顶级期刊（特别是外文top5和中文top8）的论文，很大程度表征了当前国际、国内经济学学术研究的前沿方向和动态，需持续追踪和研读。取法乎上，才有可能接近前沿，突破研究边界

学界公认的五大刊

AER: The American Economic Review

ECA: Econometrica.

QJE: Quarterly Journal of Economics

JPE: Journal of Political Economic

RES: Review of Economic Studies

其他主要期刊

Journal of Economic Literature
Journal of Economic Perspectives

AEJ：Applied Economics

AEJ：Economic Policy
AEJ：Macroeconomics
AEJ：Microeconomics

Real Estate Economics

Journal of Labor Economics