THE RESEARCH PROGRAM OF THE AUSTRIAN SCHOOL 2011-2020: RECENT TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.52195/pm.v20i2.888Abstract
Articles published in the academic journals of the Austrian School of economics are used to rank scholars and institutions by research productivity in Austrian economics over the 2011-2020 decade. The journals included in this survey are the Procesos de Mercado: Revista Europea de Economía Política, the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, the Review of Austrian Economics, Cosmos + Taxis, Advances in Austrian Economics, and the Journal des Économistes et des Études Humaines. The methodology was developed to rank programs by mainstream research productivity in the social sciences but is adapted here to focus on exclusively Austrian School journals. The ranking exercise offers an opportunity to appraise and evaluate the Austrian School’s progress over the past decade. Implications for the future are suggested.
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