Economics of Governance

Aims & Scope

Economics of Governance aims to foster research on governance at many levels: corporations, non-profit organizations, local and federal governments, and international organizations.

Applications include the internal organization of firms, corporate governance, the private provision of public goods, local public policies, relations across levels of government, public expenditure and regulation, and problems of credibility and enforcement of international agreements.

Though the journal aims to contribute to general economic knowledge, it is also interested in applying theoretical and empirical insights to important current topics.

The journal is open to many approaches, including formal theoretical analysis, systematic observation, simulation, and empirical studies.

Interdisciplinary contributions by economists, organizational scholars, and political scientists are encouraged.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	1.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.340

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	32

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15411

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	78

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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 Business, Management and Accounting and 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.

• Citation: 684

  Authors: Sanjeev, Hamid, Rosa

• Trust breeds trust: How taxpayers are treated

  Citation: 434

  Authors: Lars P., Bruno S.

• Corruption, economic growth, and income inequality in Africa

  Citation: 351

  Authors: Kwabena

• Institutional quality, governance, and financial development

  Citation: 209

  Authors: Siong Hook, W. N. W.

• The political economy of organized crime: providing protection when the state does not

  Citation: 203

  Authors: Stergios

• Causes of corruption: a survey of cross-country analyses and extended results

  Citation: 168

  Authors: Lorenzo, Reyer

• Deterrence versus intrinsic motivation: Experimental evidence on the determinants of corruptibility

  Citation: 149

  Authors: Günther G., Björn

• How corruption affects persistent capital flows

  Citation: 127

  Authors: Johann Graf

• Trade intensity, country size and corruption

  Citation: 120

  Authors: Stephen, Omar

• The use (and abuse) of governance indicators in economics: a review

  Citation: 112

  Authors: Andrew, Abu

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