| Rank | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 1. | Tao Zha | Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Atlanta Economic Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Atlanta |
| 2. | Daniel Levy | Department of Economics, Emory University, Atlanta |
| 3. | Bob Chirinko | Department of Economics, Emory University, Atlanta |
| 4. | Jay Shanken | Goizueta Business School, Emory University, Atlanta |
| 5. | Gerald P Dwyer Jr | Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Atlanta Economic Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Atlanta |
| 6. | Ellis W. Tallman | Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Atlanta Economic Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Atlanta |
| 7. | William D Lastrapes | Terry College of Business, University of Georgia, Athens Department of Economics, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia, Athens |
| 8. | James Alm | Department of Economics, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta International Studies Program, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta |
| 9. | Richard M. Bird | International Studies Program, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta |
| 10. | Jorge Martinez-Vazquez | Department of Economics, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta International Studies Program, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta |
| 11. | Paul H. Rubin | Department of Economics, Emory University, Atlanta Emory University |
| 12. | John Campbell Robertson | Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Atlanta Economic Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Atlanta |
| 13. | Zheng Liu | Department of Economics, Emory University, Atlanta |