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Top 5% Top Level Institutions, as of April 2024

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RankInstitutionScoreAuthors
1Federal Reserve System

(United States)

1.57867.21
2Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)

1.99189.92
3University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois (United States)

3.25178.29
4National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)

5.42122.9
5Stanford University

Stanford, California (United States)

6.18131.14
6Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)

7.08107.09
7University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, California (United States)

7.32140.16
8World Bank Group

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

7.47593.96
9London School of Economics (LSE)

London, United Kingdom

8.01266.92
10Columbia University

New York City, New York (United States)

9.95144.65
11International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

11.85504.74
12New York University (NYU)

New York City, New York (United States)

12.71120
13Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut (United States)

15.1592.81
14University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)

15.34139.75
15Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey (United States)

16.156.04
16Oxford University

Oxford, United Kingdom

16.87231.82
17Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois (United States)

19.8990.76
18Paris School of Economics

Paris, France

20.42185.58
19University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California (United States)

21.67128.1
20European Central Bank

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

23.46253.72
21University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA)

Los Angeles, California (United States)

23.786.37
22Cornell University

Ithaca, New York (United States)

25.71107.91
23University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan (United States)

27.5296.99
24Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Bonn, Germany

27.71167.22
25Toulouse School of Economics (TSE)

Toulouse, France

29.16156.29
26Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire (United States)

29.5153.46
27Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi

Milano, Italy

30.79147.45
28Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts (United States)

31.18103.67
29Government of the United States

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

31.39450.99
30University College London (UCL)

London, United Kingdom

32.01129.19
31Barcelona School of Economics (BSE)

Barcelona, Spain

32.05156.49
32University of California-San Diego (UCSD)

La Jolla, California (United States)

32.7269
33Duke University

Durham, North Carolina (United States)

37.3376.04
34Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island (United States)

38.9163.97
35University of Toronto

Toronto, Canada

39.13139.6
36University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, Wisconsin (United States)

40.0691.64
37University of British Columbia

Vancouver, Canada

41.5687.27
38Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

Basel, Switzerland

4299.65
39Australian National University

Canberra, Australia

43.24188.08
40Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan (United States)

43.27122.3
41Monash University

Melbourne, Australia

43.35156.58
42University of Cambridge

Cambridge, United Kingdom

44.87133.46
43University of Maryland

College Park, Maryland (United States)

45.3395.53
44University of Warwick

Coventry, United Kingdom

47124.77
45University of California-Davis

Davis, California (United States)

47.480.97
46Banca d'Italia

Roma, Italy

48.27323.17
47Universität Zürich

Zürich, Switzerland

51.35158.51
48Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio (United States)

52.3586.55
49Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

London, United Kingdom

53.2152.97
50Sciences Po

Paris, France

56.0993.89
51Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (United States)

56.7184.44
52Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis, Missouri (United States)

56.9661.84
53Universiteit van Tilburg

Tilburg, Netherlands

58.49134.04
54International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

61.63190.11
55Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

63.6674.61
56Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Économiques (OCDE)

Paris, France

64.71240.93
57University of Nottingham

Nottingham, United Kingdom

66.56104.33
58University of Texas-Austin

Austin, Texas (United States)

66.6372.8
59Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam

Rotterdam, Netherlands

66.82150.52
60Brookings Institution

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

67.4227.76
61Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland (United States)

68.1260.48
62University of Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia (United States)

68.9169.57
63Stockholms Universitet

Stockholm, Sweden

72.61103.03
64University of California-Irvine

Irvine, California (United States)

75.0759.3
65Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna

Bologna, Italy

76.52178.69
66ifo Institut - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der Universität München e.V.

München, Germany

79.17122.7
67University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois (United States)

79.21116.57
68Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

Groningen, Netherlands

79.2393.74
69University of Notre Dame

South Bend, Indiana (United States)

80.2170.12
70Université Libre de Bruxelles

Bruxelles, Belgium

80.8149.54
71University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States)

81.3242.77
72Université Catholique de Louvain

Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

81.78115.16
73Universiteit van Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands

81.9595.17
74Pennsylvania State University

State College, Pennsylvania (United States)

82.3158.22
75Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee (United States)

82.6951.9
76Københavns Universitet

København, Denmark

84.32112.58
77KU Leuven

Leuven, Belgium

86.11128.37
78Stockholm School of Economics

Stockholm, Sweden

86.6751.81
79Banco de la Republica de Colombia

Bogotá, Colombia

87.12113.57
80Universitetet i Oslo

Oslo, Norway

87.9675.44
81Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands

89.16119.65
82Banco de España

Madrid, Spain

91.43129.25
83University of Western Ontario

London, Canada

91.6557.84
84University of California-Santa Barbara (UCSB)

