the journal of applied econometrics is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering econometrics, published by john wiley & sons. it focuses on applications rather than theoretical issues. it was established in 1986 and is published seven times per year. its editor-in-chief is barbara rossi. since 1994 it has required its authors to deposit a complete set of data (provided they are non-confidential) into the journal's data archive, in order to enable the replication of empirical results published in the journal.