| Rank | Institution | Location | Score | Authors |
| 1 | National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) | Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA) | 57066.82 | 182 |
| 2 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) | London, United Kingdom | 13545.86 | 130 |
| 3 | Department of Economics, Princeton University | Princeton, New Jersey (USA) | 10260.93 | 27 |
| 4 | Department of Economics, New York University | New York City, New York (USA) | 8418.76 | 24 |
| 5 | Department of Economics, Harvard University | Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA) | 7315.32 | 20 |
| 6 | Hoover Institution on War Revolution & Peace, Stanford University | Palo Alto, California (USA) | 6225.69 | 10 |
| 7 | Economics Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA) | 6168.24 | 18 |
| 8 | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA) | 5730.93 | 18 |
| 9 | Department of Economics, University of Chicago | Chicago, Illinois (USA) | 5409.19 | 12 |
| 10 | London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), University of London | London, United Kingdom | 5220 | 58 |
| 11 | Department of Economics, Northwestern University | Evanston, Illinois (USA) | 4881.97 | 11 |
| 12 | Graduate School of Business, Columbia University | New York City, New York (USA) | 4541.25 | 16 |
| 13 | Finance & Economics Department, Graduate School of Business, Columbia University | New York City, New York (USA) | 4536.83 | 11 |
| 14 | Department of Economics, Boston University | Boston, Massachusetts (USA) | 4307.33 | 19 |
| 15 | Department of Economics, Stanford University | Palo Alto, California (USA) | 4195.93 | 18 |
| 16 | Department of Economics, University of California | Berkeley, California (USA) | 4009.21 | 25 |
| 17 | Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA) | 3999.69 | 14 |
| 18 | Department of Economics, School of Arts and Sciences, Columbia University | New York City, New York (USA) | 3981.56 | 12 |
| 19 | College of Business, Arizona State University | Tempe, Arizona (USA) | 3638.72 | 7 |
| 20 | Department of Economics, College of Business, Arizona State University | Tempe, Arizona (USA) | 3638.72 | 7 |
| 21 | Federal Reserve Board, Government of the United States | Washington, District of Columbia (USA) | 3539.98 | 25 |
| 22 | Economics Department, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), University of London | London, United Kingdom | 3449.81 | 21 |
| 23 | Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), University of London | London, United Kingdom | 3238.19 | 19 |
| 24 | Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University | Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA) | 3155.03 | 16 |
| 25 | Cowles Foundation for Economic Research, Yale University | New Haven, Connecticut (USA) | 3132.07 | 12 |
| 26 | Department of Economics, University of California | San Diego / La Jolla, California (USA) | 2848.67 | 17 |
| 27 | Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University | Princeton, New Jersey (USA) | 2767.89 | 10 |
| 28 | Department of Economics, University of California | Los Angeles, California (USA) | 2709.54 | 20 |
| 29 | International Monetary Fund (IMF) | Washington, District of Columbia (USA) | 2704.53 | 79 |
| 30 | Economics Department, University of Wisconsin | Madison, Wisconsin (USA) | 2691.19 | 16 |
| 31 | Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago | Chicago, Illinois (USA) | 2602.11 | 13 |
| 32 | Bendheim Center for Finance, Department of Economics, Princeton University | Princeton, New Jersey (USA) | 2568.02 | 4 |
| 33 | Economics Department, Yale University | New Haven, Connecticut (USA) | 2562.84 | 19 |
| 34 | Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA) | Bonn, Germany | 2546.61 | 120 |
| 35 | Tepper School of Business Administration, Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA) | 2448.79 | 8 |
| 36 | Economics Department, Brown University | Providence, Rhode Island (USA) | 2417.04 | 19 |
| 37 | Department of Economics, University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA) | 2408.52 | 16 |
| 38 | Graduate School of Business, Stanford University | Palo Alto, California (USA) | 2406.84 | 10 |
| 39 | Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago | Chicago, Illinois (USA) | 2394.05 | 14 |
| 40 | Department of Economics, University of California | Santa Barbara, California (USA) | 2310.05 | 9 |
| 41 | Departament d'Economia i Empresa, Universitat Pompeu Fabra | Barcelona, Spain | 2250.48 | 29 |
| 42 | Economic Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago | Chicago, Illinois (USA) | 2083.92 | 7 |
| 43 | Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University | Evanston, Illinois (USA) | 2048.72 | 12 |
| 44 | Stern School of Business, New York University | New York City, New York (USA) | 2025.27 | 20 |
| 45 | School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University | New York City, New York (USA) | 1946.99 | 4 |
| 46 | Centre de Recerca en Economia Internacional (CREI), Departament d'Economia i Empresa, Universitat Pompeu Fabra | Barcelona, Spain | 1932.65 | 2 |
| 47 | Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), Stanford University | Palo Alto, California (USA) | 1914.7 | 4 |
| 48 | American Bar Foundation (ABF) | Chicago, Illinois (USA) | 1761.21 | 2 |
| 49 | Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA) | 1711.85 | 20 |
| 50 | Center for International Development, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University | Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA) | 1692.51 | 3 |
