Brookings Papers on Economic Activity

The Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (BPEA) is a semiannual economics journal published by the Brookings Institution Press, founded in 1970, devoted to empirical research on macroeconomic and economic policy questions, with a 2025 impact factor of 3.2（Brookings Papers on Economic Activity，简称 BPEA）是由（Brookings Institution Press）出版的经济学期刊，1970 年创办，每年出版两期，专注于宏观经济与经济政策问题的实证研究，2025 年影响因子为 3.2。

Scope

• The journal emphasizes innovative analysis with an empirical orientation, takes real-world institutions seriously, and is directly relevant to economic policy该刊强调具有实证取向的创新分析，重视现实中的制度，并直接服务于经济政策。
• Each issue presents the proceedings of a conference held twice a year by the Economic Studies program at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C.每期汇集由（Brookings Institution）经济研究项目每年在（Washington D.C.）举行两次的会议论文。
• Topics span macroeconomic stabilization, monetary and fiscal policy, labour markets, growth and financial regulation主题涵盖宏观经济稳定、货币与财政政策、劳动力市场、增长与金融监管。
• Papers combine theoretical framing with careful empirical evidence and are discussed at length by invited economists论文将理论框架与严谨的实证证据相结合，并由受邀经济学家充分讨论。
• Its goal is to inform policy debates with rigorous, policy-relevant research rather than purely technical work其宗旨是以严谨且有政策意义的研究服务于政策讨论，而非纯技术性工作。

History

• The Brookings Papers on Economic Activity was established in 1970 by the Brookings Institution（Brookings Papers on Economic Activity）由（Brookings Institution）于 1970 年创办。
• Its founding editors were the economists Arthur M. Okun and George L. Perry创刊编辑为经济学家 Arthur M. Okun 与 George L. Perry。
• It has been published twice a year since its founding, with each issue growing out of a Brookings conference该刊自创刊以来每年出版两期，每期均源自一次（Brookings）会议。
• It is published by the Brookings Institution Press and had a 2025 impact factor of 3.2该刊由（Brookings Institution Press）出版，2025 年影响因子为 3.2。

Editors

• The current co-editors are Janice Eberly of Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and James Stock of Harvard University现任共同主编为（Northwestern University）Kellogg 商学院的 Janice Eberly 与（Harvard University）的 James Stock。
• Eberly works on finance and macroeconomics, including investment, credit and housing, while Stock specialises in econometrics and macroeconomicsEberly 研究金融与宏观经济学，涉及投资、信贷与住房；Stock 专长于计量经济学与宏观经济学。
• Papers are commissioned by the editors and are presented and discussed at a Brookings conference before publication论文由编辑约稿，发表前均于（Brookings）会议上宣讲并讨论。
• The journal also produces a podcast that introduces its research and the economists behind it该刊还制作播客，介绍其研究成果与背后的经济学家。