| 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. | Alexander L. Wolman | Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Richmond Economic Research Division, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Richmond |
| 4. | James M. Buchanan | James M. Buchanan Center for Political Economy, George Mason University, Fairfax |
| 5. | Leonard Jay Mirman | Department of Economics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville |
| 6. | Jeffrey Lacker | Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Richmond Economic Research Division, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Richmond |
| 7. | Marvin Goodfriend | Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Richmond Economic Research Division, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Richmond |
| 8. | Andreas Hornstein | Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Richmond |
| 9. | Steven Stern | Department of Economics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville |