Welcome to the RAND Journal of Economics
The purpose of the RAND Journal of Economics, formerly the Bell Journal of Economics, is to support and encourage research in the behavior of regulated industries, the economic analysis of organizations, and more generally, applied microeconomics. Both theoretical and empirical manuscripts in economics and law are encouraged.
The RAND Journal of Economics is published quarterly by RAND, in conjunction with Wiley.
Fall 2026
Volume 57, Issue 3, Pages 469-807
In This Issue
Preemptive Entry and Technology Diffusion: The Market for Drive-In Theaters
Mergers in the Presence of Adverse Selection
Cleaner but Volatile Energy? The Effect of Coal Plant Retirement on Market Competition in the Wholesale Electricity Market
The Incidence of Coarse Certification: Evidence From the ENERGY STAR Program
Consumer Search, Firm Heterogeneity, and Platform Design
What Causes Geographic Variation in Drug Prescribing? Evidence from Physician Migration
Pulp Friction: The Value of Quantity Contracts in Decentralized Markets
Peer Learning, Enforcement, and Reputation
Nonlinear Pricing in Oligopoly: How Brand Preferences Shape Market Outcomes
Buyer's Hidden Search With Continuous Intensity: The Seller-Optimal Mechanism and a Perverse Effect
Price Discrimination With Manipulable Observables
Market Effects of Brand Search Advertising
Welfare Effects of Trade Associations: The Case of the Chilean Salmon Export Industry
The Competitive Effects of Mergers with Cournot Competition
Output Quality, Productivity, and Demand: Evidence from the Chinese Steel Industry