Aims and Scope

The mission of Annals of Economics & Sustainable Development Studies is to promote scientific research on the role of economics in the transition toward sustainable, inclusive, and equitable development. The journal covers, among others, the following topics:

  • Economic theories and sustainability: relationships between growth, social equity, and ecological sustainability; critical approaches to neoclassical economics and new institutionalist perspectives.
  • Public policies and sustainable development: national and international strategies for the environment, climate governance, ecological taxation, and market regulation related to sustainability.
  • Environmental economics and natural resources: management of water, soil, and biodiversity, preservation policies, and economic instruments for climate change mitigation.
  • Energy and ecological transition: energy markets, renewable energy transition, energy efficiency, and low-carbon economic models.
  • Circular economy and green innovation: recycling, eco-design, sustainable finance, eco-innovation, and new production and consumption models.
  • Sustainable territorial development: urbanization, rural planning, social inclusion, and the dynamics of local communities in sustainability.
  • International trade and sustainability: impacts of trade agreements, global value chains, and foreign direct investment on economic, social, and environmental sustainability.
  • Sustainable finance and responsible investment: green bonds, ethical funds, Islamic finance, and innovative financial instruments for sustainable development.
  • Inequalities and human development: relationships between poverty, education, health, social justice, and sustainability, with emphasis on emerging and developing countries.
  • International and interdisciplinary comparisons: cross-sectional analyses of sustainability policies, open to contributions from sociology, political science, law, and management.

Thanks to this broad coverage, the journal offers a privileged platform for publishing theoretical, empirical, qualitative, quantitative, and interdisciplinary research on economics and sustainable development.