Santa Barbara, California (United States)

92.2732.41
85Bank of England

London, United Kingdom

92.64205.9
86National University of Singapore (NUS)

Singapore, Singapore

93.1395.37
87Indiana University

Bloomington, Indiana (United States)

93.2667.06
88Banque de France

Paris, France

94.24182.05
89DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung)

Berlin, Germany

94.45102.01
90Aarhus Universitet

Aarhus, Denmark

95.9197.36
91Queen's University

Kingston, Canada

96.2570.65
92Università degli Studi di Torino

Torino, Italy

96.36114.18
93Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financieros (CEMFI)

Madrid, Spain

96.7129.98
94Purdue University

West Lafayette, Indiana (United States)

96.9293.76
95University of Queensland

Brisbane, Australia

101.18108.74
96European Commission

Sevilla, Spain

101.19341.48
97Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Jerusalem, Israel

101.8651.31
98University of Manchester

Manchester, United Kingdom

102.95104.88
99Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Madrid, Spain

103.45108.62
100Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics (IIE)

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

105.3834.74
101Centre de Recherche en Économie et Statistique (CREST)

Palaiseau, France

105.5681.66
102University of Essex

Colchester, United Kingdom

106.79105.7
103University of Washington

Seattle, Washington (United States)

106.8136.21
104Arizona State University

Tempe, Arizona (United States)

106.8457.77
105UNSW Sydney

Sydney, Australia

107.1578.14
106University of Melbourne

Melbourne, Australia

107.53114.68
107University of Sydney

Sydney, Australia

107.71103.31
108University of York

York, United Kingdom

108.34102.17
109Imperial College

London, United Kingdom

108.5751.72
110Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia (United States)

111.2177.26
111Texas A&M University

College Station, Texas (United States)

112.14104.6
112Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)

114.1153.67
113Tel Aviv University

Tel Aviv, Israel

116.1228.2
114Maastricht University

Maastricht, Netherlands

119.09137.96
115Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

München, Germany

120.0780.72
116Bank of Canada

Ottawa, Canada

120.34189.82
117London Business School (LBS)

London, United Kingdom

120.5427.23
118Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (United States)

125.850.04
119Aix-Marseille Université

Aix-en-Provence/Marseille, France

126.17113.29
120George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

126.6291.43
121Deutsche Bundesbank

Frankfurt, Germany

126.72172.06
122University of Rochester

Rochester, New York (United States)

126.9738.6
123Inter-American Development Bank

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

127.67164.72
124"Sapienza" Università di Roma

Roma, Italy

128.72223.57
125University of Colorado

Boulder, Colorado (United States)

129.7938.78
126Norges Handelshøyskole (NHH)

Bergen, Norway

133.72112.52
127European University Institute

Firenze, Italy

136.9138.74
128University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (United States)

137.7267.66
129University of California-Santa Cruz (UCSC)

Santa Cruz, California (United States)

139.5338.43
130Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

140.4771.76
131University of Sussex

Brighton, United Kingdom

141.72104.28
132CESifo

München, Germany

144.7144.4
133University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona (United States)

146.8244.62
134McGill University

Montréal, Canada

148.741.77
135University of Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan

149.0963.88
136Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts (United States)

151.4640.09
137Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn

Bonn, Germany

152.1870.08
138Queen Mary University of London

London, United Kingdom

153.0182.79
139University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida (United States)

154.0567.92
140City University of New York (CUNY)

New York City, New York (United States)

155.2183.35
141HEC Paris (École des Hautes Études Commerciales)

Jouy-en-Josas, France

155.4140.92
142Universität Mannheim

Mannheim, Germany

157.4375.3
143Lunds Universitet

Lund, Sweden

158.2134.58
144Tinbergen Instituut

Amsterdam, Netherlands

158.3944.12
145Universität St. Gallen

Sankt Gallen, Switzerland

159.6296.84
146University of Alberta

Edmonton, Canada

160.5384.13
147University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut (United States)

160.6382.8
148Peking University

Beijing, China

161.1478.02
149WU Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien

Wien, Austria

162.3594.68
150University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia (United States)

165.4273
151Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (WIFO)

Wien, Austria

165.6951.74
152Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata"

Roma, Italy

167.44107.03
153University College Dublin

Dublin, Ireland

167.6164.87
154University of Technology Sydney

Sydney, Australia

169.0694.56
155Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

169.4964.83
156Université de Lausanne

Lausanne, Switzerland

171.6952.38
157Istituto Einaudi per l'Economia e la Finanza (EIEF)

Roma, Italy

172.1222.54
158Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa (United States)

172.8656.05
159University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky (United States)

