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Top Institutions and Economists in the Field of Entrepreneurship, as of July 2026

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Top Institutions

Rank Institution Score Authors Author
Shares
1National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)1412.27
2Harvard University → Harvard Business School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)2.3950.99
3Indiana University → School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Bloomington, Indiana (United States)2.8721.38
4London School of Economics (LSE), London, United Kingdom3.69182.09
5World Bank Group, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)4.81214.71
6University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) → Anderson Graduate School of Management, Los Angeles, California (United States)6.5731.15
7Government of the United States → Department of Commerce, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)6.78154.65
-Government of the United States → Department of Commerce → Census Bureau, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)8.23144.37
8University of Maryland → Department of Economics, College Park, Maryland (United States)9.4330.76
-World Bank Group → Economics Research, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)9.6571.04
9Federal Reserve Board (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), Washington, District of Columbia (United States)9.9462.38
10Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN), Stockholm, Sweden10.89175.02
11Hoover Institution on War Revolution & Peace, Stanford, California (United States)11.5510.14
12Brown University → Economics Department, Providence, Rhode Island (United States)12.2040.44
13University of Chicago → Booth School of Business, Chicago, Illinois (United States)12.2851.18
14George Mason University → Schar School of Policy and Government, Arlington, Virginia (United States)13.7530.77
-Harvard University → Harvard Business School → Finance Unit, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)13.9720.41
15Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena → Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Jena, Germany14.8652.21
-Government of the United States → Department of Commerce → Census Bureau → Center for Economic Studies, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)15.62123.04
16University of Notre Dame → Department of Economics, South Bend, Indiana (United States)16.3931.25
17Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) → Economics Department, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)16.6220.09
18University of Pennsylvania → Wharton School of Business, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)18.0242.41
19Oxford University → Saïd Business School, Oxford, United Kingdom18.4510.73
-London School of Economics (LSE) → Department of Management, London, United Kingdom18.4910.45
20Vlerick Business School, Gent, Belgium18.8774.05
21Montpellier Business School, Montpellier, France19.3310.67
22Universiteit Utrecht → School of Economics, Utrecht, Netherlands20.3342.06
23University of California-San Diego (UCSD) → Department of Economics, La Jolla, California (United States)23.4230.50
-University of Pennsylvania → Wharton School of Business → Financial Institutions Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)23.4410.19
24Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) → Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)24.4641.19
25University of Maryland → Robert H. Smith School of Business, College Park, Maryland (United States)25.4920.65
26University of California-Berkeley → Department of Economics, Berkeley, California (United States)26.9530.26
27KU Leuven → Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfswetenschappen, Leuven, Belgium27.27111.93
28Imperial College → Business School, London, United Kingdom27.3110.73
29University of North Carolina-Greensboro → Bryan School of Business and Economics, Greensboro, North Carolina (United States)27.9731.17
-University of North Carolina-Greensboro → Bryan School of Business and Economics → Economics Department, Greensboro, North Carolina (United States)27.9731.17
30University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) → Luskin School of Public Affairs, Los Angeles, California (United States)31.5330.54
31University of Chicago → Department of Economics, Chicago, Illinois (United States)32.3730.71
-University of Maryland → Robert H. Smith School of Business → Finance Department, College Park, Maryland (United States)32.7210.38
32Stevens Institute of Technology → School of Business, Hoboken, New Jersey (United States)33.0210.43
33University of Minnesota → Department of Economics, Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States)33.1740.62
34Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden33.2651.47
35Arizona State University → School of Public Affairs, Phoenix, Arizona (United States)33.9410.38
36European University Institute → Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS), Firenze, Italy34.1320.17
37University of Western Ontario → Ivey School of Business, London, Canada34.6311
38Oxford University → Department of International Development (Queen Elizabeth House), Oxford, United Kingdom35.5410.45
39Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), London, United Kingdom37.05330.62
-University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) → Luskin School of Public Affairs → Public Policy Department, Los Angeles, California (United States)37.5710.43
