Question 1

Which countries lead Economic Theory and Policy research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, the United States and Brazil publish the most (1.2k and 1.1k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Economic Theory and Policy research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Economic Theory and Policy research, followed by Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Economic Theory and Policy?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on Economic Theory and Policy include Pierre Bourdıeu, Eugene F. Fama and Andrei Shleifer.

Question 4

Where is Economic Theory and Policy research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Economic Theory and Policy research in 2022-now 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.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Northampton Community College, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and University of Leeds score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is Economic Theory and Policy research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% lower than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2018.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Economic Theory and Policy?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Economic Theory and Policy is "A Contribution to the Theory of Economic Growth" (Robert M. Solow, 1956), with 24,386 citations. Next come "A Theory of the Allocation of Time" (10,360) and "Discretion versus policy rules in practice" (9,166).