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Top 10% Institutions and Economists in the Field of Microfinance, as of September 2012

This page shows one of the many rankings computed with RePEc data. They are based on data about authors who have registered with the RePEc Author Service, institutions listed on EDIRC, bibliographic data collected by RePEc, citation analysis performed by CitEc and popularity data compiled by LogEc. To find more rankings, historical data and detailed methodology, click here. Or see the ranking FAQ. For Microfinance, these are 311 authors affiliated with 941 institutions.
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Top 10% institutions in the field of Microfinance

The scores of institutions in each field are determined by a weighted sum of all authors affiliated with the respective institutions. The weights are determined, for each author, by the proportion of all working papers announced in NEP that have also been announced in NEP-MFD (Microfinance).
RankInstitutionScoreAuthorsAuthor shares
(1)Institut für Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung (IEW), Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakutät, Universität Zürich

Zürich, Switzerland

1.752117.12
1Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakutät, Universität Zürich

Zürich, Switzerland

1.757667.25
(0)Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakutät, Universität Zürich

Zürich, Switzerland

1.752823.62
2World Bank Group

Washington, District of Columbia (USA)

4.01337279.54
3Economics Department, University of California-Santa Cruz (UCSC)

Santa Cruz, California (USA)

4.322318.15
4Faculteit der Economische Wetenschappen en Bedrijfskunde, Vrije Universiteit

Amsterdam, Netherlands

5.469269.63
(5)Economics Research, World Bank Group

Washington, District of Columbia (USA)

6.34131108.39
(5)Afdeling Ruimtelijke Economie, Faculteit der Economische Wetenschappen en Bedrijfskunde, Vrije Universiteit

Amsterdam, Netherlands

7.833222.99
5Walter A. Haas School of Business, University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, California (USA)

9.513833.05
6Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)

9.775846.98
7London School of Economics (LSE)

London, United Kingdom

9.91224153.31
8Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Stockholms Universitet

Stockholm, Sweden

13.283831.87
9Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg

Lüneburg, Germany

14.34108.47
10Department of Economics, Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA)

17.275742.31
11Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University (NYU)

New York City, New York (USA)

17.2921.47
12Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel

Kiel, Germany

17.652517.07
13CentER for Economic Research, Universiteit van Tilburg

Tilburg, Netherlands

17.7812778.46
(14)Financial Institutions Center, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)

17.9494.26
14National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA)

18.2245941.92
(15)Economics Department, London School of Economics (LSE)

London, United Kingdom

18.345435.72
15Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA)

18.872823.37
16International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Washington, District of Columbia (USA)

20.88299255.27
17Department of Economics, European University Institute

Firenze, Italy

21.173823.56
18Department of Economics, University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada (USA)

22.6975.86
19Facoltà di Economia, Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata"

Roma, Italy

23.299478.35
20Department of Economics, University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA)

Los Angeles, California (USA)

24.084435.9
21Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations

New York City, New York (USA)

24.14108.61
22Harvard Business School, Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA)

25.363832.38
23School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University

Maastricht, Netherlands

25.8510173.95
(24)Dipartimento di Economia e Istituzioni, Facoltà di Economia, Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata"

Roma, Italy

25.973023.6
24Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão (ISEG), Universidade Técnica de Lisboa

Lisboa, Portugal

26.237462.88
25Economics Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA)

27.383225.97
26Department of Economics, University of Toronto

Toronto, Canada

27.595547.56
27Department of Economics, Oxford University

Oxford, United Kingdom

30.14143109.75
(28)Vakgroep Algemene Economie, School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University

Maastricht, Netherlands

35.443018.11
(28)Volkswirtschaftslehre, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Universität Duisburg-Essen

Essen, Germany

35.831411.22
28Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Universität Duisburg-Essen

Essen, Germany

35.832016.71
29Department of Economics, University of Warwick

Coventry, United Kingdom

36.186650.11
30Economics Department, Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut (USA)

36.514829.24
31Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA)

38.585632.03
32Booth School of Business, University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois (USA)

40.625045.7
33Department of Economics, Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (USA)

40.74236.18
34Economics, University of Manchester

Manchester, United Kingdom

42.363426.32
35Department of Economics, Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts (USA)

47.925848.68
36Department of Economics, School of Arts and Sciences, Columbia University

New York City, New York (USA)

48.85140.97
37Department of Economics, University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, California (USA)

50.634332.4
38Economics Department, Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island (USA)

53.773834.6
(39)Interdisciplinary Institute of Management (IIM), London School of Economics (LSE)

London, United Kingdom

54.5711
39Kelley School of Business, Indiana University

Bloomington, Indiana (USA)

