Studies in
Economics
Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Tin-Chun Lin
tinlin@iu.edu
Professor of Economics
Indiana University –
Northwest, USA
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS
Dr. Shahina Amin
shahina.amin@uni.edu
Professor of Economics
University of Northern Iowa, USA
Bala Arshanapalli
barshana@iun.edu
Professor of Finance
Indiana University –
Northwest, USA
Dr. Shin-Yi Chou
syc2@lehigh.edu
Professor of Economics
Lehigh University, USA
Dr. Jen-Chi Cheng
jenchi.cheng@wichita.edu
Professor of Economics
Wichita State University, USA
Dr. Yu Hsing
yhsing@southeastern.edu
Professor of Economics
Southeastern Louisiana University,
USA
Dr. Helen Roberts
hroberts@uic.edu
Professor of Economics
University of Illinois at Chicago,
USA
CALL FOR PAPERS
Studies in Economics is an international refereed journal emphasizing on quality,
tests of theories, policy implications, and clarity. This journal publishes all areas
of economics and its related fields. All submissions on theoretical and empirical
research are welcome. No matter what theoretical or empirical studies, authors
are required to provide economic theoretical or empirical models and economic
analysis.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS
Submission of a paper implies that it has not been published previously, that it is
not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and that if accepted it will not
be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language,
without the written consent of the publisher.
All papers submitted to the journal will be reviewed through a double-blind peer-
reviewed process (1–3 reviewers).
There is no submission fee. All papers should be typewritten in Word (Times New
Roman) and emailed to Dr. Tin-Chun Lin (Editor-in-Chief) at the address of
tinlin@iu.edu or tinlin@iun.edu. The maximum length of the article in double space
with 12 pt font size is 30 pages including graphs, tables, and others.
The title page should include the article’s title and the author’s name and affiliation.
Address details should include telephone number and email.
The second page should contain the title of the paper, abstract, Keywords, and
JEL classification codes. The abstract should not exceed 150 words (100 – 150
words). JEL classification codes are up to three, and Keywords are up to five.
The text of the article should include section headings (designated by Roman
numerals – I, II. III,…), and subsection headings (Arabic numbers – 1, 2, 3,…).
References should be given in the following form:
Becker, G. S. 1964. Human Capital. New York, National Bureau of Economic
Research.
Friedman, M. and A. J. Schwartz. 1963. A Monetary History of the United States,
1867-1960. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press.
Moffitt, R. A. 2003. “The Negative Income Tax and the Evolution of U.S. Welfare
Policy, “ Journal of Economic Perspectives, 17(2), 119-140.
Shleifer, A. and R. W. Vishny. 2003. “Stock Market Driven Acquisitions,” Journal of
Financial Economics, 70(3), 295-311.
Do not use any footnotes, rather put all notes immediately following the article.
Numbering should be done using the standard Arabic number system (1, 2, 3,
etc.)
References should follow the Notes section at the end of the article.
Tables and graphs should follow the References section. Tables should be
numbered consecutively and given a suitable caption and each table typed on a
separate sheet.
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