American Economic Review

Aims & Scope

The American Economic Review is a general-interest economics journal.

Established in 1911, the AER is among the nation's oldest and most respected scholarly journals in the economics profession and is celebrating over 100 years of publishing.  The journal publishes 12 issues containing articles on a broad range of topics.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	11.6
2024	10.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	25.102

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	4330

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation

  Citation: 6855

  Authors: Daron, Simon, James A

• Gravity with Gravitas: A Solution to the Border Puzzle

  Citation: 4511

  Authors: James E, Eric

• Risk Aversion and Incentive Effects

  Citation: 4244

  Authors: Charles A, Susan K

• ERC: A Theory of Equity, Reciprocity, and Competition

  Citation: 3643

  Authors: Gary E, Axel

• Shocks and Frictions in US Business Cycles: A Bayesian DSGE Approach

  Citation: 3437

  Authors: Frank, Rafael

• Two-Way Fixed Effects Estimators with Heterogeneous Treatment Effects

  Citation: 3411

  Authors: Clément, Xavier

• Maps of Bounded Rationality: Psychology for Behavioral Economics

  Citation: 3361

  Authors: Daniel

• Not All Oil Price Shocks Are Alike: Disentangling Demand and Supply Shocks in the Crude Oil Market

  Citation: 3264

  Authors: Lutz

• The Next Generation of the Penn World Table

  Citation: 3168

  Authors: Robert C., Robert, Marcel P.

• The Economic Costs of Conflict: A Case Study of the Basque Country

  Citation: 3153

  Authors: Alberto, Javier

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