《经济发展季刊》的使命是促进研究，支持在美国制定基于证据的经济发展和劳动力发展政策、计划和实践。EDQ的重点是美国经济和劳动力发展政策和实践方面的高质量研究。这项研究可以是学术性的、应用性的，也可以是实践性的。本杂志是出版伦理委员会(COPE)的成员之一。
The mission of Economic Development Quarterly is to promote research supporting the formulation of evidence-based economic development and workforce development policy, programs and practice in the United States.The focus of EDQ is high quality research in economic and workforce development policy and practice within the United States. This research can be scholarly, applied, or practice oriented. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).