| Rank | Author | Affiliated with |
| 1 | Robert A. Pollak | Olin School of Business, Washington University, St. Louis Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 2 | Anjan V. Thakor | Olin School of Business, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 3 | Daniel L Thornton | Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis |
| 4 | Douglass C. North | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 5 | Glenn MacDonald | Olin School of Business, Washington University, St. Louis |