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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2026): In Progress

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EISSN: 2760-2001

Journal of Behavioral Economics and Policy (JBEP) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to advancing the understanding of how psychological, cognitive, emotional, cultural, and social factors influence economic decision-making and policy outcomes.

Positioned at the intersection of economics, psychology, and public policy, JBEP provides a platform for interdisciplinary research that bridges theory and practice. The journal welcomes contributions that explore human behavior in economic contexts and offer evidence-based insights to inform policy design, regulation, and intervention strategies at local, national, and global levels.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Behavioral insights in public policy and governance
  • Nudging, choice architecture, and decision-making heuristics
  • Financial decision-making and consumer behavior
  • Health, environmental, and education economics through a behavioral lens
  • Social preferences, cooperation, and trust in economic systems
  • Behavioral labor economics and workplace dynamics
  • Risk perception, time preferences, and intertemporal choice
  • Behavioral game theory and experimental economics
  • Behavioral responses to taxation, subsidies, and welfare programs
  • Cultural and cross-country perspectives on economic behavior

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Price Distortions in Capital Markets and Corporate Employment—A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis Based on Microdata

Xiaodong Li, Wentao Wang, Zhaoxia Ji, Wenbo Wang, Jinfeng Zheng


2026, 06 :1-17 DOI: https://doi.org/10.55121/jbep.v2i1.1220

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Employment, as the cornerstone of societal well-being, is a critical economic issue that concerns the immediate interests of the general public and the broader national development. However, existing research has generally overlooked the significant role that factor input prices play in the employment process of enterprise employees. Therefore, based on data from the China Industrial Enterprises D... more
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Bureaucracy, Costs, and Information Gaps as Bottlenecks to Formalization: Evidence and Policy Implications for Informal Markets in Lubango, Huíla, Angola

Amilcar Sawindo Sanjimbi


2026, 06 :18-35 DOI: https://doi.org/10.55121/jbep.v2i1.102342

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This study investigates key institutional barriers preventing informal market actors from transitioning into the formal economy in Sub-Saharan Africa, with evidence from Lubango, Angola. Drawing on a cross-sectional survey of 300 informal traders across three major markets, the study examines how bureaucratic complexity, regulatory compliance costs, and informational deficits influence formalizati... more
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The Aversion to Inequality in the Ultimatum Game Increases When Effort Has Been Invested in Producing the Distributed Resource

Pablo Chaverri Chaves


2026, 06 :36-46 DOI: https://doi.org/10.55121/jbep.v2i1.102407

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Disadvantageous inequality aversion is considered a universal human tendency, probably because it serves as a mechanism to motivate continuous cooperation by punishing behaviors that are perceived as unfair; however, it can change depending on the circumstances, such as social norms, values, power relations, and hierarchies, all of which are part of the social and cultural contexts of the cooperat... more
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Generation Z’s Perceptions of the “Fear of Missing Out” (FOMO) Phenomenon in Online Shopping and Its Impact on Purchase Decisions

Agus Wibowo, Usep Suhud, Qiz Haya Shafiana


2026, 06 :47-57 DOI: https://doi.org/10.55121/jbep.v2i1.102454

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This study adopts a qualitative perspective to deepen understanding of Generation Z’s subjective experiences regarding the Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) phenomenon in online shopping. Grounded in behavioral economics concepts such as loss aversion, scarcity effect, and bounded rationality, the study complements predominantly quantitative approaches in the existing literature. This study aims to analy... more
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Bioeconomic Policy Pathways for Structural Transformation in India: An E3 (Economy–Environment–Employment) Framework for 2050

Jitendra Kumar Sinha


2026, 06 :58-86 DOI: https://doi.org/10.55121/jbep.v2i1.102459

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The growing need to reconcile economic growth with environmental sustainability and employment generation has positioned the bioeconomy as a central pathway for long-term structural transformation. However, existing research has largely examined economic, environmental, and labour-market dimensions separately, limiting understanding of their integrated developmental effects in emerging economies. ... more
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Behavioral Dimensions of the Digital Gender Divide: Women’s Access to Information and Communication Technology in Rural and Semi-Urban Bangladesh

Shakib Hasan


2026, 06 :87-98 DOI: https://doi.org/10.55121/jbep.v2i1.102445

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The expansion of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has transformed access to communication, education, employment, and social participation across developing countries. However, unequal digital access continues to reinforce gender disparities, particularly among women in rural Bangladesh. This study examines the behavioral and structural dimensions of the digital gender divide by c... more
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Pragmatic Identity Construction of Cross-Border E-Commerce Retailers—A Move Analysis of Responses to Negative Reviews in AliExpress

Weichao Wang, Yuxin Xiao, Chenshuang Zhao, Huan Peng


2026, 06 :99-116 DOI: https://doi.org/10.55121/jbep.v2i1.102327

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Negative customer online reviews significantly influence potential customers' purchasing behaviors and damage the reputation and profitability of online shops. The process of responding to such reviews involves the strategic construction of pragmatic identity to meet communicative needs in service recovery. However, research on pragmatic identity construction in cross-border e-commerce contexts re... more
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