American Economic Review
Journal · American Economic Association · ISSN 0002-8282
10,130 papers · 1,799,034 citations · h-index 603 · impact 14.6
Journal websiteOpenAlexEconomic theories and modelsFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthMonetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomic Theory and PolicyEconomic Growth and ProductivityLabor market dynamics and wage inequality
Latest papers
- Random Utility with Unobservable AlternativesHaruki Kono, Kota Saito, Alec Sandroni · American Economic Review · 2026
- Front MatterAmerican Economic Review · 2026
- Community Engagement and Public Safety: Evidence from Crime Enforcement Targeting ImmigrantsFelipe Gonçalves, Elisa Jácome, Emily Weisburst · American Economic Review · 2026
- Additionality and Asymmetric Information in Environmental Markets: Evidence from Conservation AuctionsKarl M. Aspelund, Anna Russo · American Economic Review · 2026
- Talent Hoarding in OrganizationsIngrid Haegele · American Economic Review · 202621cited
- Nobel Lecture: The Economics of Creative DestructionPhilippe Aghion · American Economic Review · 20261cited
- Market Opacity and Fragility: Why Liquidity Evaporates When It Is Most NeededGiovanni Cespa, Xavier Vives · American Economic Review · 2026
- Nobel Lecture: The Past and Future of Innovation: Can Progress Be Sustained?Joel Mokyr · American Economic Review · 20261cited
Most cited
- Agency Costs of Free Cash Flow, Corporate Finance, and TakeoversMichael C. Jensen · American Economic Review · 198617,579cited
- The American Economic ReviewAmerican Economic Review · 201315,238cited
- The Cost of Capital, Corporation Finance and the Theory of InvestmentMerton H. Miller · American Economic Review · 195815,022cited
- The American Economic ReviewAmerican Economic Review · 201213,825cited
- Credit Rationing in Markets with Imperfect InformationJoseph E. Stiglitz, Andrew Weiss · American Economic Review · 198112,871cited
- The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical InvestigationDaron Acemoğlu, Simon Johnson, James A. Robinson · American Economic Review · 20018,403cited
- The American Economic ReviewAmerican Economic Review · 20138,273cited
- The American Economic ReviewAmerican Economic Review · 20128,103cited
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