40Harvard University → Department of Economics, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)39.9920.04
-London School of Economics (LSE) → Financial Markets Group (FMG), London, United Kingdom40.0310.19
41Duke University → Fuqua School of Business, Durham, North Carolina (United States)40.1631.42
42University of California-Berkeley → Walter A. Haas School of Business, Berkeley, California (United States)40.2520.36
-London School of Economics (LSE) → Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), London, United Kingdom40.85121.04
-University of California-Berkeley → Walter A. Haas School of Business → Economic Analysis & Policy Group (EAP), Berkeley, California (United States)41.2720.36
43Paris School of Economics, Paris, France42.0830.48
44New York University (NYU) → Department of Economics, New York City, New York (United States)42.1410.14
45Northwestern University → Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Evanston, Illinois (United States)43.5530.82
46Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle (IWH), Halle, Germany43.8830.74
47Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore → Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche, Milano/Piacenza, Italy45.3561.73
48Maastricht University → School of Business and Economics, Maastricht, Netherlands45.4462.06
49Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna → Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Pisa, Italy45.7971.49
50SKEMA Business School, Lille, France49.9541.88
51Istituto Einaudi per l'Economia e la Finanza (EIEF), Roma, Italy50.6551.22
52Universiteit van Tilburg → School of Economics and Management, Tilburg, Netherlands51.1941.11
-Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore → Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche → Dipartimento di Politica Economica, Milano, Italy51.5551.43
53Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH) → Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies, Stockholm, Sweden53.5861.12
54Waseda University → Faculty of Commerce, Tokyo, Japan55.4310.57
55Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam → Faculteit der Economische Wetenschappen, Rotterdam, Netherlands55.5041.64
-Stockholm School of Economics → Department of Finance, Stockholm, Sweden55.9930.33
-Waseda University → Faculty of Commerce → Graduate School of Business and Finance, Tokyo, Japan56.4310.57
-Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam → Faculteit der Economische Wetenschappen → Capaciteitsgroep Toegepaste Economie, Rotterdam, Netherlands56.5041.64
56University of Toronto → Department of Economics, Toronto, Canada56.8350.50
-Universiteit van Tilburg → School of Economics and Management → CentER Graduate School for Economics and Business, Tilburg, Netherlands57.7631.06
57Pennsylvania State University → Department of Economics, State College, Pennsylvania (United States)58.3610.23
58Dartmouth College → Tuck School of Business, Hanover, New Hampshire (United States)58.8620.18
59Universität Augsburg → Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Augsburg, Germany59.0010.60
60Trinity College Dublin → School of Business, Dublin, Ireland59.6310.73
61Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg60.27481.14
-Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) → IZA@LISER Network, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg60.27481.14
62European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main, Germany61.8230.48
63University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) → Department of Economics, Los Angeles, California (United States)64.4220.24
-University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) → Anderson Graduate School of Management → Finance Group, Los Angeles, California (United States)65.7610.13
64Indiana University → Kelley School of Business, Bloomington, Indiana (United States)67.0010.18
-Maastricht University → School of Business and Economics → Vakgroep Organisatie en Strategie, Maastricht, Netherlands67.2910.65
-Indiana University → Kelley School of Business → Department of Finance, Bloomington, Indiana (United States)68.0710.18
65EMLYON Business School, Lyon, France68.0721.13
66Florida Atlantic University → College of Business, Boca Raton, Florida (United States)68.2521.51
67Yale University → Economics Department, New Haven, Connecticut (United States)69.2140.92
68University of Pennsylvania → Department of Economics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)70.3730.26
69Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna → Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Bologna, Italy70.7030.98
70University of Alberta → School of Business, Edmonton, Canada71.0310.12
71Copenhagen Business School, København, Denmark71.0751.81
72Universität Potsdam → Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschafltiche Fakultät, Potsdam, Germany73.3330.37
-Duke University → Fuqua School of Business → Finance Area, Durham, North Carolina (United States)73.6410.19
73Rijksuniversiteit Groningen → Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde, Groningen, Netherlands73.7231.76
74Brock University → Goodman School of Business, St. Catherines, Canada73.9010.83
75DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung), Berlin, Germany74.2751.41
76Universitetet i Bergen → Institutt for Økonomi, Bergen, Norway75.1610.71
77Columbia University → Graduate School of Business, New York City, New York (United States)76.5921.04
78Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milano, Italy76.5950.83
