| Rank | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 1. | Anjan V. Thakor | Olin School of Business, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 2. | Robert A. Pollak | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis Olin School of Business, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 3. | Daniel L Thornton | Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis |
| 4. | William Thomas Gavin | Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis |
| 5. | Philip H. Dybvig | Olin School of Business, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 6. | Glenn MacDonald | Olin School of Business, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 7. | Edward Nelson | Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis |
| 8. | Robert H. Rasche | Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis |
| 9. | Jeroen Swinkels | Olin School of Business, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 10. | Douglass C. North | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 11. | James Bullard | Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis |
| 12. | Bruce Clayton Petersen | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis |