OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Economic Perspectives is 21. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Next-Generation Policing Research: Three Propositions	165
Economic Markets and Pharmaceutical Innovation	163
American Enslavement and the Recovery of Black Economic History	151
Migration and Innovation: Learning from Patent and Inventor Data	125
Front Matter	114
Popular Personal Financial Advice versus the Professors	112
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission and Economic Research	101
US Corporate Bond Markets: Bigger and (Maybe) Better?	97
Recommendations for Further Reading	91
COVID-19, School Closures, and Outcomes	91
Financial Sanctions, SWIFT, and the Architecture of the International Payment System	81
The Failure of Silicon Valley Bank and the Panic of 2023	70
Why Did the Best Prepared Country in the World Fare So Poorly during COVID?	68
Front Matter	66
Early Career Paths of Economists Inside and Outside of Academia	62
Front Matter	53
Blending Theory and Data: A Space Odyssey	52
How Economists Could Help Inform Economic and Budget Analysis Used by the US Congress	50
The Puzzle of Falling US Birth Rates since the Great Recession	50
How Can Lower-Income Countries Collect More Taxes? The Role of Technology, Tax Agents, and Politics	48
How Regional Inequality and Migration Drive Housing Prices and Rents	45
Building Costs and House Prices	45
Children and the US Social Safety Net: Balancing Disincentives for Adults and Benefits for Children	45
Recommendations for Further Reading	43
Industrial Policy: Lessons from Shipbuilding	42

The Changing Firm and Country Boundaries of US Manufacturers in Global Value Chains	38
Front Matter	38
Recommendations for Further Reading	37
Designing Simple Mechanisms	37
Government Data of the People, by the People, for the People: Navigating Citizen Privacy Concerns	36
Front Matter	36
Semiconductors and Modern Industrial Policy	35
Overreaction and Diagnostic Expectations in Macroeconomics	34
Export-Led Industrial Policy for Developing Countries: Is There a Way to Pick Winners?	33
Changes in the Distribution of Black and White Wealth since the US Civil War	33
Administrative Burdens in the Social Safety Net	32
The Economics of Generic Drug Shortages: The Limits of Competition	32
Seeking the “Missing Women” of Economics with the Undergraduate Women in Economics Challenge	31
College Majors, Occupations, and the Gender Wage Gap	30
Why Is the Fragmented Municipal Bond Market So Costly to Investors and Issuers?	29
Front Matter	29
Retrospectives: Margaret Reid, Chicago, and Permanent Income	28
Evaluating Behavioral Incentive Compatibility: Insights from Experiments	25
Emerging Market Sovereign Debt in the Aftermath of the Pandemic	24
What Went Wrong with Federal Student Loans?	24
Front Matter	23
Curbing Rising Housing Costs: A Model-Based Policy Comparison	23
Sweeping Changes and an Uncertain Legacy: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017	22
The Prices in the Crises: What We Are Learning from 20 Years of Health Insurance in Low- and Middle-Income Countries	22
Agricultural Technology in Africa	21
Skilled Immigrants, Firms, and the Global Geography of Innovation	21
What Can Historically Black Colleges and Universities Teach about Improving Higher Education Outcomes for Black Students?	21
A Social Insurance Perspective on Pandemic Fiscal Policy: Implications for Unemployment Insurance and Hazard Pay	21