-Universiteit Utrecht → School of Economics → Research Institute, Utrecht, Netherlands77.0620.99
79Universität Trier → Fach Betriebswirtschaftslehre, Trier, Germany77.9210.46

Top Authors

Rank Author Score
1David B. Audretsch
Indiana University → School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Bloomington, Indiana (United States)
1.50
2Zoltan J. Acs
London School of Economics (LSE) → Department of Management, London, United Kingdom
George Mason University → Schar School of Policy and Government, Arlington, Virginia (United States)
3.20
3John Haltiwanger
University of Maryland → Department of Economics, College Park, Maryland (United States)
4.34
4Mike Wright4.61
5Josh Lerner
Harvard University → Harvard Business School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)
5.04
6Steven Klepper5.24
7William Kerr
Harvard University → Harvard Business School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)
9.58
8Ross Levine
Hoover Institution on War Revolution & Peace, Stanford, California (United States)
10.46
9Roy Thurik
Montpellier Business School, Montpellier, France
10.97
10Paul Alan Gompers
Harvard University → Harvard Business School → Finance Unit, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)
11.77
11David Scharfstein
Harvard University → Harvard Business School → Finance Unit, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)
14.46
12Thomas Hellmann
Oxford University → Saïd Business School, Oxford, United Kingdom
14.72
13Michael Fritsch
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena → Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Jena, Germany
17.93
14Peter Howitt
Brown University → Economics Department, Providence, Rhode Island (United States)
19.47
15Daron Acemoglu
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) → Economics Department, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)
20.05
16Ramana Nanda
Imperial College → Business School, London, United Kingdom
20.59
17Douglas J. Cumming
Stevens Institute of Technology → School of Business, Hoboken, New Jersey (United States)
21.16
18Simon C. Parker
University of Western Ontario → Ivey School of Business, London, Canada
21.46
19Erik Stam
Universiteit Utrecht → School of Economics, Utrecht, Netherlands
21.52
20Albert N. Link
University of North Carolina-Greensboro → Bryan School of Business and Economics → Economics Department, Greensboro, North Carolina (United States)
22.36
21Christopher Woodruff
Oxford University → Department of International Development (Queen Elizabeth House), Oxford, United Kingdom
22.58
22Ufuk Akcigit
University of Chicago → Department of Economics, Chicago, Illinois (United States)
23.12
23Ivo Welch
University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) → Anderson Graduate School of Management → Finance Group, Los Angeles, California (United States)
University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) → Anderson Graduate School of Management, Los Angeles, California (United States)
23.32
24Robert W. Fairlie
University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) → Luskin School of Public Affairs → Public Policy Department, Los Angeles, California (United States)
23.52
25Vojislav Maksimovic
University of Maryland → Robert H. Smith School of Business → Finance Department, College Park, Maryland (United States)
24.50
26Javier Miranda
Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle (IWH), Halle, Germany
24.96
27Joern H. Block
Universität Trier → Fach Betriebswirtschaftslehre, Trier, Germany
26.01
28James E. Rauch
University of California-San Diego (UCSD) → Department of Economics, La Jolla, California (United States)
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)
26.59
29Magnus Henrekson
Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN), Stockholm, Sweden
26.91
30Michael Darby
University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) → Anderson Graduate School of Management, Los Angeles, California (United States)
27.17
31David Mckenzie
World Bank Group → Economics Research, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)
27.90
32Allen N. Berger
Federal Reserve Board (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), Washington, District of Columbia (United States)
University of Pennsylvania → Wharton School of Business → Financial Institutions Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)
28.24
33Andrei Shleifer
Harvard University → Department of Economics, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)
28.68
34Michael L. Katz
University of California-Berkeley → Walter A. Haas School of Business → Economic Analysis & Policy Group (EAP), Berkeley, California (United States)
30.27
35Donald S. Siegel
Arizona State University → School of Public Affairs, Phoenix, Arizona (United States)
31.77
36Mirjam van Praag (Celine Mirjam van Praag)
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam → Amsterdam Global Change Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
32.66
37Boyan Jovanovic
New York University (NYU) → Department of Economics, New York City, New York (United States)
32.81
38Thorsten Beck
European University Institute → Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS), Firenze, Italy
33.61
39Alex Coad
Waseda University → Faculty of Commerce → Graduate School of Business and Finance, Tokyo, Japan
34.48
40Edward Lazear36.40
41Philippe Aghion
London School of Economics (LSE) → Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), London, United Kingdom
Paris School of Economics, Paris, France
