| Rank | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 1. | Peter C. B. Phillips | Business School, University of Auckland, Auckland Department of Economics, Business School, University of Auckland, Auckland |
| 2. | Arthur John Robson | School of Economics and Finance, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington |
| 3. | Steven Stillman | Motu: Economic & Public Policy, Wellington Pacific Island New Zealand Migration Study, Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton |
| 4. | David Fielding | School of Business, University of Otago, Dunedin Department of Economics, School of Business, University of Otago, Dunedin |
| 5. | Donggyu Sul | Business School, University of Auckland, Auckland Department of Economics, Business School, University of Auckland, Auckland |
| 6. | Ian Paul King | School of Business, University of Otago, Dunedin Department of Economics, School of Business, University of Otago, