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RankInstitutionScoreAuthors
1Federal Reserve System

(United States)

1.12882.74
2University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois (United States)

3.45185.05
3Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)

3.75189.06
4London School of Economics (LSE)

London, United Kingdom

4.97267.32
5Stanford University

Stanford, California (United States)

6.42130.06
6World Bank Group

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

7.31613.39
7National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)

7.35132.84
8International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

7.62521.06
9Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)

9.46110.13
10University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, California (United States)

9.63143.31
11European Central Bank

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

10.92263.28
12Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut (United States)

13.53105.52
13Columbia University

New York City, New York (United States)

16.21143.53
14University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)

17.46147.34
15Paris School of Economics

Paris, France

17.81184.49
16Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

Basel, Switzerland

20.75101.22
17Banca d'Italia

Roma, Italy

21.17385.92
18Oxford University

Oxford, United Kingdom

22.16239.83
19Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi

Milano, Italy

22.36158.22
20Barcelona School of Economics (BSE)

Barcelona, Spain

23.64173.43
21New York University (NYU)

New York City, New York (United States)

23.86122.5
22Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois (United States)

25.0397.77
23University College London (UCL)

London, United Kingdom

25.3134.46
24Government of the United States

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

26.79474.03
25Cornell University

Ithaca, New York (United States)

28.44113.86
26Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey (United States)

29.3855.86
27University of Toronto

Toronto, Canada

34.14135.06
28Monash University

Melbourne, Australia

34.29162.79
29University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA)

Los Angeles, California (United States)

34.9592.6
30Sciences Po

Paris, France

35.5595.11
31University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan (United States)

35.65100.48
32Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Bonn, Germany

35.71155.51
33Universität Zürich

Zürich, Switzerland

36.55169.12
34Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts (United States)

37.11112.31
35University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California (United States)

38.21134.21
36European Commission

Sevilla, Spain

42.43355.27
37University of Cambridge

Cambridge, United Kingdom

43.09141.71
38University of California-San Diego (UCSD)

La Jolla, California (United States)

43.5664.5
39ifo Institut - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der Universität München e.V.

München, Germany

43.69148.46
40Toulouse School of Economics (TSE)

Toulouse, France

45.05167.22
41Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna

Bologna, Italy

46.42208.66
42University of Texas-Austin

Austin, Texas (United States)

47.8980.06
43Bank of England

London, United Kingdom

48.79211.43
44Centre de Recherche en Économie et Statistique (CREST)

Palaiseau, France

52.1795.36
45Banque de France

Paris, France

52.26187.66
46Australian National University

Canberra, Australia

52.41189
47Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Économiques (OCDE)

Paris, France

54.77245.46
48Purdue University

West Lafayette, Indiana (United States)

55.97108.73
49Duke University

Durham, North Carolina (United States)

56.1180.03
49Banco de España

Madrid, Spain

56.11155.25
51Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

London, United Kingdom

56.3458.29
52International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

56.59194.43
53Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island (United States)

58.4563.36
54Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire (United States)

59.2253.46
55"Sapienza" Università di Roma

Roma, Italy

59.63224.49
56DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung)

Berlin, Germany

61.44107.65
57University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois (United States)

61.56123.93
58University of Notre Dame

South Bend, Indiana (United States)

61.6674.32
59KU Leuven

Leuven, Belgium

62.52147.48
60Beijing Institute of Technology

Beijing, China

64.743.68
61University of Warwick

Coventry, United Kingdom

67.4121.65
62University of California-Davis

Davis, California (United States)

67.4582.31
63University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, Wisconsin (United States)

68.6994.99
64National University of Singapore (NUS)

Singapore, Singapore

68.7298.33
65Bank of Canada

Ottawa, Canada

70.03182.59
66Københavns Universitet

København, Denmark

71.96112.62
67Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

Groningen, Netherlands

73.47103.64
68Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland (United States)

73.5366.47
69Deutsche Bundesbank

Frankfurt, Germany

74.82173.56
70Università degli Studi di Torino

Torino, Italy

74.89114.5
71University of British Columbia

Vancouver, Canada

76.689.36
72London Business School (LBS)

London, United Kingdom

78.8729.23
73Stockholms Universitet

Stockholm, Sweden

82.27104.43
74Queen Mary University of London

London, United Kingdom

83.3289.73
75Norges Handelshøyskole (NHH)

Bergen, Norway

84.36120.74
76Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn

Bonn, Germany

85.2980.55
77Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan (United States)

87.24125.96
78Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam

Rotterdam, Netherlands

87.38155.53
79Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands

89.29126.31
80University of Maryland

College Park, Maryland (United States)

90.592.26
81Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio (United States)

92.0294.17
82University of Sydney

Sydney, Australia

94.28118.68
83University of Melbourne

Melbourne, Australia

94.57120.81
84Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

97.9374.91
85University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia (United States)

98.3475.5
86Texas A&M University

College Station, Texas (United States)