36.48
42Steven Neil Kaplan
University of Chicago → Booth School of Business, Chicago, Illinois (United States)
37.92
43André van Stel (Andre van Stel)
Trinity College Dublin → School of Business, Dublin, Ireland
41.17
44Timothy Dunne
University of Notre Dame → Department of Economics, South Bend, Indiana (United States)
41.48
45Simeon Djankov
London School of Economics (LSE) → Financial Markets Group (FMG), London, United Kingdom
43.66
46Erik E. Lehmann
Universität Augsburg → Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Augsburg, Germany
45.30
47Bronwyn H Hall
University of California-Berkeley → Department of Economics, Berkeley, California (United States)
48.94
48Benjamin F. Jones
Northwestern University → Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Evanston, Illinois (United States)
51.61
49Asli Demirguc-Kunt
World Bank Group, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)
51.86
50Hugo A. Hopenhayn
University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) → Department of Economics, Los Angeles, California (United States)
52.65
51Alexander Kritikos
DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung), Berlin, Germany
53.67
52Hans Hvide
Universitetet i Bergen → Institutt for Økonomi, Bergen, Norway
53.76
53Matthew Rhodes-Kropf
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) → Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)
54.74
54Olav Sorenson
University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) → Anderson Graduate School of Management, Los Angeles, California (United States)
56.08
55Roger H. Gordon
University of California-San Diego (UCSD) → Department of Economics, La Jolla, California (United States)
57.33
56Wim Naudé (Wim Naude)
Universidade do Coimbra → Faculdade de Economia → Centre for Business and Economics Research (CeBER), Coimbra, Portugal
57.93
57Ron S. Jarmin
Government of the United States → Department of Commerce → Census Bureau, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)
59.12
58Friederike Welter
Universität Siegen → Fakultät Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Wirtschaftsinformatik und Wirtschaftsrecht, Siegen, Germany
61.35
59Edward Ludwig Glaeser61.43
60Frank M. Fossen
University of Nevada-Reno → College of Business → Economics Department, Reno, Nevada (United States)
62.27
61Marco Caliendo
Universität Potsdam → Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschafltiche Fakultät → Lehrstuhl für Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung, Potsdam, Germany
62.83
62Antoinette Schoar64.35
63Pontus Brodde Braunerhjelm
Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH) → Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies, Stockholm, Sweden
65.18
64Leora F. Klapper
World Bank Group → Economics Research, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)
66.11
65László A. Szerb (Laszlo A. Szerb)
Pécsi Tudományegyetem → Közgazdaságtudományi Kar, Pécs, Hungary
67.01
66Dirk De Clercq
Brock University → Goodman School of Business, St. Catherines, Canada
67.50
67Andrew B. Bernard
Dartmouth College → Tuck School of Business, Hanover, New Hampshire (United States)
68.75
68Bart Clarysse
Vlerick Business School, Gent, Belgium
69.39
69Martin Anthony Carree
Maastricht University → School of Business and Economics → Vakgroep Organisatie en Strategie, Maastricht, Netherlands
70.24
70Armin Schwienbacher
SKEMA Business School, Lille, France
73.58
71Mark J. Roberts
Pennsylvania State University → Department of Economics, State College, Pennsylvania (United States)
76.15
72Marco Vivarelli
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore → Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche → Dipartimento di Politica Economica, Milano, Italy
77.89
73Erzo G.j. Luttmer
University of Minnesota → Department of Economics, Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States)
78.10
74Christopher John Boudreaux
Florida Atlantic University → College of Business → Department of Economics, Boca Raton, Florida (United States)
78.90
75Manju Puri
Duke University → Fuqua School of Business → Finance Area, Durham, North Carolina (United States)
80.69
76Niels Bosma
Universiteit Utrecht → School of Economics → Research Institute, Utrecht, Netherlands
80.79
77Luc Laeven
European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
81.90
78Gregory Udell
Indiana University → Kelley School of Business → Department of Finance, Bloomington, Indiana (United States)
83.03
79Dean Karlan
Northwestern University → Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Evanston, Illinois (United States)
83.96
80Michael Wyrwich
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen → Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde, Groningen, Netherlands
84.10
81Sophie Manigart
Vlerick Business School, Gent, Belgium
86.64
82Nicholas Bloom
Stanford University → Department of Economics, Stanford, California (United States)
88.16
83Karl Jonas Wennberg
Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden
Ratioinstitutet, Stockholm, Sweden
88.22
84Dilip Mookherjee
Boston University → Department of Economics → Institute for Economic Development, Boston, Massachusetts (United States)
88.48
85Michael Ewens
Columbia University → Graduate School of Business, New York City, New York (United States)
89.99
86Andrew Henley
Cardiff University → Cardiff Business School, Cardiff, United Kingdom
93.05
87Chad Syverson
University of Chicago → Booth School of Business, Chicago, Illinois (United States)
93.64
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