| Rank | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 1. | Charles Engel | Economics Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| 2. | Kenneth D. West | Economics Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| 3. | William A. Brock | Economics Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| 4. | Steven N. Durlauf | Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin, Madison Economics Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| 5. | Bruce E. Hansen | Economics Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| 6. | Menzie Chinn | La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin, Madison Economics Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| 7. | Robert W. Staiger | Economics Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| 8. | Christopher Flinn | Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| 9. | Barbara L. Wolfe | Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin, Madison Economics Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin, Madison |