The UNLV Undergraduate Economics Working Paper Series publishes original economics-related working papers by UNLV undergraduates. It is operated by its Editorial Board within the Molasky Family Department of Economics and Real Estate, Lee Business School, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Who may submit
The Series considers original economics and economics-related research authored primarily by current UNLV undergraduate students or completed while the author was enrolled as a UNLV undergraduate.
Papers developed in ECON 495 receive priority because ECON 495 is the department’s undergraduate capstone research course. Publication is not limited to ECON 495, economics majors, or a single course. A UNLV undergraduate from any major may be considered when:
- the paper makes a substantive contribution to an economics-related question;
- the work was completed primarily by the undergraduate author or authors;
- a UNLV faculty member agrees to serve as faculty sponsor; and
- the manuscript meets the Series’ editorial, ethical, rights, data, and accessibility requirements.
A paper completed while an author was an undergraduate remains eligible if the author graduates before editorial or repository processing is complete.
Students should first discuss the paper with the instructor or faculty mentor. If the faculty member agrees that the paper is appropriate for consideration, the faculty sponsor should contact the Series. The Series does not currently accept unsupported direct submissions from students without a faculty sponsor.
What the Series publishes
An eligible submission should present an economics-related research question, identify its evidence or analytical basis, support its conclusions, and be suitable for public dissemination. The Series may publish empirical, theoretical, historical, institutional, methodological, or policy-oriented economics research within its research fields.
Every submission must satisfy the current editorial screening process and related policies. Eligibility does not guarantee acceptance.
What the Series does not publish
The Series does not publish:
- peer-reviewed journal articles as though they were Series working papers;
- grades, evaluations, or instructional materials intended to remain private;
- work that is outside economics or lacks a substantive economics-related contribution;
- unsupported student submissions without a UNLV faculty sponsor;
- confidential, personally identifiable, contract-restricted, unlawfully obtained, or otherwise non-publishable information;
- work for which required authorship, rights, ethics, or consent records are missing; or
- material that does not satisfy applicable Series policies.
Working-paper status
Papers in the Series are preliminary research outputs. They are editorially screened but are not peer reviewed and may be revised. Publication does not mean that the Series, UNLV, Lee Business School, the department, a faculty sponsor, or OAsis endorses the paper’s conclusions or has independently verified its data, calculations, methods, or results.
The views and errors in a paper remain the responsibility of its authors. Readers should cite the version they used and consult the paper page for later corrections, revisions, or status notices.
Institutional and repository relationship
The institutional hierarchy identifies where the Series operates; it does not by itself establish sponsorship or endorsement. The Editorial Board makes Series publication decisions. For deposited papers, the Series designates the OAsis item record and deposited full text as its permanent repository record. OAsis is UNLV’s institutional repository and a service of UNLV University Libraries; it does not make Series editorial decisions.
Questions about eligibility or scope may be sent through the Contact page.