| 51 | Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA) | 1688.55 | 25 |
| 52 | Department of Economics, Duke University | Durham, North Carolina (USA) | 1581.56 | 16 |
| 53 | Brookings Institution | Washington, District of Columbia (USA) | 1516.54 | 7 |
| 54 | Walter A. Haas School of Business, University of California | Berkeley, California (USA) | 1514.25 | 9 |
| 55 | Department of Finance, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University | Evanston, Illinois (USA) | 1507.7 | 5 |
| 56 | Rochester Center for Economic Research (RCER), University of Rochester | Rochester, New York (USA) | 1463.07 | 2 |
| 57 | Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA) | 1405.22 | 7 |
| 58 | Department of Economics, University of Warwick | Coventry, United Kingdom | 1350.47 | 20 |
| 59 | Department of Economics, Boston College | Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (USA) | 1346.78 | 27 |
| 60 | Economics Department, University of Rochester | Rochester, New York (USA) | 1324.62 | 8 |
| 61 | Department of Economics, University of Maryland | College Park, Maryland (USA) | 1318.26 | 15 |
| 62 | Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco | San Francisco, California (USA) | 1298.67 | 10 |
| 63 | Center for Business and Government, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University | Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA) | 1278.67 | 2 |
| 64 | Economic Analysis & Policy Group (EAP), Walter A. Haas School of Business, University of California | Berkeley, California (USA) | 1265.52 | 5 |
| 65 | Harvard Business School, Harvard University | Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA) | 1202.14 | 6 |
| 66 | Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) | London, United Kingdom | 1196.98 | 21 |
| 67 | Finance Department, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA) | 1182.91 | 13 |
| 68 | Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER), Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi | Milano, Italy | 1179.97 | 22 |
| 69 | Department of Economics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Jerusalem, Israel | 1092.09 | 21 |
| 70 | CESifo | München, Germany | 1067.63 | 29 |
| 71 | Economics Group, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago | Chicago, Illinois (USA) | 1063.91 | 4 |
| 72 | William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, Michigan (USA) | 1045.77 | 18 |
| 73 | Finance Department, Stern School of Business, New York University | New York City, New York (USA) | 1035.72 | 4 |
| 74 | Eitan Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University | Tel Aviv, Israel | 1024.5 | 7 |
| 75 | International Economics Section, Department of Economics, Princeton University | Princeton, New Jersey (USA) | 1023.11 | 1 |
| 76 | Center for Economic Policy Studies, Department of Economics, Princeton University | Princeton, New Jersey (USA) | 1012.17 | 2 |
| 77 | Research Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF) | Washington, District of Columbia (USA) | 975.26 | 18 |
| 78 | Federal Reserve Bank of Boston | Boston, Massachusetts (USA) | 945.83 | 7 |
| 79 | Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco | San Francisco, California (USA) | 940.5 | 7 |
| 80 | Economic Studies, Brookings Institution | Washington, District of Columbia (USA) | 923.08 | 5 |
| 81 | Department of Economics, Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, Maryland (USA) | 922.74 | 6 |
| 82 | Department of Economics and Related Studies, University of York | York, United Kingdom | 888.74 | 13 |
| 83 | Economics Group, Nuffield College, Oxford University | Oxford, United Kingdom | 887.81 | 13 |
| 84 | Department of Economics, University College London, University of London | London, United Kingdom | 871.14 | 14 |
| 85 | World Bank Group | Washington, District of Columbia (USA) | 839.73 | 51 |
| 86 | Business School, University of Auckland | Auckland, New Zealand | 818.72 | 7 |
| 87 | Department of Economics, Business School, University of Auckland | Auckland, New Zealand | 818.72 | 7 |
| 88 | Research Program in Development Studies, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University | Princeton, New Jersey (USA) | 812.66 | 2 |
| 89 | Economics Department, University of California | Santa Cruz, California (USA) | 811.18 | 6 |
| 90 | Olin School of Business, Washington University | St. Louis, Missouri (USA) | 804.85 | 6 |
| 91 | College of Commerce and Business Administration, University of Illinois | Urbana-Champaign, Illinois (USA) | 804.42 | 16 |
| 92 | Division of Social Sciences, California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, California (USA) | 795.83 | 8 |
| 93 | Economics Department, Stern School of Business, New York University | New York City, New York (USA) | 769.42 | 10 |
| 94 | Faculté des Sciences Économiques, Université des Sciences Sociales (Toulouse I) | Toulouse, France | 766.03 | 24 |
| 95 | Department of Economics, College of Commerce and Business Administration, University of Illinois | Urbana-Champaign, Illinois (USA) | 761.59 | 13 |
| 96 | Graduate School of International Economics and Finance, Brandeis University | Waltham, Massachusetts (USA) | 758.64 | 7 |
| 97 | Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Économie Quantitative (CIREQ) | Montréal, Canada | 752.95 | 14 |
| 98 | Faculty of Economics and Politics, University of Cambridge | Cambridge, United Kingdom | 749.35 | 20 |
| 99 | Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Faculté des Sciences Économiques, Université des Sciences Sociales (Toulouse I) | Toulouse, France | 748.33 | 14 |
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