# Most-cited Economics papers of 2023, with free PDFs

The 25 most-cited Economics research papers published in 2023, ranked by citations in OpenAlex, with their original abstracts and free PDFs where available.

1. [Experimental evidence on the productivity effects of generative artificial intelligence](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4384154918) · 1,801 citations
2. [Artificial intelligence, firm growth, and product innovation](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4388962306) · 1,397 citations
3. [Natural resource scarcity, fossil fuel energy consumption, and total greenhouse gas emissions in top emitting countries](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4388591364) · 1,378 citations
4. [Firm‐Level Climate Change Exposure](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4322624932) · 1,371 citations · Free PDF
5. [Global Pricing of Carbon‐Transition Risk](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4385782790) · 1,018 citations
6. [Estimates and Projections of the Global Economic Cost of 29 Cancers in 204 Countries and Territories From 2020 to 2050](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4321612671) · 890 citations · Free PDF
7. [Economic Costs of Diabetes in the U.S. in 2022](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4388111256) · 801 citations
8. [The Pollution Premium](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4322490023) · 640 citations
9. [Climate Change, Firm Performance, and Investor Surprises](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4328094166) · 632 citations
10. [Climate Risk and Capital Structure](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4387818547) · 615 citations
11. [Is There a Replication Crisis in Finance?](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3128785084) · 512 citations
12. [Presidential Address: Sustainable Finance and ESG Issues— Value versus Values](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4381429409) · 475 citations
13. [Deep Learning in Asset Pricing](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2927831250) · 459 citations
14. [Global fossil fuel reduction pathways under different climate mitigation strategies and ambitions](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4386715594) · 445 citations · Free PDF
15. [Assessing the environmental impacts of renewable energy sources: A case study on air pollution and carbon emissions in China](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4383312630) · 401 citations · Free PDF
16. [Adoption of green finance and green innovation for achieving circularity: An exploratory review and future directions](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4383742957) · 396 citations
17. [Comparing Kaiser Permanente Members to the General Population: Implications for Generalizability of Research](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4376226427) · 395 citations
18. [COVID-19 outbreak: Impact on global economy](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4318472692) · 383 citations · Free PDF
19. [Impact of digitalization on technological innovations in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4323688046) · 368 citations
20. [The Economic Impacts of COVID-19: Evidence from a New Public Database Built Using Private Sector Data](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3125678515) · 362 citations
21. [Geoeconomic Fragmentation and the Future of Multilateralism](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4319997690) · 329 citations
22. [The Effect of Population Aging on Economic Growth, the Labor Force, and Productivity](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3148575479) · 319 citations
23. [The impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on global financial markets](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4321202022) · 313 citations · Free PDF
24. [The impact of green technology innovation on carbon dioxide emissions: The role of local environmental regulations](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4367187270) · 304 citations
25. [Technology sovereignty as an emerging frame for innovation policy. Defining rationales, ends and means](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3190374279) · 302 citations · Free PDF

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