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Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth

Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth is a research topic within Economics and Econometrics. Science Explorer counts 70k research works in it since 1950. 33.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the impact of infrastructure development, government expenditure, and taxation policies on economic growth, with a focus on the role of public investment, transportation infrastructure, and optimal taxation. It investigates the relationship between infrastructure, taxation, and regional disparities in economic development, providing insights into the effects of different fiscal policies on long-term growth and efficiency.

  • Infrastructure
  • Taxation
  • Economic Growth
  • Public Investment
  • Government Expenditure
  • Transport Infrastructure
  • Optimal Taxation
  • Fiscal Policy
  • Regional Development
  • Income Tax
Research works
70k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
23k
per year above
Top-10% rate
33.4%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+32%
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Which countries lead Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.7k and 1.5k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 1.7k works
  2. 2 United States 1.5k works
  3. 3 Nigeria 1k works
  4. 4 Türkiye 789 works
  5. 5 Indonesia 650 works
  6. 6 Brazil 487 works
  7. 7 India 446 works
  8. 8 United Kingdom 370 works
  9. 9 Pakistan 289 works
  10. 10 Germany 256 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.

China: 22.9%United States: 19.5%Nigeria: 13.6%Türkiye: 10.5%6 others listed: 33.3%23%largest
China1,719 · 22.9%United States1,464 · 19.5%Nigeria1,022 · 13.6%Türkiye789 · 10.5%6 others listed2,498 · 33.3%

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

Which institutions lead Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Tribhuvan University publishes the most Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth research, followed by Nanjing University of Finance and Economics and University of Johannesburg.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Tribhuvan University Nepal 77 works
  2. 2 Nanjing University of Finance and Economics China 51 works
  3. 3 University of Johannesburg South Africa 44 works
  4. 4 Nnamdi Azikiwe University Nigeria 44 works
  5. 5 Babcock University Nigeria 37 works
  6. 6 International Monetary Fund United States 36 works
  7. 7 Central University of Finance and Economics China 35 works
  8. 8 Peking University China 35 works
  9. 9 University of Nigeria Nigeria 35 works
  10. 10 Southwestern University of Finance and Economics China 33 works

Who are the leading researchers in Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth 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 Daron Acemoğlu 5.7k citations
  6. 6 Richard Blundell 5.2k citations
  7. 7 W. W. Cooper 4.6k citations
  8. 8 Stephen Bond 4.5k citations
  9. 9 Ross Levine 4.5k citations

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

Where is Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth research done?

The largest centres of Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Washington D.C. (United States), Shanghai (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Keffi, Sagamu and Enugu.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 337 works
  2. 2 Washington D.C. United States 178 works
  3. 3 Shanghai China 144 works
  4. 4 Nanjing China 141 works
  5. 5 London United Kingdom 129 works
  6. 6 Moscow Russia 110 works
  7. 7 Istanbul Türkiye 108 works
  8. 8 Wuhan China 107 works
  9. 9 Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 101 works
  10. 10 Kathmandu Nepal 92 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. KeffiNG · 20.2 works29×
  2. SagamuNG · 20.5 works25×
  3. EnuguNG · 33.6 works25×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth?

Among universities, judged by research, Université de Dschang, Ho Chi Minh City Open University and University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City 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%25%50%75%mean 47.09%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Université de Dschang: 24, 60.6%Ho Chi Minh City Open University: 15, 62.5%University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City: 18, 53.9%Tribhuvan University: 77, 13.8%Southwestern University of Finance and Economics: 34, 58.5%Université de Yaoundé I: 18, 53.1%University of Nigeria: 35, 24.7%University of Business and Technology: 9, 67.5%University of Abuja: 25, 32.3%University for Development Studies: 13, 44.0%Ho Chi Minh City Ope…Université de DschangUniversity of Econom…Tribhuvan University
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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
1Université de Dschang Cameroon 72.160.6%19.3×24 +384.6%
2Ho Chi Minh City Open University Vietnam 67.762.5%29.6×15 +350.0%
3University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 66.853.9%19.1×18 +192.5%
4Tribhuvan University Nepal 65.913.8%14.7×77 +239.0%
5Southwestern University of Finance and Economics China 65.658.5%19.1×34 +63.3%
6Université de Yaoundé I Cameroon 64.753.1%9.8×18 +163.5%
7University of Nigeria Nigeria 63.124.7%11.1×35 +194.1%
8University of Business and Technology Saudi Arabia 62.367.5%7.6×9 +176.6%
9University of Abuja Nigeria 62.032.3%27.2×25 +215.6%
10University for Development Studies Ghana 61.644.0%11.8×13 +358.3%

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 Policy and Economic Growth research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth.

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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.