99.3138.13
87Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

München, Germany

99.9886.65
88Imperial College

London, United Kingdom

103.9553.06
89Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financieros (CEMFI)

Madrid, Spain

105.5327.01
90Xiamen University

Fujian, China

105.7750.65
91Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Madrid, Spain

106.54108.76
92Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (United States)

107.0693.78
93Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Milano, Italy

107.5988.05
94University of Nottingham

Nottingham, United Kingdom

108.89107.07
95Universiteit van Tilburg

Tilburg, Netherlands

108.92134.34
96Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)

Mannheim, Germany

109.43156.21
97University of Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia (United States)

110.9473.07
98UNSW Sydney

Sydney, Australia

112.181.93
99University of Essex

Colchester, United Kingdom

112.15104.33
100Aarhus Universitet

Aarhus, Denmark

113.63103.32
101University of California-Irvine

Irvine, California (United States)

114.6859.29
102University of Manchester

Manchester, United Kingdom

117.51106.73
103Université Catholique de Louvain

Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

118.2116.57
104Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETHZ)

Zürich, Switzerland

119.4189.49
105Tsinghua University

Beijing, China

120.3761.5
106Universität Mannheim

Mannheim, Germany

122.0377.91
107Trinity College Dublin

Dublin, Ireland

123.1856.24
108Uniwersytet Warszawski

Warszawa, Poland

123.93193.27
109Univerzita Karlova v Praze

Praha, Czech Republic

125.28118.61
110Peking University

Beijing, China

126.4486.83
111Lunds Universitet

Lund, Sweden

126.96134.53
112Universitetet i Oslo

Oslo, Norway

127.6475.74
113WU Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien

Wien, Austria

127.8496.17
114Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia (United States)

128.2731.58
115Aix-Marseille Université

Aix-en-Provence/Marseille, France

129.38114.23
116Universitat de Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain

129.46135.73
117Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia (United States)

129.9679.1
118Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis, Missouri (United States)

130.8259.58
119Universiteit Utrecht

Utrecht, Netherlands

131.5374.92
120Maastricht University

Maastricht, Netherlands

131.97141.87
121Universiteit Gent

Gent, Belgium

132.07140.43
122Universität zu Köln

Köln, Germany

132.6662.47
123HEC Paris (École des Hautes Études Commerciales)

Jouy-en-Josas, France

134.1641.84
124Universidade de Lisboa

Lisboa, Portugal

136.6144.32
125Inter-American Development Bank

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

136.88170.64
126Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (United States)

13752.02
127Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (WIFO)

Wien, Austria

138.1654.82
128Universiteit van Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands

142.7100.81
129CESifo

München, Germany

142.846.15
130University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States)

143.5540.67
131Montpellier Business School

Montpellier, France

143.799.1
132King's College London

London, United Kingdom

144.0870.89
133University of Hong Kong

Pokfulam, Hong Kong

144.7532.49
134University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (United States)

145.0771.94
135Lebanese American University

Beirut/Byblos, Lebanon

145.7935.32
136Stockholm School of Economics

Stockholm, Sweden

147.0552.23
137Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

147.2774.56
138Université Libre de Bruxelles

Bruxelles, Belgium

147.5146.01
139BI Handelshøyskolen

Oslo, Norway

149.9954.86
140University of Pretoria

Pretoria, South Africa

152.3734.76
141University of Western Ontario

London, Canada

152.557.88
142Banco de la Republica de Colombia

Bogotá, Colombia

154.07112.77
143Hoover Institution on War Revolution & Peace

Stanford, California (United States)

154.9112.43
144Université de Lausanne

Lausanne, Switzerland

155.2653.76
145Universität St. Gallen

Sankt Gallen, Switzerland

155.48100.3
146Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN)

Stockholm, Sweden

157.5675.67
147University of Queensland

Brisbane, Australia

158.58109.24
148National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE)

Moscow, Russia

158.85475.43
149Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata"

Roma, Italy

159.63106.95
150Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli (LUISS)

Roma, Italy

160.4352.95
151Istituto Einaudi per l'Economia e la Finanza (EIEF)

Roma, Italy

164.0426.88
152Arizona State University

Tempe, Arizona (United States)

164.5859.32
153University College Dublin

Dublin, Ireland

166.0574.44
154University of Rochester

Rochester, New York (United States)

166.2937.58
155Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts (United States)

166.7441.78
156Schweizerische Nationalbank (SNB)

Bern/Zürich, Switzerland

168.34141.53
157Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE)

Chengdu, China

169.9960.95
158University of Southampton

Southampton, United Kingdom

171.3749.9
159Université Paris 1 (Panthéon-Sorbonne)

Paris, France

171.78158.28
160Kiel Institut für Weltwirtschaft - Leibniz Zentrum zur Erforschung globaler ökonomischer Herausforderungen (IfW)

Kiel, Germany

172.2863.16
161Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX)

Paris, France

173.75127.89
162University of York

York, United Kingdom

174.17111.02
163University of Birmingham

Birmingham, United Kingdom

174.6973
164Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

Göttingen, Germany

175.2169.4
165Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee (United States)

