| Rank | Institution | 1. | Department of Economics, Duke University, Durham | 2. | Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham | 3. | Department of Economics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| Rank | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 1. | Tim Bollerslev | Department of Economics, Duke University, Durham |
| 2. | Eric Ghysels | Department of Economics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| 3. | Campbell Harvey | Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham Finance Area, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham |
| 4. | Martín Uribe | Department of Economics, Duke University, Durham |
| 5. | Craig Burnside | Department of Economics, Duke University, Durham |
| 6. | Stephanie Schmitt-Grohé | Department of Economics, Duke University, Durham |
| 7. | David Blau | Department of Economics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Carolina Population Center (CPC), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| 8. | Christopher Ruhm | Bryan School of Business and Economics, University of North Carolina, Greensboro Economics Department, Bryan School of Business and Economics, University of North Carolina, Greensboro |
| 9. | George Tauchen | Department of Economics, Duke University, Durham |
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