54.582321.28
(39)Department of Finance, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University

Bloomington, Indiana (USA)

54.5855
40Department of Economics, University of Notre Dame

South Bend, Indiana (USA)

55.112116.41
41Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN)

Stockholm, Sweden

55.25735.59
(42)Finance Unit, Harvard Business School, Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA)

55.4998.84
42Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge

Cambridge, United Kingdom

56.287051.98
(43)Department of Finance, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois (USA)

57.11513.14
43Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois (USA)

57.14035.55
(44)Unidade de Estudos sobre Complexidade e Economia (UECE), Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão (ISEG), Universidade Técnica de Lisboa

Lisboa, Portugal

57.412818.44
44Graduate School of Business, Columbia University

New York City, New York (USA)

59.043931.08
45Saïd Business School, Oxford University

Oxford, United Kingdom

602920.06
(46)Centre for Growth and Business Cycle Research, Economics, University of Manchester

Manchester, United Kingdom

60.24107.4
(46)Finance Department, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)

60.452319.25
46Dipartimento di Economia Politica, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi

Milano, Italy

62.212412.09
47Department of Economics, University College London (UCL)

London, United Kingdom

62.296244.71
48Department of Economics, University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois (USA)

62.54841.11
(49)Finance & Economics Department, Graduate School of Business, Columbia University

New York City, New York (USA)

62.562318.95
(49)Center for International Development, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA)

63.99104.44
49Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (RCEA)

Rimini, Italy

65.458712.98
50Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfswetenschappen, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Leuven, Belgium

66.2110272.29
51DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung)

Berlin, Germany

67.412682.71
52Department of Economics, New York University (NYU)

New York City, New York (USA)

68.145946.6
53Department of Economics, Stanford University

Stanford, California (USA)

69.324838.76
54Centre for European Research in Microfinance (CERMi)

Bruxelles/Brussel, Belgium

69.69207.37
(55)Institute for Economic Development, Department of Economics, Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts (USA)

70.3163.57
(55)Research and Statistics Group, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

New York City, New York (USA)

70.765954.98
55Federal Reserve Bank of New York

New York City, New York (USA)

70.767367.63
56Faculté des Sciences Économiques, Sociales et de Gestion (FSESG), Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix

Namur, Belgium

71.172722.61
57Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)

London, United Kingdom

72.95421.14
58Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Université Libre de Bruxelles

Bruxelles, Belgium

74.6714498.68
59Guanghua School of Management, Peking University

Beijing, China

75.373027.61
(60)Research Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Washington, District of Columbia (USA)

75.715546.7
60Warwick Business School, University of Warwick

Coventry, United Kingdom

78.641713.54
61Anderson Graduate School of Management, University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA)

Los Angeles, California (USA)

78.652521.59
(62)Centre Emile Bernheim, Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Université Libre de Bruxelles

Bruxelles, Belgium

80.156644.96
62Department of Economics, Washington University

St. Louis, Missouri (USA)

80.612520.08
63Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Humboldt-Universität Berlin

Berlin, Germany

81.56948.64
64Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland

College Park, Maryland (USA)

82.32109.85
(64)Finance Department, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland

College Park, Maryland (USA)

82.3265.85
65Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO), University of Bristol

Bristol, United Kingdom

82.51218.75
(66)Economic Growth Center, Economics Department, Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut (USA)

82.63129.06
(66)Centre de Recherche en Économie de Développement (CRED), Faculté des Sciences Économiques, Sociales et de Gestion (FSESG), Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix

Namur, Belgium

83.291615.17
(66)Sonderforschungsbereich 649: Ökonomisches Risiko, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Humboldt-Universität Berlin

Berlin, Germany

85.554317.03
66Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA)

85.692717.73
67International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)

Washington, District of Columbia (USA)

85.9122107.61
(68)Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), Department of Economics, Oxford University

Oxford, United Kingdom

86.212614.69
(68)Sonderforschungsbereich 373, Quantifikation und Simulation ökonomischer Prozesse, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Humboldt-Universität Berlin

Berlin, Germany

87.3430.9
(68)Institut für Statistik und Ökonometrie (ISÖ), Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Humboldt-Universität Berlin

Berlin, Germany

87.342112.25
68Center for Applied Statistics and Econometrics (CASE), Humboldt-Universität Berlin

Berlin, Germany

87.34218.71
69Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

London, United Kingdom

87.8527623.03
70School of Economics, University of Nottingham

Nottingham, United Kingdom

89.677850.87
71Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde, Universiteit van Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands

90.057349.67
72Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)

New Haven, Connecticut (USA)

