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The Economic Journal
Economics, finance and management
Among the 50 economics, finance and management journals in this index it has the 13th highest h-index and the 46th highest two-year mean citedness. Both are explained under how venues are ranked.
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Where its authors come from
Share of the 483 papers since 2023 with at least one author in each country.
| Country | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| United States | 47% |
| United Kingdom | 29% |
| Germany | 21% |
| Italy | 11% |
| France | 10% |
What it publishes
Mix of article types:
| Type | Share |
|---|---|
| Research articles | 97% |
Main subject areas of those papers:
| Subject area | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies | 8% |
| Labor market dynamics and wage inequality | 5% |
| Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics | 5% |
| Monetary Policy and Economic Impact | 4% |
| Electoral Systems and Political Participation | 4% |
| School Choice and Performance | 4% |
Most cited papers since 2023
- The Coronavirus Stimulus Package: How Large is the Transfer Multiplier (2023, 105 citations)
- Robot Imports and Firm-Level Outcomes (2024, 86 citations)
- How Effective are Female Role Models in Steering Girls Towards STEM? Evidence from French High Schools (2023, 74 citations)
- Corrupted by Algorithms? How AI-generated and Human-written Advice Shape (Dis)honesty (2023, 70 citations)
- The Political Scar of Epidemics (2023, 60 citations)
Official rankings
Many evaluations use a national or commercial list rather than raw citation counts. We don't reproduce those lists here; check the journal on each one directly (search for ISSN 0013-0133):
- Scimago (SJR and quartile): what quartiles mean
- Norwegian register (level 1 or 2): national lists explained
- Finnish Publication Forum (JUFO level 0 to 3)
Similar journals
- The Quarterly Journal of Economics
- American Economic Review
- Journal of Political Economy
- Econometrica
- Economics of Education Review
- American Political Science Review
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