| Rank | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 1. | Daniel Hamermesh | Department of Economics, University of Texas, Austin |
| 2. | Eric A. Hanushek | University of Texas |
| 3. | Don Fullerton | Department of Economics, University of Texas, Austin |
| 4. | David H. Papell | Department of Economics, University of Houston, Houston |
| 5. | John V. Duca | Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Dallas Economic Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Dallas |
| 6. | Kamal Saggi | Department of Economics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas |
| 7. | Mark Wynne | Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Dallas Economic Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Dallas |
| 8. | Nathan Balke | Department of Economics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas |
| 9. | Bent E. Sorensen | Department of Economics, University of Houston, Houston |
| 10. | Valerie R. Bencivenga | Department of Economics, University of Texas, Austin Bureau of Business Research, University of Texas, Austin |
| 11. | Stephen J. Trejo | Department of Economics, University of Texas, Austin |
| 12. | Simon Grant | Department of Economics, Rice University, Houston |
| 13. | Barry T. Hirsch | Department of Economics, Trinity University, San Antonio |
| 14. | Alok Bhargava | Department of Economics, University of Houston, Houston |
| 15. | P. Dean Corbae | Department of Economics, University of Texas, Austin |
| 16. | Scott E. Hein | Rawls College of Business Administration, Texas Tech University, Lubbock |
| 17. | Stan J Liebowitz | School of Management, University of Texas, Dallas |
| 18. | David VanHoose | Department of Economics, Baylor University, Waco |
| 19. | Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan | Department of Economics, University of Houston, Houston |
| 20. | Esfandiar Maasoumi | Department of Economics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas |