Editorial

Studies in Microeconomics (MIC) is a biannual double blinded peer reviewed journal which targets to publish high quality, analytically rigorous papers in ‘all areas’ of microeconomics. MIC is devoted to publish papers that have important insights and sound policy implications that fit well with the changing world and economic scenarios. MIC publishes both theoretical and empirical papers. The intended audience of the journal is professional economists and young researchers with an interest and expertise in microeconomics. 

Topics for MIC include (but are by no means restricted to) rational choice and individual decision-making, consumer choice, producer choice, choice under uncertainty, international trade, migration and labour studies, firm level studies/analysis, game theory (cooperative, non-cooperative, static and dynamic), labour market issues, market equilibrium, market failure (imperfect competition, public goods and externalities), information economics, general equilibrium, social choice, welfare economics and mechanism design. In addition, theoretical or empirical or applied research in industrial organization and public economics that uses a microeconomic framework is very much within the scope of the journal.

With the introduction of the section ‘Policy Analysis and Debates’ MIC also encourages articles from the policy practitioners who are dealing with microeconomic issues and hold key positions in shaping newer policies of economic relevance. Microeconomic analysis of any currently debated issues are also welcome. The reason behind the introduction of such an important section is, primarily, to enhance the scope of interactions between real practices and the theoretical understandings of any microeconomic issue, and also, to broaden the scope of policy implications for the theoretical and empirical findings in the area of microeconomics. There have been substantial growth of journals in the area of economics but rarely scopes are left to publish policy papers that are based on sound economic analysis but do not necessarily fall under the typical framework of research articles; MIC takes an effort to bridge this gap.

The MIC journal team has a vision of broadening the scope of readership, to make it an effective medium of knowledge exchange in the field of microeconomics. With that vision, the editorial board is arranged suitably to include academicians from a wider network such as from universities and institutes of international repute. I am glad to be working together with the editorial advisory board members and the associate editors who are experts in the field of microeconomics. Also, I greatly appreciate the relentless efforts and constant cooperation of the SAGE editorial and production team members to make the journey of MIC an outstanding success.