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Top 5% Top Level Institutions, as of March 2022

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This ranking is drawn from 4532 institutions. For more details about the methodology used for classifying institutions, see here.

RankInstitutionScoreAuthors
1Federal Reserve System

(United States)

1.55817.58
2Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)

1.96188.45
3University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois (United States)

3.2167.42
4National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)

4.81117.1
5University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, California (United States)

6.64139.09
6Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)

6.6699.14
7World Bank Group

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

7.37551.62
8Stanford University

Stanford, California (United States)

8.06126.86
9London School of Economics (LSE)

London, United Kingdom

8.61244.17
10Columbia University

New York City, New York (United States)

9.79131.68
11New York University (NYU)

New York City, New York (United States)

12.36118.89
12International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

12.65467.83
13Oxford University

Oxford, United Kingdom

14.96240.93
14Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut (United States)

15.0490.28
15Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey (United States)

15.4761.44
16University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)

17.54129.79
17Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois (United States)

19.1491.84
18Paris School of Economics

Paris, France

21.46179.78
19University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California (United States)

22.13117.81
20University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA)

Los Angeles, California (United States)

22.6586.99
21Cornell University

Ithaca, New York (United States)

24.83102.27
22European Central Bank

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

25.16241.91
23Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Bonn, Germany

26.34157.83
24University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan (United States)

26.75100.96
25Barcelona School of Economics (BSE)

Barcelona, Spain

28.33159.34
26Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi

Milano, Italy

31.32136.49
27University of California-San Diego (UCSD)

La Jolla, California (United States)

31.9867.22
28Government of the United States

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

32.2413.64
29Toulouse School of Economics (TSE)

Toulouse, France

32.22154.05
30Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts (United States)

33.1594.68
31Duke University

Durham, North Carolina (United States)

34.2576.08
32Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire (United States)

34.4242.97
33University College London (UCL)

London, United Kingdom

35.44126.78
34Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island (United States)

36.9261.33
35University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, Wisconsin (United States)

36.9588
36Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan (United States)

40.13130.2
37University of California-Davis

Davis, California (United States)

41.1179.73
38University of Cambridge

Cambridge, United Kingdom

42.25131.09
39University of Toronto

Toronto, Canada

42.37119.54
40Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

Basel, Switzerland

43.0294.56
41University of British Columbia

Vancouver, Canada

44.1880.83
42Monash University

Melbourne, Australia

44.65146.88
43University of Warwick

Coventry, United Kingdom

44.9118.99
44Australian National University

Canberra, Australia

45.35179.88
45University of Maryland

College Park, Maryland (United States)

45.4490.29
46Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (United States)

50.5581.81
47Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio (United States)

51.7481.78
48Banca d'Italia

Roma, Italy

52.33283.97
49Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

London, United Kingdom

55.0546.86
50Universität Zürich

Zürich, Switzerland

55.66143.93
51Universiteit van Tilburg

Tilburg, Netherlands

56.1133.05
52Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

57.7967.45
53Sciences Po

Paris, France

59.1782.84
54Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis, Missouri (United States)

59.3458.87
55International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

62.51185.47
56Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam

Rotterdam, Netherlands

63.01141.83
57University of Nottingham

Nottingham, United Kingdom

64.62118.15
58Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Économiques (OCDE)

Paris, France

65.75232.36
59Pennsylvania State University

State College, Pennsylvania (United States)

66.7660.12
60Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland (United States)

68.8263.16
61Stockholms Universitet

Stockholm, Sweden

68.97103.95
62Brookings Institution

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

69.6229.61
63University of California-Irvine

Irvine, California (United States)

72.2559.3
64DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung)

Berlin, Germany

73.11114.27
65University of Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia (United States)

73.6568.07
66Arizona State University

Tempe, Arizona (United States)

75.8561.53
67Université Libre de Bruxelles

Bruxelles, Belgium

78.77145.5
68Université Catholique de Louvain

Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

78.97118.61
69University of Texas-Austin

Austin, Texas (United States)

79.3164.24
70University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States)

80.3243.68
71Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna

Bologna, Italy

80.44171.73
72ifo Institut - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der Universität München e.V.

