《公共經(jīng)濟學(xué)雜志》的目的是鼓勵對公共經(jīng)濟學(xué)問題做出原創(chuàng)的科學(xué)貢獻(xiàn)，特別強調(diào)現(xiàn)代經(jīng)濟理論和定量分析方法的應(yīng)用。它為國際讀者提供了一個討論公共政策的論壇。一經(jīng)要求，出版商可提供包含卷1-50的主索引。

The aim of the Journal of Public Economics is to encourage original scientific contributions on the problems of public economics, with particular emphasis on the application of modern economic theory and methods of quantitative analysis. It provides a forum for discussion of public policy of interest to an international readership.A master index encompassing volumes 1-50 is available from the publisher upon request.