175.2165.62
160Williams College

Williamstown, Massachusetts (United States)

176.0228.97
161University of Glasgow

Glasgow, United Kingdom

176.0668.46
162Universiteit Utrecht

Utrecht, Netherlands

180.7771.85
163Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Milano, Italy

181.7790.93
164King's College London

London, United Kingdom

183.5465.78
165Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Shanghai, China

184.0449.84
166Universität Wien

Wien, Austria

184.560.08
167Université Paris 1 (Panthéon-Sorbonne)

Paris, France

184.82157.64
168Resources for the Future (RFF)

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

185.6945.77
169Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETHZ)

Zürich, Switzerland

185.7183.25
170Centro Studi di Economia e Finanza (CSEF)

Napoli, Italy

186.4653.68
171Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX)

Paris, France

187.52121.01
172North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina (United States)

188.7949.26
173University of North Carolina-Chapel-Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina (United States)

189.0851.44
174Universitat de Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain

189.34130.67
175Simon Fraser University

Burnaby, Canada

191.6750.43
176Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN)

Stockholm, Sweden

191.9671.6
177Universität zu Köln

Köln, Germany

192.2359.52
178Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)

Mannheim, Germany

194.84147.84
179Göteborgs Universitet

Göteborg, Sweden

197.5759.9
180Academia de Studii Economice din Bucureşti

Bucureşti, Romania

198.2310.33
181University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

199.443.5
182New York University Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

200.6746.57
183Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia (United States)

200.7630.69
184Universidade de Lisboa

Lisboa, Portugal

201.09139.7
185Tsinghua University

Beijing, China

201.159.9
186McMaster University

Hamilton, Canada

202.3162.04
187University of Calgary

Calgary, Canada

202.4557.68
188Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)

London, United Kingdom

203.0234.8
189SKEMA Business School

Lille, France

203.4348.7
190Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB)

Athens, Greece

204.4191.06
191Fudan University

Shanghai, China

204.8352.37
192University of Bristol

Bristol, United Kingdom

205.6560.14
193Uppsala Universitet

Uppsala, Sweden

205.7460.32
194Universiteit Gent

Gent, Belgium

207.16115.17
195University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon (United States)

210.6431.42
196Universität Bern

Bern, Switzerland

211.9844.62
197Università Ca' Foscari Venezia

Venezia, Italy

214.07142.52
198BI Handelshøyskolen

Oslo, Norway

214.651.67
199George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia (United States)

217.0732.71
200Trinity College Dublin

Dublin, Ireland

217.2352.86
201University of Birmingham

Birmingham, United Kingdom

217.4469.56
202Kiel Institut für Weltwirtschaft - Leibniz Zentrum zur Erforschung globaler ökonomischer Herausforderungen (IfW)

Kiel, Germany

217.861.12
203Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)

Bogotá, Colombia

217.9393.12
204University of Hong Kong

Pokfulam, Hong Kong

219.829.98
205Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, Georgia (United States)

220.2140.92
206National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE)

Moscow, Russia

221.82450.31
207Copenhagen Business School

København, Denmark

222.4845.25
208Deakin University

Melbourne, Australia

222.6473.74
209Humboldt-Universität Berlin

Berlin, Germany

223.0599.92
210California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California (United States)

223.4415.39
211University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois (United States)

225.5634.25
212Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts (United States)

228.8330.99
213Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York (United States)

230.434.69
214University of Sheffield

Sheffield, United Kingdom

230.669.34
215Oklahoma State University

Stillwater, Oklahoma (United States)

230.7860.95
216Keio University

Tokyo, Japan

231.2860.08
217Università degli Studi di Padova

Padova, Italy

231.7262
218University of Surrey

Guildford, United Kingdom

231.9447.24
219Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Lisboa, Portugal

232.887.56
220Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina (United States)

233.1840.71
221Chapman University

Orange, California (United States)

233.2438.62
222Université de Bordeaux

Bordeaux, France

233.6103.53
223Université de Genève

Genève, Switzerland

234.3236.15
224City University

London, United Kingdom

234.6666.38
225Carleton University

Ottawa, Canada

235.9163.48
226Seoul National University

Seoul, South Korea

236.9244.46
227Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business

Beijing, China

238.5257
228Uniwersytet Warszawski

Warszawa, Poland

241.55174.06
229Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

243.1370.33
230Kobe University

Kobe, Japan

244.690.58
231University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida (United States)

245.2228.38
232University of Reading

Reading, United Kingdom

245.768.28
233Univerzita Karlova v Praze

Praha, Czech Republic

245.81116.24
234University of Texas-Dallas

Dallas, Texas (United States)

247.1528.96

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