München, Germany

81.79125.5
73Universitetet i Oslo

Oslo, Norway

81.8680.71
74Aarhus Universitet

Aarhus, Denmark

82.9498.81
75Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

Groningen, Netherlands

83.0788.72
76Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee (United States)

83.7452.55
77University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois (United States)

84.33113.37
78Københavns Universitet

København, Denmark

84.68109.11
79Universiteit van Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands

85.1191.72
80University of Queensland

Brisbane, Australia

86.24108.63
81Stockholm School of Economics

Stockholm, Sweden

87.7852.97
82Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics (IIE)

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

88.1534.7
83Banco de España

Madrid, Spain

88.17122.72
84Indiana University

Bloomington, Indiana (United States)

91.2365.56
85Bank of England

London, United Kingdom

92.02197.45
86University of Notre Dame

South Bend, Indiana (United States)

93.2564.66
87University of California-Santa Barbara (UCSB)

Santa Barbara, California (United States)

93.6130.85
88University of Washington

Seattle, Washington (United States)

93.9836.92
89Tel Aviv University

Tel Aviv, Israel

94.5630
90University of Western Ontario

London, Canada

96.1452.19
91Purdue University

West Lafayette, Indiana (United States)

96.6890.26
92Banque de France

Paris, France

96.79180.05
93KU Leuven

Leuven, Belgium

96.85115.89
94Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Jerusalem, Israel

98.6547.79
95Centre de Recherche en Économie et Statistique (CREST)

Palaiseau, France

101.3172.69
96Queen's University

Kingston, Canada

101.9161.98
97Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Madrid, Spain

102.09114.25
98Texas A&M University

College Station, Texas (United States)

102.76103.47
99Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands

102.95105.78
100University of York

York, United Kingdom

103.19105.95
101UNSW Sydney

Sydney, Australia

103.4478.75
102Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia (United States)

103.6578.6
103University of Sydney

Sydney, Australia

103.68103.2
104University of Essex

Colchester, United Kingdom

104.44105.67
105George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

105.0588.63
106National University of Singapore (NUS)

Singapore, Singapore

105.9284.91
107University of Melbourne

Melbourne, Australia

105.93118.02
108Università degli Studi di Torino

Torino, Italy

108.91110.64
109University of Manchester

Manchester, United Kingdom

110.0695.46
110European Commission

Sevilla, Spain

114.97289.94
111Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)

115.746.94
112London Business School (LBS)

London, United Kingdom

119.6431.73
113Maastricht University

Maastricht, Netherlands

121.01137.86
114Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

München, Germany

122.2586.72
115CESifo

München, Germany

122.4644.86
116Bank of Canada

Ottawa, Canada

122.79184.31
117University of Colorado

Boulder, Colorado (United States)

123.8540.28
118Imperial College

London, United Kingdom

123.9751.96
119National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE)

Moscow, Russia

124.68582.52
120Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financieros (CEMFI)

Madrid, Spain

125.3322.96
121Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (United States)

126.3639.19
122University of California-Santa Cruz (UCSC)

Santa Cruz, California (United States)

129.0335.43
123University of Sussex

Brighton, United Kingdom

130.56102.89
124Deutsche Bundesbank

Frankfurt, Germany

134.41163.64
125University of Rochester

Rochester, New York (United States)

135.8138.35
126University of Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan

137.1463.22
127University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (United States)

140.2859.69
128Inter-American Development Bank

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

142.02120.75
129Banco de la Republica de Colombia

Bogotá, Colombia

142.67104.1
130Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

144.5369.37
131Tinbergen Instituut

Amsterdam, Netherlands

146.2847.73
132McGill University

Montréal, Canada

148.1540.1
133Universität St. Gallen

Sankt Gallen, Switzerland

149.6590.11
134Norges Handelshøyskole (NHH)

Bergen, Norway

149.8298.26
135University College Dublin

Dublin, Ireland

150.6163.6
136University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut (United States)

151.7583.12
137Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn

Bonn, Germany

152.8270.27
138Lunds Universitet

Lund, Sweden

154.06127.99
139Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Shanghai, China

154.150.84
140Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata"

Roma, Italy

154.25101.57
141European University Institute

Firenze, Italy

155.6838.75
142Queen Mary University of London

London, United Kingdom

156.1376.78
143City University of New York (CUNY)

New York City, New York (United States)

156.7985.75
144Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa (United States)

156.8362.6
145University of Alberta

Edmonton, Canada

158.8182.8
146Universität Mannheim

Mannheim, Germany

162.1375.92
147"Sapienza" Università di Roma

Roma, Italy

164.48146.37
148University of Glasgow

Glasgow, United Kingdom

164.6470.67
149University of Technology Sydney

Sydney, Australia

167.6790.61
150University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida (United States)

167.765.92
151Simon Fraser University

Burnaby, Canada

167.8851.48
152University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky (United States)

