Coase and Phillips Lecture Series
Two of Economica's most famous articles are the inspiration for the launch of two new Annual Lecture Series in conjunction with the Department of Economics at the London School of Economics. The 'Phillips Curve' article was the most heavily-cited macroeconomics title of the 20th century; Ronald Coase won the Nobel Prize for his work on the theory of the firm which began with his Economica article.

The second Coase lecture, by Jean Tirole, took place on 19 February 2009 at the LSE. A podcast of the lecture is available to download here.

The inaugural Coase lecture took place in February 2007 at the LSE. Oliver Hart discussed how his recent work with John Moore on contracts as reference points can be used to shed light on the theory of the firm. A podcast of the lecture is available to download here. The paper is now available here.

The first Phillips lecture by Robert Lucas took place in February 2008 at the LSE. Click here for more details. The paper is now available here.

The Abortion-Crime Link: Evidence from England and Wales
Recent empirical work in the U.S., popularized by Levitt's and Dubner's Freakonomics (2005), has found a link between legalizing abortion in 1973 and the subsequent crime reduction in the 1990s. "Unwanted children are more likely to become criminals" is the catchy punchline. But the result doesn't travel. Using data from England and Wales, this association generally breaks down. Overall, no clear, consistent relationship between abortion rates and crime is found in England and Wales.

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The Abortion-Crime Link: Evidence from England and Wales
Leo H. Kahane, David Paton and Rob Simmons

Lionel Robbins Anniversary Conference
2007 marked the 75th anniversary of Lionel Robbins' Essay on the Nature and Significance of Economic Science. The Department of Economics at the LSE and the editors of Economica decided to mark this anniversary by a conference and a special issue of the journal. The purpose of this conference was both to renew the considerations of Robbins' theme and reflect on the current nature and significance of economic science as well as examine Robbins' own position from a historical perspective.

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Download the original Coase and Phillips articles FREE here:

The Nature of the Firm
R. H. Coase

The Relation Between Unemployment and the Rate of Change of Money Wage Rates in the United Kingdom, 1861-1957
A. W. Phillips

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