Fiscal Policies and Political Economy
Fiscal Policies and Political Economy is a research topic within Economics and Econometrics. Science Explorer counts 20k research works in it since 1950. 30.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the political and economic impacts of fiscal policy cycles, including topics such as political budget cycles, public debt, economic growth, procyclical fiscal policy, government debt, fiscal rules, election effects on fiscal policy, and local government finance.
- Fiscal Policy
- Political Budget Cycles
- Public Debt
- Economic Growth
- Procyclical Fiscal Policy
- Government Debt
- Political Economy
- Fiscal Rules
- Election Effects
- Local Government Finance
- Research works
- 20k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 30.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +5% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Fiscal Policies and Political Economy research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (598 and 162 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 598 works
- 2 China 162 works
- 3 Türkiye 161 works
- 4 Germany 143 works
- 5 United Kingdom 133 works
- 6 India 131 works
- 7 Nigeria 102 works
- 8 Italy 100 works
- 9 France 86 works
- 10 Spain 84 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.
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Which institutions lead Fiscal Policies and Political Economy research?
By volume in 2022–2025, International Monetary Fund publishes the most Fiscal Policies and Political Economy research, followed by European Central Bank and University of Lisbon.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 International Monetary FundUnited States 26 works
- 2 European Central BankGermany 14 works
- 3 University of LisbonPortugal 12 works
- 4 Bucharest University of Economic StudiesRomania 12 works
- 5 George Mason UniversityUnited States 12 works
- 6 National Bureau of Economic ResearchUnited States 12 works
- 7 Yale UniversityUnited States 10 works
- 8 Institute for Peace Research and Security PolicyGermany 10 works
- 9 Alexandru Ioan Cuza UniversityRomania 10 works
- 10 Ifo Institute for Economic ResearchGermany 10 works
Who are the leading researchers in Fiscal Policies and Political Economy?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Fiscal Policies and Political Economy include M. Hashem Pesaran, Robert J. Barro and Daron Acemoğlu.
- 1 M. Hashem Pesaran United States 9.1k citations
- 2 Robert J. Barro United States 7.9k citations
- 3 Daron Acemoğlu United States 5.7k citations
- 4 Lawrence H. Summers United States 3.9k citations
- 5 Jeffrey A. Frankel United States 3.3k citations
- 6 Gordon Tullock United States 3.2k citations
- 7 James Tobin United States 3.1k citations
- 8 John B. Taylor United States 2.7k citations
- 9 Ben Bernanke United States 2.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Fiscal Policies and Political Economy research done?
The largest centres of Fiscal Policies and Political Economy research in 2022–2025 are Washington D.C. (United States), London (United Kingdom), Beijing (China) and New York (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Frankfurt am Main and Washington D.C..
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Frankfurt am MainDE · 21.7 works8.8×
- Washington D.C.US · 83.9 works7.5×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Fiscal Policies and Political Economy than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Fiscal Policies and Political Economy?
Among universities, judged by research, London School of Economics and Political Science, SGH Warsaw School of Economics and University of Lisbon 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London School of Economics and Political ScienceUnited Kingdom | 61.8 | 55.3% | 11.6× | 8 | -27.2% |
| 2 | SGH Warsaw School of EconomicsPoland | 57.7 | 26.3% | 46.1× | 9 | +142.4% |
| 3 | University of LisbonPortugal | 54.7 | 43.7% | 6.6× | 12 | +37.6% |
| 4 | Bucharest University of Economic StudiesRomania | 49.6 | 22.3% | 23.7× | 12 | +8.3% |
| 5 | Alexandru Ioan Cuza UniversityRomania | 42.2 | 14.1% | 21.6× | 10 | +9.6% |
| 6 | George Mason UniversityUnited States | 41.8 | 11.2% | 12.5× | 12 | -37.0% |
| 7 | Prague University of Economics and BusinessCzechia | 33.8 | 3.0% | 58.3× | 8 | +2.3% |
| 8 | Nanjing University of Finance and EconomicsChina | 33.4 | 10.8% | 22.0× | 9 | -75.2% |
| 9 | National and Kapodistrian University of AthensGreece | 30.0 | 11.8% | 6.5× | 9 | +22.1% |
| 10 | Yale UniversityUnited States | 20.5 | 23.7% | 3.5× | 10 | -44.5% |
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 Fiscal Policies and Political Economy research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Fiscal Policies and Political Economy.
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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.