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Economic Theory and Policy

Economic Theory and Policy is a research topic within General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Science Explorer counts 53k research works in it since 1950. 17.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the causes and macroeconomic implications of various trends, including income distribution, financial crises, aggregate demand, economic growth, monetary policy, inequality, debt, industrialization, balance of payments, and structural change. The papers analyze long-period trends and their impact on different economies, providing insights into the complex interplay of these factors.

  • Income Distribution
  • Financial Crisis
  • Aggregate Demand
  • Economic Growth
  • Monetary Policy
  • Inequality
  • Debt
  • Industrialization
  • Balance of Payments
  • Structural Change
Research works
53k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
9.2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
17.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-3%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Economic Theory and Policy research?

By volume, the United States and Brazil publish the most (1.1k and 1.1k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 1.1k works
  2. 2 Brazil 1.1k works
  3. 3 United Kingdom 359 works
  4. 4 France 303 works
  5. 5 Italy 238 works
  6. 6 India 235 works
  7. 7 Spain 203 works
  8. 8 Germany 199 works
  9. 9 China 179 works
  10. 10 Mexico 164 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

United States: 27.3%Brazil: 26.7%United Kingdom: 8.8%France: 7.4%6 others listed: 29.8%27%largest
United States1,117 · 27.3%Brazil1,090 · 26.7%United Kingdom359 · 8.8%France303 · 7.4%6 others listed1,219 · 29.8%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Economic Theory and Policy research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro publishes the most Economic Theory and Policy research, followed by Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul and Universidade de São Paulo.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Brazil 55 works
  2. 2 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Brazil 46 works
  3. 3 Universidade de São Paulo Brazil 38 works
  4. 4 Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) Brazil 36 works
  5. 5 Sapienza University of Rome Italy 35 works
  6. 6 Universidade de Brasília Brazil 34 works
  7. 7 Universidade Federal Fluminense Brazil 34 works
  8. 8 National Bureau of Economic Research United States 33 works
  9. 9 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico 32 works
  10. 10 Universidade Federal de Uberlândia Brazil 31 works

Who are the leading researchers in Economic Theory and Policy?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Economic Theory and Policy include Andrei Shleifer, M. Hashem Pesaran and Robert J. Barro.

  1. 1 Andrei Shleifer 10k citations
  2. 2 M. Hashem Pesaran 9.1k citations
  3. 3 Robert J. Barro 7.9k citations
  4. 4 Joseph E. Stiglitz 7.4k citations
  5. 5 Henri Guitton 6.9k citations
  6. 6 Daron Acemoğlu 5.7k citations
  7. 7 Kenneth J. Arrow 5.4k citations
  8. 8 Richard Blundell 5.2k citations
  9. 9 Oliver Hart 5k citations
  10. 10 Amartya Sen 4.9k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Economic Theory and Policy research done?

The largest centres of Economic Theory and Policy research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Washington D.C. (United States) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Uberlândia, Niterói and Brasília.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 São Paulo Brazil 160 works
  2. 2 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 154 works
  3. 3 Washington D.C. United States 150 works
  4. 4 London United Kingdom 145 works
  5. 5 Paris France 128 works
  6. 6 New York United States 105 works
  7. 7 Madrid Spain 93 works
  8. 8 Brasília Brazil 90 works
  9. 9 Rome Italy 88 works
  10. 10 Mexico City Mexico 84 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. UberlândiaBR · 31.5 works19×
  2. NiteróiBR · 34.0 works12×
  3. BrasíliaBR · 90.5 works11×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Economic Theory and Policy than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Economic Theory and Policy?

Among universities, judged by research, Northampton Community College, Roma Tre University and London School of Economics and Political Science score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%mean 17.27%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Northampton Community College: 11, 32.8%Roma Tre University: 12, 38.5%London School of Economics and Political Science: 19, 24.2%Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro: 55, 6.5%Universidade Federal de Uberlândia: 32, 1.6%Universidade Federal Fluminense: 34, 4.7%National and Kapodistrian University of Athens: 18, 27.2%SOAS University of London: 8, 24.9%Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP): 36, 9.9%Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul: 46, 2.4%Roma Tre UniversityNorthampton Communit…London School of Eco…Universidade Federal…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Northampton Community College United States 70.232.8%203.9×11 +112.6%
2Roma Tre University Italy 65.538.5%12.7×12 +20.3%
3London School of Economics and Political Science United Kingdom 58.124.2%13.8×19 -9.0%
4Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Brazil 57.66.5%12.2×55 +59.4%
5Universidade Federal de Uberlândia Brazil 55.91.6%18.9×32 +260.1%
6Universidade Federal Fluminense Brazil 54.84.7%12.0×34 +128.1%
7National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Greece 53.927.2%6.0×18 +100.3%
8SOAS University of London United Kingdom 53.624.9%34.8×8 +32.8%
9Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) Brazil 53.29.9%8.1×36 +105.2%
10Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Brazil 51.82.4%10.7×46 +47.7%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Economic Theory and Policy research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2018. The fastest-growing topics are Economic Theory and Policy.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.