Review of Income and Wealth
Published on behalf of the International Association for Research in Income and Wealth
Edited by:
Conchita D'Ambrosio, Robert J. Hill and Stephan Klasen
ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 98/209 Economics
Impact Factor: 0.77
The major objective of the Review of Income and Wealth is to advance knowledge on the definition, measurement and interpretation of national income, wealth and distribution. Among the issues covered are:
- national and social accounting
- microdata analyses of issues related to income and wealth and its distribution
- the integration of micro and macro systems of economic, financial, and social statistics
- international and intertemporal comparisons of income, wealth, inequality, poverty, well-being, and productivity
- related problems of measurement and methodology
The Review of Income and Wealth is the official journal of the International Association of Research in Income and Wealth, which has as its objective the furthering of research on national and economic and social accounting, including the development of concepts and definitions for the measurement and analysis of income and wealth; the development and further integration of systems of economic and social statistics, and related problems of statistical methodology. As a journal with an international readership, preference is given to studies of methodological interest and comparative analyses of more than one country.
TopNews and Announcements
Review of Income and Wealth participates in Global Theme Issue on Poverty and Human Development
The Council of Science Editors has organized a Global Theme Issue on Poverty and Human Development. Science journals throughout the world have simultaneously published papers on this topic of worldwide interest - to raise awareness, stimulate interest, and stimulate research into poverty and human development. This is an international collaboration with journals from developed and developing countries. More general information on the Global Theme Issue is available here.
Virtual Issue on Poverty and Human Development
The editors are pleased to announce, as part of this Global Theme Issue, a compilation of articles from the Review of Income and Wealth on the theme of Poverty and Human Development. Click here to access.
Managing editor Bart van Ark (University of Groningen) is also Executive Director of Economic Research at 'The Conference Board', the world's preeminent business membership and research organization. Read his comments on European productivity in the Financial Times, 23rd January 2007
Online Content Now Available Back to Volume 1
All back issues of this journal are available online. For further information on how to access these issues please visit our Librarian Site.
The 120th Kalaitzidakis et al's (2003) top ranking economics journals over the period 1998:3-2002:4
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TopHighlights
Measuring Growth, Productivity, Income Distribution and Poverty in Transition Economies: Progress, Challenges and Prospects
Peter Saunders and Harry X. Wu
Measuring the Economic Performance of Transition Economies: Some Lessons From Chinese Experience
Angus Maddison
Chinese Regional Inequalities in Income and Well-Being
Albert Keidel
Inequality of Opportunities VS Inequality of Outcomes: Are Western Societies All Alike?
Arnaud Lefranc, Nicolas Pistolesi and Alain Trannoy
A New Architecture for the U.S. National Accounts
Dale W. Jorgenson
