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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