Editor’s Introduction to JPE Micro

I am pleased to present the inaugural issue of the Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics ( JPE Micro). JPE Micro, which is published by the University of Chicago Press and is closely tied to the Journal of Political Economy ( JPE), is intended to serve as a forum for high-quality theoretical and empirical research in microeconomics. More specifically, the journal strives to publish high-quality theoretical, empirical, and econometric research papers and replication studies that address issues of relevance to microeconomics. JPE Micro interprets microeconomics in the broadest possible sense, which means including issues related to how individuals, households, firms, and governments make choices and how those choices affect prices, the allocation of resources, and the well-being of people. JPE Micro welcomes submissions in all areas of microeconomics including, but not limited to, industrial organization and labor, behavioral, experimental, environmental, international, public, health care, education, and development economics. The journal is served by a truly outstanding board of editors, which includes Eduardo Azevedo, Lint Barrage, Anna Dreber Almenberg, Matthew Grennan, Christian Hansen, and Juanna Schrøter Joensen. Each is an exceptional scholar, and as a collective, they provide the breadth and depth of economic wisdom and knowledge that a top scholarly journal demands. In addition to these editors, several exceptional associate editors also have agreed to advise in the handling of manuscripts.