| Rank | Author | Affiliated with |
| 1 | Peter C. B. Phillips | Business School, University of Auckland, Auckland Department of Economics, Business School, University of Auckland, Auckland |
| 2 | David Fielding | School of Business, University of Otago, Dunedin Department of Economics, School of Business, University of Otago, Dunedin |
| 3 | Steven Stillman | Motu: Economic & Public Policy, Wellington |
| 4 | Frank A Schmid | Faculty of Business, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland |