IZA Journal of Labor and Development

The IZA Journal of Labor & Development covers all aspects of economic development related to issues of human behavior and/or the labor market of developing, emerging or transitional countries, including both policy issues and more structural problems. The aim of this new Journal is to provide a high quality, peer reviewed outlet for papers, where the key characteristic of the submission procedure is the fast decision making and publication process. Acceptance/rejection decisions are expected to be made within one month; publication is expected within two months after submission of the final manuscript. The journal, one of five IZA field journals, will be an online journal accessible through the Springer Open Access system. This implies that electronic access is provided freely and permanently worldwide immediately upon publication.