| Rank | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 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. | Leonard Jay Mirman | Department of Economics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville |
| 6. | Marvin Goodfriend | Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Richmond Economic Research Division, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Richmond |
| 7. | Steven Stern | Department of Economics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville |
| 8. | Kevin McCabe | Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science (ICES), George Mason University, Fairfax |
| 9. | Thomas Stratmann | James M. Buchanan Center for Political Economy, George Mason University, Fairfax Economics Department, George Mason University, Fairfax Center for the Study of Public Choice, James M. Buchanan Center for Political Economy, George Mason University, Fairfax |