| Rank | Author | Affiliated with |
| 1 | Vernon L. Smith | Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science (ICES), George Mason University, Fairfax Economics Department, George Mason University, Fairfax |
| 2 | Simon Anderson | Department of Economics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville |
| 3 | James M. Buchanan | James M. Buchanan Center for Political Economy, George Mason University, Fairfax |
| 4 | Alexander L. Wolman | Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Richmond Economic Research Division, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Richmond |
| 5 | Marvin Goodfriend | Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Richmond Economic Research Division, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Richmond |