Edited by Anna Aizer, Brown University
ISSN: 0022-166X, e-ISSN: 1548-8004
Published six times per year
The Journal of Human Resources is among the leading journals in empirical microeconomics. Intended for scholars, policy makers, and practitioners, each issue examines research in a variety of fields including labor economics, development economics, health economics, and the economics of education, discrimination, and retirement. Founded in 1965, the Journal of Human Resources features articles that make scientific contributions in research relevant to public policy practitioners.
The JHR is one of the most highly cited journals in the Industrial Relations and Labor field and a top-50 journal in the Economics field per the 2023 Clarivate Journal Citation Reports©.
Impact Factor: 5.3
Ranking - Economics: 49/597
Ranking - Industrial Relations & Labor: 2/49
Special Issues:
Causes and Consequences of Child Mental Health: Journal of Human Resources, 59(S), 2024
Monopsony in the Labor Market: Journal of Human Resources, 57(S), 2022
Symposium on Empirical Methods: Journal of Human Resources, 50(2), 2015
Noncognitive Skills and Their Development: Journal of Human Resources, 43(4), 2008
Cross-National Comparative Research Using Panel Surveys: Journal of Human Resources, 38(2), 2003
Income Volatility and Implications for Food Assistance Programs, Journal of Human Resources 38(S), 2003