General Economics, Econometrics and Finance papers
Pofolia’s corpus holds 99 papers from General Economics, Econometrics and Finance (2012–2026), each with a short summary. Below, the 20 most-cited, then the most recently added.
At a glance
- Most cited: Diffusion of Innovations 1 (2019, 37,204 citations).
- The 20 papers listed have 92,184 citations between them.
- 11 of the 11 with a known journal quartile appeared in a Q1 journal.
- 4 have a free full text (open access).
- Most frequent journals: American Economic Review, American Economic Journal Economic Policy, Cambridge University Press eBooks.
- Published between 2012 and 2020.
Most cited
Ranked by citation count. Because citations accumulate over time, this list naturally leans towards work published a few years ago; for where the field is now, see “recently added”. How to read the signals
Diffusion of Innovations 1
2019 · FWCI 2664.25 · 37,204 citations
This chapter outlines a theoretical and methodological framework for studying how innovations spread through communication, drawing on historical diffusion research.
Capital in the Twenty-First Century
Harvard University Press eBooks · 2014 · FWCI 541.30 · 13,609 citations
Analysis of unique historical data from 20 countries reveals that the tendency for returns on capital to exceed economic growth rates is the primary driver of modern inequality, threatening democratic values.
The China Syndrome: Local Labor Market Effects of Import Competition in the United States
American Economic Review · 2013 · Q1 · SJR 23.00 · FWCI 352.88 · 4,373 citations · Open access
Rising Chinese import competition between 1990 and 2007 significantly harmed US local labor markets, leading to higher unemployment, lower labor force participation, and reduced wages in areas with import-competing manufacturing.
An Autoregressive Distributed-Lag Modelling Approach to Cointegration Analysis
Cambridge University Press eBooks · 2012 · FWCI 380.86 · 3,942 citations
This paper demonstrates that appropriately augmented Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) models can provide super-consistent estimators for long-run cointegrating relationships, even with I(1) variables, allowing valid inferences using standard asymptotic theory.
The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future
2015 · FWCI 685.24 · 2,968 citations
Growing inequality within nations is a critical issue that undermines democracies and economies, and is not inevitable but a result of policy choices.
Measuring Uncertainty
American Economic Review · 2015 · Q1 · SJR 23.00 · FWCI 355.90 · 2,940 citations
New econometric estimates of macroeconomic uncertainty reveal that popular proxies often misrepresent its true variation, with significant uncertainty episodes occurring less frequently but being more impactful.
An Illustrated User Guide to the World Input–Output Database: the Case of Global Automotive Production
Review of International Economics · 2015 · Q1 · FWCI 462.88 · 2,445 citations
This guide illustrates how to prudently use the World Input–Output Database (WIOD) for international trade analysis, highlighting its strengths and weaknesses.
The entrepreneurial state: debunking public vs. private sector myths
Choice Reviews Online · 2014 · 2,314 citations
This book argues that the state, not private enterprise, is the primary driver of technological innovation and economic growth, challenging the myth of a purely private sector-led innovation landscape.
Bartik Instruments: What, When, Why, and How
American Economic Review · 2020 · Q1 · SJR 23.00 · FWCI 332.50 · 2,253 citations
This paper clarifies the statistical assumptions and identification strategies behind the Bartik instrument, a common tool in empirical economics for estimating causal effects.
Identification Properties of Recent Production Function Estimators
Econometrica · 2015 · Q1 · SJR 19.00 · FWCI 179.70 · 2,196 citations
This paper analyzes the theoretical identification properties of recently developed estimators for production functions, focusing on their ability to uniquely determine underlying economic parameters.
The KOF Globalisation Index – revisited
The Review of International Organizations · 2019 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 397.27 · 1,982 citations · Open access
A revised KOF Globalisation Index is introduced, now distinguishing between de facto and de jure measures, separating trade and financial globalization, and using 43 variables with time-varying weights.
Essay on the Principle of Population
Yale University Press eBooks · 2019 · FWCI 94.11 · 1,958 citations
This publication presents the benchmark 1803 edition of Malthus's highly influential 'Essay on the Principle of Population', previously unavailable since 1989.
Systems of Innovation
2013 · FWCI 84.98 · 1,930 citations
This book aims to build a more solid conceptual and theoretical foundation for the systems of innovation approach, a framework for understanding knowledge production and distribution in economies.
Internal Labor Markets and Manpower Analysis
2020 · FWCI 27.71 · 1,920 citations
This book describes institutional features of the U.S. labor market and initiates a debate on their origins and economic significance.
Measuring the Macroeconomic Impact of Monetary Policy at the Zero Lower Bound
Journal of money credit and banking · 2016 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 333.77 · 1,839 citations · Open access
A new tractable nonlinear term structure model accurately describes economic data and quantifies the impact of unconventional monetary policy near the zero lower bound.
