About the UCL Journal of Economics
The UCL Journal of Economics is the official peer-reviewed, student-run journal of the UCL Department of Economics. In line with UCL’s philosophy of a research focused approach to education, it aims to provide a platform for undergraduate economists at UCL and worldwide to showcase their rigorous economic research, regardless of background or previous experience.
The journal adds value to students at UCL by offering a chance to extend the research they undertake within and outside university modules. It will always be free to read and submit papers to us and we aim to maintain high standards of content, editing, and peer-review to uphold the reputation of our authors. We believe this makes the journal an important institution for undergraduate students across the world.
We publish one issue a year, to which any undergraduate student can submit a paper for consideration.
The journal is now open to submissions for Volume IV (September 2025).
Volume 4 • Issue 1 • September 2025
Introductions & Foreword
UCL Research Papers
The Use of the Discrete Fourier Transform and Fourier Series Analysis in Macroeconomic Modelling and Forecasting
- Anika Raizada
Volume 4 • Issue 1 • September 2025
A Modal-Epistemic Framework of Decision-Making under Knightian Uncertainty
- Yihan Ni
Volume 4 • Issue 1 • September 2025
Investigating the Income-Democracy Correlation and the Impact of Democracy on Financial Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Ben Winter
- Alex Braithwaite
- Gabriel Berrebi
- Nadia Kozhinova
- Nikita Semenov
Volume 4 • Issue 1 • September 2025
How does conflict moderate the impact of remittances on income inequality in Latin American countries?
- Emily Glezer
Volume 4 • Issue 1 • September 2025
Modelling Smallholder Welfare: Changing the Role of Interventions in Supporting Smallholder Cocoa Farmers and Forests in West Africa
- Megan Fisher
Volume 4 • Issue 1 • September 2025
Can Lowering Cost of Borrowing in Payday Loans Create a Win-Win Situation for the Borrower and Lender
- Hao Zheng
Volume 4 • Issue 1 • September 2025
Non-UCL Research Papers
Are U.S. Export Controls an Effective Policy for Innovation?
- Marta Helena Grzana
Volume 4 • Issue 1 • September 2025
Estimating the Frisch Elasticity with New Instruments: Lessons from a Gender-Specific Analysis
- Muhammad Mahd Faisal
Volume 4 • Issue 1 • September 2025
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Latest News Posts
Launch of Issue 1 of the UJE
Posted by UJE Student Management Team on 2022-08-25
The UJE team is proud to announce the release of its very first issue after a year of work in its preparation. The first issue of the UCL Journal of Economics has no set theme, something that speaks of the versatility within the field and of the journal itself. Our inaugural issue includes fourteen thought provoking papers written by authors from across the world. These papers have been written [...]
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