Top 30 international economic policy think tanks 2011

By Xu Lin
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The Peterson Institute for International Economics of the United States tops the list in the latest global think tanks rankings on international economic policy, according to a latest report released by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania's International Relations Program.

This annual report named "The 2011 Global Go To Think Tank Rankings," the fifth edition of the kind, contains the most comprehensive rankings of the world's top think tanks, which has been described as the insider's guide to the global marketplace of ideas.

A total of 6,545 think tanks in the world were contacted and encouraged to participate in the nominations process, and a group of over 6000 scholars, journalists, policymakers, public and private donors, think tanks, and regional and subject area specialists were involved. The nominations and rankings were based on the detailed set of criteria, including the think tanks' production of rigorous and relevant research, publications, and programs in one or more substantive areas of research.

The following is the list of the top 30 international economic policy think tanks 2011:

Ranking

Organization

Country/Region

1

Peterson Institute for International Economics

United States

2

Brookings Institution

United States

3

Bruegel

Belgium

4

Chatham House (CH), Royal Institute of International Affairs

United Kingdom

5

Kiel Institute for the World Economy

Germany

6

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

United States

7

Heritage Foundation

United States

8

Cato Institute

United States

9

American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI)

United States

10

Center for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

Belgium

11

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

United States

12

National Bureau for Economic Research (NBER)

United States

13

RAND Corporation

United States

14

Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO)

Russia

 

15

Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy (BRIE)

United States

16

Center for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

Canada

17

Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies

Austria

18

Korea Institute of International Economic Policies (KIEP)

Republic of Korea

19

European Center for International Political Economy (ECIPE)

Belgium

20

Centro Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais

Brazil

21

Adam Smith Institute

United Kingdom

22

Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM)

Turkey

23

Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO)

Japan

24

Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE)

Poland

25

India Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

India

26

Center for Independent Studies

Australia

27

Baltic Development Forum (BDF)

Denmark

28

Institute of World Economics and Politics (IWEP, CASS)

China

29

African Economic Research Consortium

Kenya

30

Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)

Indonesia

 

• Full list of top 30 think tanks in the world 2011:
http://www.china.org.cn/top10/2012-01/30/content_24505936.htm

• Top countries/regions with largest number of think tanks:
http://www.china.org.cn/top10/2012-02/08/content_24582673.htm

• Top think tanks by region:
Western Europe          • Central and Eastern Europe
Asia                             • Middle East and North Africa

• Top think tanks by area of research:
Security and international affairs  • International development  • International economic policy

 

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