American Economic Journal-Applied Economics

Papers
(The H4-Index of American Economic Journal-Applied Economics is 20. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Front Matter59
Where Do My Tax Dollars Go? Tax Morale Effects of Perceived Government Spending45
How Equality Created Poverty in Preindustrial Japan, 1600–187042
The Impacts of Physician Payments on Patient Access, Use, and Health40
Rising Concentration of Household Shopping, Superstar Firms, and Implications for Retail Markups37
Distortion by Audit: Evidence from Public Procurement35
Halfway Home? Residential Housing and Reincarceration33
The Virus of Fear: The Political Impact of Ebola in the United States29
Family Formation and Crime29
Mortality Change among Less Educated Americans29
Coordination and Bandwagon Effects: How Past Rankings Shape the Behavior of Voters and Candidates26
The Impact of Cash Transfers to Poor Mothers on Family Structure and Maternal Well-Being26
The Franchise, Policing, and Race: Evidence from Arrests Data and the Voting Rights Act25
The Marginal Returns to Distance Education: Evidence from Mexico’s Telesecundarias25
The Effects of Working While in School: Evidence from Employment Lotteries24
What Difference Does a Health Plan Make? Evidence from Random Plan Assignment in Medicaid21
Do Doctors Improve the Health Care of Their Parents? Evidence from Admission Lotteries21
How Cable News Reshaped Local Government20
The Impact of Health on Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from a Large-Scale Health Experiment20
Divine Policy: The Impact of Religion in Government20
The Paradox of Innovation Nondisclosure: Evidence from Licensing Contracts20
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