167.9960.59
153Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

168.0965.84
154Peking University

Beijing, China

168.1875.5
155Williams College

Williamstown, Massachusetts (United States)

169.9428.96
156University of North Carolina-Chapel-Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina (United States)

172.3248.65
157HEC Paris (École des Hautes Études Commerciales)

Jouy-en-Josas, France

173.9734.86
158University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia (United States)

174.0573.02
159Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (WIFO)

Wien, Austria

174.8552.12
160Göteborgs Universitet

Göteborg, Sweden

176.6863.25
161The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Genève, Switzerland

178.4551.14
162Université de Lausanne

Lausanne, Switzerland

178.9449.58
163Istituto Einaudi per l'Economia e la Finanza (EIEF)

Roma, Italy

180.6922.59
164Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN)

Stockholm, Sweden

181.5971.3
165Academia de Studii Economice din Bucureşti

Bucureşti, Romania

182.26311.03
166Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)

London, United Kingdom

182.2831.66
167Aix-Marseille Université

Marseille, France

182.9666.19
168Universität Wien

Wien, Austria

183.4658.44
169Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX)

Paris, France

185.95115.76
170Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts (United States)

186.8335.36
171Université Paris 1 (Panthéon-Sorbonne)

Paris, France

186.95155.12
172Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETHZ)

Zürich, Switzerland

187.4380.27
173Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)

Mannheim, Germany

187.91134.2
174McMaster University

Hamilton, Canada

189.6261.54
175Humboldt-Universität Berlin

Berlin, Germany

190.89108.73
176Centro Studi di Economia e Finanza (CSEF)

Napoli, Italy

191.0744.79
177University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

191.8843.84
178WU Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien

Wien, Austria

192.5477.8
179Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Milano, Italy

192.5885.85
180California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California (United States)

194.7216.38
181University of Bristol

Bristol, United Kingdom

195.9658.83
182Université de Genève

Genève, Switzerland

196.2437.37
183University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon (United States)

199.4631.43
184Resources for the Future (RFF)

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

200.4740.66
184Universitat de Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain

200.47122.54
186North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina (United States)

201.5243.27
187Università Ca' Foscari Venezia

Venezia, Italy

203.05144.03
188Universiteit Utrecht

Utrecht, Netherlands

203.8862.2
189Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB)

Athens, Greece

205.0391.66
190BI Handelshøyskolen

Oslo, Norway

205.7251.96
191Universität zu Köln

Köln, Germany

205.7863.16
192Universität Bern

Bern, Switzerland

208.0543.46
193University of California-Riverside

Riverside, California (United States)

208.541.29
194Chapman University

Orange, California (United States)

209.4942.81
195University of Calgary

Calgary, Canada

211.6155.88
196Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia (United States)

214.1228.44
197Kobe University

Kobe, Japan

215.1287.92
198United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research Institute of Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT)

Maastricht, Netherlands

217.0576.28
199Academia Romana

Bucureşti, Romania

217.31160.09
200University of Birmingham

Birmingham, United Kingdom

218.9365.45
201Universiteit Gent

Gent, Belgium

219.0598.97
202Universidade de Lisboa

Lisboa, Portugal

219.22127.85
203Seoul National University

Seoul, South Korea

220.1844.72
204King's College London

London, United Kingdom

220.6662.8
205New York University Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

222.531.14
206de Nederlandsche Bank

Amsterdam, Netherlands

222.7681.75
207George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia (United States)

222.8429.29
208Uppsala Universitet

Uppsala, Sweden

225.5254.72
209University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois (United States)

226.3533.75
210Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Lisboa, Portugal

226.4284.01
211Fudan University

Shanghai, China

227.4345.87
212Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts (United States)

227.7331.21
213SKEMA Business School

Lille, France

229.2345.64
214Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina (United States)

229.4143.47
215University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona (United States)

229.8928.92
216Universität Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany

230.2988.07
217Trinity College Dublin

Dublin, Ireland

232.0248.37
218Deakin University

Melbourne, Australia

232.0866.94
219University of Houston

Houston, Texas (United States)

234.1726.2
220Lancaster University

Lancaster, United Kingdom

234.5265.31
221Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, Georgia (United States)

234.6232.44
222Carleton University

Ottawa, Canada

237.861.16
223University of Surrey

Guildford, United Kingdom

238.0643.17
224University of Kent

Canterbury, United Kingdom

238.4764.37
225University of Sheffield

Sheffield, United Kingdom

238.9367.78
226Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York (United States)

239.0533.48

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