The Journal of the Canadian Economics Association
La revue de l'association canadienne d'économique

Style Guidelines for Accepted Papers

Title Page, Abstract

  1. On the title page, the corresponding author, if in a university, is requested to list both the university name and academic unit (usually a department or a school) of their "primary affiliation only". (Additional affiliations-NBER, CIAR, etc. can be acknowledged in the lead footnote). Please also include the e-mail address and telephone number of the corresponding author on the title page.
  2. There must be an abstract. Abstracts are published in English and French. You must provide an abstract in the language used in the main text and you are welcome to provide an abstract in the other language as well. The translated abstract will be edited and may be changed slightly. The English language version of the abstract must not exceed 100 words. This is a strict limit. The French language version may be slightly longer.
  3. It is helpful if you include a JEL classification code following the abstract. Use up to two codes if your paper spans more than one field.
  4. Please be advised that the Journal has adopted a policy of not thanking Editors or Co-Editors in a paper's acknowledgements
  5. You should acknowledge any financial support from public or private sources that you have received for the research contained in your paper.
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