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Vol. 1 No. 1 (June 2025)
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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

Recent Articles

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    Strategic Investment and Inclusive Growth in India: Unpacking the Interlinkages between Capital Formation and Employment Generation

    Jitendra Kumar Sinha
    1-19

    286 (Abstract) 167 (Download)

    Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) plays a vital role in economic development by enhancing productive capacity and stimulating growth. However, in India, a paradox persists: despite steady increases in GFCF and GDP, unemployment remains high, highlighting a disconnect between macroeconomic growth and labor market outcomes. This study examines the dynamic interrelationships among capital formation, economic... more

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    From Cognitive Bias to Algorithmic Influence: Theoretical Shifts in Behavioral Finance

    Marcello Forcellini, Eva Gracikova
    20-27

    192 (Abstract) 426 (Download)

    Behavioral finance emerged as a response to the limitations of classical financial theory, revealing that investor behavior is shaped by cognitive biases, heuristics, and emotional influences rather than pure rationality. The rapid diffusion of artificial intelligence (AI) across financial systems now challenges this foundation, introducing new dynamics in how decisions are made, information is processed,... more

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    Mapping India’s Economic Transition: Sectoral Shifts, Labour Productivity, and Regional Inequality in a Policy Framework for Balanced Development

    Jitendra Kumar Sinha
    28-50

    80 (Abstract) 122 (Download)

    This study investigates the role of structural transformation in shaping labour-productivity growth across Indian states over the past three decades, applying a decomposition framework that separates within-sector efficiency gains from between-sector labour shifts. Using state-level panel data, the analysis derives a Structural Transformation Index (STI) to quantify the extent to which workers move from low-productivity... more

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    11 (Abstract) 2 (Download)

    This paper addresses the longstanding “chicken or egg” philosophical dilemma in the development-security field by analyzing the direction of causality between economic development and national security across African countries, with a particular focus on how this relationship varies by income level. To achieve this, we mobilized a dataset covering 33 African countries over the period... more

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    The Relationship between Employees’Well-Being and Economic Performance in Serbia

    Ljiljana Kontic, Erika Bracun
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    11 (Abstract) 3 (Download)

    The importance of employees’ well-being has grown because it affects productivity, satisfaction, mental health,company reputation, and legislation in developed economies. Previous studies show that psychological safety is vital for innovative decision-making and entrepreneurial behavior. This paper investigates the relationship between employees’ well-being and economic performance in a transition economy. Serbia serves as a case study.... more

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