Measuring the Output Responses to Fiscal Policy
American Economic Journal Economic Policy · 2012 · Q1 · SJR 7.00 · FWCI 226.80 · 1,748 citations
Fiscal policy is significantly more effective in recessions than expansions, with military spending showing the largest multiplier effect.
National and International Returns to Scale in the Modern Theory of International Trade
World Scientific Studies in International Economics · 2014 · FWCI 272.52 · 1,734 citations
The dominant Hecksch-Ohlin-Samuelson (H-O-S) trade model, despite its long-standing influence, faces persistent suspicion due to inconsistencies with modern commerce facts.
New Trade Models, Same Old Gains?
American Economic Review · 2012 · Q1 · SJR 23.00 · FWCI 191.58 · 1,669 citations
Despite a decade of micro-level data and new trade models, the estimated welfare gains from international trade have not significantly changed.
Railroads of the Raj: Estimating the Impact of Transportation Infrastructure
American Economic Review · 2018 · Q1 · SJR 23.00 · FWCI 251.40 · 1,582 citations · Open access
Railroads in colonial India significantly reduced trade costs, increased trade volume, and boosted real income levels, with a model-based statistic accurately predicting these welfare gains.
Control Function Methods in Applied Econometrics
The Journal of Human Resources · 2015 · Q1 · SJR 6.00 · FWCI 106.38 · 1,578 citations
Control function (CF) methods offer a computationally simpler and less assumption-heavy alternative to plug-in approaches for addressing endogenous explanatory variables in econometric models.
Recently added
Trade Liberalisation and Child Health: The Role of Maternal Labour Market Engagement in Indonesia
Economics of Transition and Institutional Change · 2026 · Q2
Trade liberalization in Indonesia significantly improved child health, with gains largely driven by increased maternal employment, particularly in the informal sector, leading to better child nutrition.
Does High‐speed rail influence the location decisions of knowledge‐intensive firms in Germany?
Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie · 2026 · Q2
Knowledge-intensive firms (KIFs) rarely choose locations solely for high-speed rail (HSR) access, but multimodal accessibility, urban amenities, and integration are key factors, with HSR serving as an image booster for recruitment.
How to Finance the Transition to Sustainability: A Post-Keynesian Institutionalist Role for Development Banking
International Journal of Political Economy · 2026 · Q2
Development banks, guided by Post-Keynesian Institutional Economics, can bridge the gap between private sector risk aversion and the need for environmentally and socially beneficial projects, thereby financing the transition to sustainability.
Trade Policy Shocks and Consumer Prices
World Economy · 2026 · Q1 · SJR 1.00
A 1% increase in import prices leads to a 0.2%-0.4% rise in consumer prices, with the overall effect amplified by domestic price responses.
Unconventional but Different After All? A Unified Series of Narrative Monetary Policy Shocks a
Journal of money credit and banking · 2026 · Q1 · SJR 1.00
Unconventional monetary policy shocks widen wealth inequality, unlike conventional easing which reduces it, by disproportionately boosting stock prices over house prices.
Informal Networks and Crisis Resilience
World Economy · 2026 · Q1 · SJR 1.00
Informal networks like the Commonwealth and Francophonie provide a 'safe-haven' for trade during global uncertainty, increasing trade within these groups by an unstated but significant amount, a resilience not seen in formal trade agreements.
How progress ends: Technology, innovation, and the fate of nations
Business History · 2026 · Q1
Nations heavily investing in AI may paradoxically face economic stagnation and decline, challenging the assumption of self-sustaining progress.
Global trade, transportation technology, and inflation
Social Sciences & Humanities Open · 2026 · Q1
A 1% rise in global trade volume decreased inflation by over 0.317% annually between 1960-1995, driven by advancements in air transportation technology that reduced effective distances.
Journals in this field
The journals that publish most of this field’s papers. Quartile (Q1–Q4), SJR and h-index are from SCImago Journal Rank; “in this field” is how many of the journal’s pooled papers belong here. What is a Q1 journal? · What is the h-index?
| Journal | Quartile | SJR | h-index | In this field | Summaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Economic Review | Q1 | 23.00 | 399 | 16 | 26 |
| Quarterly Journal of Economics | Q1 | 33.00 | 336 | 6 | 20 |
| World Economy | Q1 | 1.00 | 90 | 4 | 5 |
| Review of Economic Studies | Q1 | 23.00 | 184 | 3 | 7 |
| Econometrica | Q1 | 19.00 | 242 | 3 | 6 |
| Journal of Money, Credit and Banking | Q1 | 1.00 | 133 | 3 | 3 |
| Annual Review of Economics | Q1 | 17.00 | 97 | 2 | 3 |
| Journal of Political Economy | Q1 | 16.00 | 235 | 2 | 3 |
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