90.0740.71
73Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

Groningen, Netherlands

96.65937.09
74Tinbergen Instituut

Amsterdam, Netherlands

97.4614328.92
75John E. Walker Department of Economics, Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina (USA)

97.822119.32
(76)Département économie et finance, Groupe EDHEC (École de Hautes Études Commerciales du Nord)

Lille/Paris, France

99.891611.07
76Groupe EDHEC (École de Hautes Études Commerciales du Nord)

Lille/Paris, France

99.891912.98
77Economics Department, Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire (USA)

100.243027.95
78Sciences économiques, Sciences Po

Paris, France

100.397554.16
79Center for Social Development, Washington University

St. Louis, Missouri (USA)

100.5211
80Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Peradeniya

Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

102.1133
81Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA)

102.4151.23
82Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER), Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi

Milano, Italy

103.234317.56
83Department of Economics, University of British Columbia

Vancouver, Canada

105.984235.84
84Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW)

Kiel, Germany

106.316443.8
85Department of Economics, Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey (USA)

106.534936.58
86Federal Reserve Board (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System)

Washington, District of Columbia (USA)

107.2810698.56
87Paris School of Economics

Paris, France

107.75199112.36
88Waikato Management School, University of Waikato

Hamilton, New Zealand

108.372721.02
89School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University

New York City, New York (USA)

109.482714.47
90Abteilung für Volkswirtschaftslehre, Universität Mannheim

Mannheim, Germany

109.875344.46
91Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Boston, Massachusetts (USA)

110.662319.23
92Laboratoire d'Économie et de Gestion (LEG), Université de Bourgogne

Dijon, France

111.093027.64
93European Central Bank

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

111.48139117.15
(94)Finance Group, Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde, Universiteit van Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands

111.6786.38
94Centro Studi di Economia e Finanza (CSEF)

Napoli, Italy

112.763820.58

Top 10% authors in the field of Microfinance

This ranking is based on registered authors only, and only those who are classified within this field. Authors can register at the RePEc Author Service.
RankAuthorScore
1Ross Levine

Walter A. Haas School of Business, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California (USA)

2.17
2Jonathan Morduch

Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University (NYU), New York City, New York (USA)

2.97
3Peter M. Robinson

Economics Department, London School of Economics (LSE), London, United Kingdom

4.12
4Thorsten Beck

CentER for Economic Research, Universiteit van Tilburg, Tilburg, Netherlands

4.76
5Leonardo Becchetti

Dipartimento di Economia e Istituzioni, Facoltà di Economia, Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata", Roma, Italy

4.78
6Allen N. Berger

Financial Institutions Center, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)

5.08
7Nazrul Islam

Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, New York City, New York (USA)

5.21
8Asli Demirguc-Kunt

Economics Research, World Bank Group, Washington, District of Columbia (USA)

5.48
9Dean S. Karlan

Economics Department, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut (USA)

5.62
10Christopher Woodruff

Department of Economics, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom

9.6
11David de Meza

Interdisciplinary Institute of Management (IIM), London School of Economics (LSE), London, United Kingdom

13.29
12Robert P. Flood

Department of Economics, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana (USA)

14.44
13Arthur Hosios

Department of Economics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

15.01
14Keith Blackburn

Centre for Growth and Business Cycle Research, Economics, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

15.02
15Jonathan Zinman

Economics Department, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire (USA)

16.71
16Beatriz Armendáriz

Department of Economics, University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom

18.29
17Robert Cull

Economics Research, World Bank Group, Washington, District of Columbia (USA)

19.52
18Oliver Bruce Linton

Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

20.45
19Varouj Aram Aivazian

Department of Economics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

20.76
20Inessa Love

Finance and Private Sector Research, World Bank Group, Washington, District of Columbia (USA)

20.79
21Donald Cox

Department of Economics, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (USA)

21.34
22David McKenzie

Economics Research, World Bank Group, Washington, District of Columbia (USA)

22.2
23Shahidur Rahman Khandker

Economics Research, World Bank Group, Washington, District of Columbia (USA)

23.04
24Mark Schreiner

Center for Social Development, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri (USA)

23.98
25Jean-Marie Baland

Centre de Recherche en Économie de Développement (CRED), Faculté des Sciences Économiques, Sociales et de Gestion (FSESG), Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium

24.39
26Xavier Gine

Economics Research, World Bank Group, Washington, District of Columbia (USA)

25.8
27Marcel Fafchamps

Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), Department of Economics, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom

26.83
28Dipak Mazumdar

29.15
29Steven B Caudill

Department of Economics and Business Administration, Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee (USA)

29.4
30Suresh de Mel

Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

29.59
31Jozef Konings

Centrum voor Economische Studiën, Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfswetenschappen, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

31.1

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