| Rank | Institution |
1 | College of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona (USA) | 2 | Department of Economics, College of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona (USA) | 3 | Department of Economics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado (USA) | 4 | College of Business, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming (USA) | 5 | Department of Economics and Finance, College of Business, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming (USA) | 6 | Economics Department, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (USA) |
| Rank | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 1. | Edward C. Prescott | College of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe Department of Economics, College of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe |
| 2. | James R. Markusen | Department of Economics, University of Colorado, Boulder |
| 3. | Jason Shogren | College of Business, University of Wyoming, Laramie Department of Economics and Finance, College of Business, University of Wyoming, Laramie |
| 4. | Richard Rogerson | College of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe Department of Economics, College of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe |
| 5. | Sherrill Shaffer | College of Business, University of Wyoming, Laramie Department of Economics and Finance, College of Business, University of Wyoming, Laramie |
| 6. | Stephen M. Miller | Department of Economics, University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| 7. | Herbert Gintis | Santa Fe Institute |
| 8. | Keith E. Maskus | Department of Economics, University of Colorado, Boulder |
| 9. | Ronald L. Oaxaca | Economics Department, University of Arizona, Tucson |
| 10. | Manuel Santos | College of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe Department of Economics, College of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe |
| 11. | Naci H. Mocan | Economics Department, University of Colorado, Denver |
| 12. | Price Vanmeter Fishback | Economics Department, University of Arizona, Tucson |
| 13. | Hendrik Bessembinder | David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah, Salt Lake City Department of Finance, David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah, Salt Lake City |
| 14. | Michael Melvin | College of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe Department of Economics, College of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe |
| 15. | Lin Zhou | College of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe Department of Economics, College of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe |
| 16. | James McDonald | Department of Economics, Brigham Young University, Provo |
| 17. | Wolfgang Keller | Department of Economics, University of Colorado, Boulder |
| 18. | Charles de Bartolome | Department of Economics, University of Colorado, Boulder |
| 19. | Keisuke Hirano | Economics Department, University of Arizona, Tucson |
| 20. | Lee J. Alston | Department of Economics, University of Colorado, Boulder |