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The Quarterly Journal of Economics is a peer-reviewed journal published by Oxford University Press, covering Economic Theory and Institutions, Economic theories and models, Economic Theory and Policy. Over its lifetime it has published 6,709 papers, which have received 1,182,414 citations.

PublisherOxford University Press
Reference styleAuthor–year (OUP)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inEconomic Theory and Institutions Economic theories and models Economic Theory and Policy Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Political Economy and Marxism
ISSN0033-5533
Citation impact (2-yr)19.04
h-index541
i10-index3,254
Article processing charge$6,977
Top institutions publishing hereHarvard University Press
Journal websiteqje.oxfordjournals.org
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Papers published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics per year

56
2014
59
2015
63
2016
53
2017
32
2018
41
2019
51
2020
48
2021
40
2022
54
2023
50
2024
55
2025

Citation impact of The Quarterly Journal of Economics by publication year

19K
2014
13.6K
2015
26.1K
2016
18.8K
2017
10.3K
2018
13K
2019
10.5K
2020
3.9K
2021
1.8K
2022
3.8K
2023
1.4K
2024
882
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in The Quarterly Journal of Economics

Job Market Signaling

Michael Spence · 1 Aug 1973

1. Introduction, 355. — 2. Hiring as investment under uncertainty, 356. — 3. Applicant signaling, 358. — 4. Informational feedback and the definition of equilibrium, 359. — 5. Properties of informational equilibria: an example, 361. — 6. The informational impact of indices, 368. — Conclusions, 374.

15,403 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
A BEHAVIORAL MODEL OF RATIONAL CHOICE

Herbert A. Simon · 1 Feb 1955

Introduction, 99. — I. Some general features of rational choice, 100.— II. The essential simplifications, 103. — III. Existence and uniqueness of solutions, 111. — IV. Further comments on dynamics, 113. — V. Conclusion, 114. — Appendix, 115.

15,358 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
A Contribution to the Empirics of Economic Growth

N. Gregory Mankiw, Daniel Römer, David Weil · 1 May 1992

This paper examines whether the Solow growth model is consistent with the international variation in the standard of living. It shows that an augmented Solow model that includes accumulation of human as well as physical capital provides an excellent description of the cross-country data. The paper also examines the implications of the Solow model for…

15,167 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

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