--- title: "Journal of Public Economics: 12 papers, last 30 days" description: "Journal of Public Economics published 12 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #59 of 239 journals." url: https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-public-economics markdown_url: https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-public-economics.md license: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) data_url: https://scholar4ai.com/data/rankings.json updated: 2026-10-26T13:22:50+09:00 window: 2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26 source: OpenAlex (CC0) --- # Journal of Public Economics - 3 papers in the last 7 days - category: Economics - publisher: Elsevier BV - ISSN 0047-2727 Back to the ranking: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/journals.md ## Key findings - Journal of Public Economics published 12 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #59 of 239 journals. - Leading institutions: Centre for Economic Policy Research (3), National Bureau of Economic Research (2) and London School of Economics and Political Science (1). - Countries: United Kingdom (4), United States (4) and Germany (2). - From Apr 2024 to Sep 2026, Journal of Public Economics published 470 papers (16 a month on average, by publication date in OpenAlex). - Its most frequent keywords over that period were “COVID-19 pandemic” (14), “academic performance” (13) and “China” (12). - Its most-cited paper of the period is “Tournament-style political competition and local protectionism: Theory and evidence from China” (2025-06-06), with 50 citations. ## The last 30 months *Papers by publication date, Apr 2024 to Sep 2026* | Apr 24–Sep 24 | Oct 24–Sep 25 | Oct 25–Sep 26 | 30 months | |---:|---:|---:|---:| | 91 | 173 | 206 | 470 | *Most frequent keywords, Apr 2024 to Sep 2026* | # | Keyword | Papers | |---:|---|---:| | 1 | [COVID-19 pandemic](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/covid-19-pandemic.md) | 14 | | 2 | academic performance | 13 | | 3 | [China](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/china.md) | 12 | | 4 | employment effects | 12 | | 5 | redistribution | 10 | | 6 | earnings | 9 | | 7 | educational attainment | 9 | | 8 | labor supply | 9 | | 9 | low-income households | 9 | | 10 | political polarization | 9 | *Most-cited papers published Apr 2024 to Sep 2026* | # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors | |---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 50 | 3.0 | [Tournament-style political competition and local protectionism: Theory and evidence from China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2025.105421) | [Journal of Public Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-public-economics.md) | 2025-06-06 | Hanming Fang, Ming Li, Zenan Wu | | 2 | 23 | 1.4 | [The impact of economic opportunity on criminal behavior: Evidence from the fracking boom](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2025.105402) | [Journal of Public Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-public-economics.md) | 2025-06-10 | Brittany Street | | 3 | 20 | 1.3 | [Facilitating police reform: Body cameras, police-involved homicides, and law enforcement outcomes](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2025.105424) | [Journal of Public Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-public-economics.md) | 2025-07-01 | Tae-Ho Kim | | 4 | 19 | 1.0 | [Diminishing Target-based GDP Manipulation: Evidence from China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2025.105349) | [Journal of Public Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-public-economics.md) | 2025-03-06 | Binlei Gong, Yuhui Shen, Daiwen Chen | | 5 | 19 | 1.0 | [Debunking “fake news” on social media: Immediate and short-term effects of fact-checking and media literacy interventions](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2025.105345) | [Journal of Public Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-public-economics.md) | 2025-04-07 | L. Berger, Anna Kerkhof, Felix Mindl et al. | *Papers, newest first.* | Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations | |---|---|---|---|---| | 2026-10-23 | [Crime and Prices:Thefts of expensive precious metals from cars](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2026.105807) | [Journal of Public Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-public-economics.md) | Gerald Foong, Stephen J. Machin, Matteo Sandi | World Intellectual Property Organization; Centre for Economic Policy Research; London School of Economics and Political Science | | 2026-10-23 | [Rising inequality, declining mobility: The evolution of intergenerational mobility in Germany](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2026.105811) | [Journal of Public Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-public-economics.md) | Julia Baarck, Moritz Bode, Andreas Peichl | Ifo Institute for Economic Research; Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; University of Copenhagen | | 2026-10-21 | [Will markets provide humane jobs?](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2026.105737) | [Journal of Public Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-public-economics.md) | Arash Nekoei | Stockholm University; Centre for Economic Policy Research | | 2026-10-16 | [Does the United States spend enough on public schools? Evidence from a market-based efficiency test](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2026.105802) | [Journal of Public Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-public-economics.md) | Patrick J. Bayer, Peter Sinclair Blair, Kenneth A. Whaley | | | 2026-10-16 | [How do firms respond to parental leave absences?](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2026.105803) | [Journal of Public Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-public-economics.md) | Anne Ardila Brenøe, Ursa Krenk, Andreas Steinhauer et al. | | | 2026-10-16 | [The welfare effects of explicit and implicit subsidies on fossil fuels](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2026.105804) | [Journal of Public Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-public-economics.md) | Tim Kalmey, Sebastian Rausch, Jan Schneider | | | 2026-10-10 | [Too little too late? Nationwide carbon trading in China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2026.105798) | [Journal of Public Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-public-economics.md) | Shuang Zhang, Douglas Almond | Centre for Economic Policy Research; Imperial College London; National Bureau of Economic Research; … | | 2026-10-09 | [Why do people migrate irregularly? Evidence from a lab-in-the-field experiment in West Africa](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2026.105800) | [Journal of Public Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-public-economics.md) | Tijan L. Bah, Cátia Batista | World Bank Group; NOVA School of Business and Economics; Universidade Nova de Lisboa | | 2026-10-09 | [Morality and climate policy attitudes](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2026.105801) | [Journal of Public Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-public-economics.md) | Lasse S. Stötzer, Florian Zimmermann | European Commission; Directorate-General Joint Research Centre; Max Planck Institute for Mathematics | | 2026-10-06 | [Identity politics, partisan sentiment and household spending](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2026.105799) | [Journal of Public Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-public-economics.md) | Arkadev Ghosh, Aruni Mitra, Ronit Mukherji | National Bureau of Economic Research; Duke University; University of Manchester; … | | 2026-10-05 | [Propensity to consume food out of SNAP and its welfare implications](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2026.105760) | [Journal of Public Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-public-economics.md) | Jintaek Song | University of Florida | | 2026-10-01 | [Emissions abatement under a rate-based emissions trading system: facility-level evidence from China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2026.105797) | [Journal of Public Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-public-economics.md) | Yifei Quan, Jie‐Sheng Tan‐Soo, Maosheng Duan et al. | National University of Singapore; Tsinghua University; Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning | ## Cite this page Scholar4AI. 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