《經濟設計評論》探索發明、分析和測試經濟、社會和政治機構和機制的藝術和科學。該雜志采用規范和實證經濟學和博弈論的戰略分析，使用新穎的想法設計和裝配各種法律經濟工具。這些文書包括憲法和其他權利的轉讓;分配或管制機制;稅務及獎勵計劃;合同形式;投票和其他選擇匯總程序;市場;拍賣;以及各種各樣的組織形式。

Review of Economic Design explores the art and science of inventing, analyzing, and testing economic, social, and political institutions and mechanisms.The journal applies normative and positive economics and the strategic analysis of game theory, using novel ideas for designing and assembling diverse legal-economic instruments. Among these instruments are constitutions and other assignments of rights; mechanisms for allocation or regulation; tax and incentive schemes; contract forms; voting and other choice aggregation procedures; markets; auctions; and a variety of organizational forms.