›› 2020, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (3): 61-74.

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The Knowledge Map and Dynamic Evolution in International Fiscal Expenditure Research: A SCI-E and SSCI Based Bibliometric Analysis from 1998 to 2018

Wang Deqing, Song Yinqiu, Zhang Hongyan, Pan Shengjie, Sun Yi   

  1. School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190
  • Received:2019-03-26 Online:2020-03-28 Published:2020-04-08

Abstract:

This paper uses the bibliometric method to analyze the external features, knowledge map and dynamic evolution process of international fiscal expenditure research, based on the SCI-E and SSCI database of Web of Science from 1998 to 2018. The research results show that scholars and research institutions from the United States have a dominant position in the field of fiscal expenditure research. While Chinese scholars and research institutions have not yet exhibited steady contributions and influence in this field. After the global financial crisis in 2008, the hot topic in this research field changed from the fiscal expenditure mechanism to the impact on fiscal expenditure shocks and the multiplier effect. Based on the research results, this paper forecasts the future research trends, and believes that the impact of fiscal expenditures is still the focus of future research. The application of new research methods may lead to a research outbreak in this field. Chinese scholars and research institutions should strengthen research input in this field. This paper fills in the research gap of the combination of international fiscal expenditure and bibliometrics and provides guidance and inspiration for future research in this research field.

Key words: fiscal expenditure, co-citation analysis, cluster analysis, bibliometric analysis