176.150.56
166University of California-Santa Cruz (UCSC)

Santa Cruz, California (United States)

176.8145.85
167Università degli Studi di Padova

Padova, Italy

177.3366
168Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB)

Athens, Greece

178.5496.86
169University of Sussex

Brighton, United Kingdom

179105.42
170Università degli Studi di Milano

Milano, Italy

184.364.94
171Renmin University of China

Beijing, China

184.4697.09
172Fudan University

Shanghai, China

188.1155.72
173University of Glasgow

Glasgow, United Kingdom

189.4169.46
174Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna

Pisa, Italy

189.4940.37
175McGill University

Montréal, Canada

190.144.7
176Deakin University

Melbourne, Australia

192.3475.88
177Université d'Ottawa

Ottawa, Canada

192.8768.86
178University of California-Santa Barbara (UCSB)

Santa Barbara, California (United States)

195.6933.42
179Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)

197.3350.84
180Centro Studi di Economia e Finanza (CSEF)

Napoli, Italy

198.2553.78
181Università Ca' Foscari Venezia

Venezia, Italy

198.87142.46
182de Nederlandsche Bank

Amsterdam, Netherlands

199.6177.89
183University of Technology Sydney

Sydney, Australia

200.7890.58
184George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

203.7592.07
185University of Western Australia

Perth, Australia

204.2750.34
186European University Institute

Firenze, Italy

204.3844.75
187Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB)

Nürnberg, Germany

204.4462.77
188University of Bristol

Bristol, United Kingdom

205.3260.19
189Queen's University

Kingston, Canada

205.766.16
190Indiana University

Bloomington, Indiana (United States)

212.771.97
191Johannes-Kepler-Universität Linz

Linz, Austria

213.0170.12
192Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics (IIE)

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

213.0838.21
193University of Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan

215.3462.73
194University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah (United States)

216.7443.97
195City University of Macao

Macau, Macao

218.184
196Universität Bern

Bern, Switzerland

218.7745.34
197University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut (United States)

218.8896.2
198African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI)

Yaoundé, Cameroun

222.285.02
199Universidad de Zaragoza

Zaragoza, Spain

222.388.99
200Academia Romana

Bucureşti, Romania

222.94160.01
201Uppsala Universitet

Uppsala, Sweden

223.862.45
202Université de Bordeaux

Bordeaux, France

224.36103.96
203University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

224.7720.18
204University of Reading

Reading, United Kingdom

225.8668.22
205Università degli Studi di Firenze

Firenze, Italy

226.8792.06
206Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Lisboa, Portugal

227.3586.65
207Resources for the Future (RFF)

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

227.3649.58
208University of Alberta

Edmonton, Canada

228.2284.13
209University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky (United States)

229.266.02
210Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV)

São Paulo, Brazil

229.5964.13
211Universität Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany

229.6385.9
212Academia de Studii Economice din Bucureşti

Bucureşti, Romania

229.9315.53
213Keio University

Tokyo, Japan

230.1766.73
214HEC Montréal (École des Hautes Études Commerciales)

Montréal, Canada

230.7141.89
215The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Genève, Switzerland

232.5452.56
216Pennsylvania State University

State College, Pennsylvania (United States)

232.6263.55
217University of Colorado

Boulder, Colorado (United States)

232.9341.78
218University of Exeter

Exeter, United Kingdom

233.3259.82
219Lille Économie et Management (LEM)

Lille, France

233.66109.65
220Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)

Bogotá, Colombia

234.0297.09
221University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona (United States)

235.952.1
222Simon Fraser University

Burnaby, Canada

236.9354.93
223University of Waikato

Hamilton, New Zealand

238.8843.41
224Université de Genève

Genève, Switzerland

245.7438.15
225University of Surrey

Guildford, United Kingdom

246.2749.23
226Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca

Milano, Italy

248.3570.8
227University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee (United States)

249.5453.96
228New York University Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

250.4752.59
229Swiss Finance Institute

Genève/Zürich, Switzerland

25112.36
230Università Politecnica delle Marche

Ancona, Italy

251.9274.56
231University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts (United States)

254.8238.89
232Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)

Moscow, Russia

256.13185.41
233Università degli Studi Roma Tre

Roma, Italy

257.3169.49
234Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)

Dublin, Ireland

258.6368.67
235City University of New York (CUNY)

New York City, New York (United States)

259.1984.87
236University of North Carolina-Chapel-Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina (United States)

262.3649.94
237Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie

Warszawa, Poland

267.11114.17
238Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)

267.9233.35
239European Commission

Bruxelles/Brussel, Belgium

270129.54
240Universität Wien

Wien, Austria

270.0964.55
241Université de Lyon

Lyon, France

271.1575.23
241Université du Luxembourg

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

271.1564.38
243Carleton University

Ottawa, Canada

271.8363.48
244Göteborgs Universitet

Göteborg, Sweden

273.2760.08
245Universität Basel

Basel, Switzerland

273.4948.12

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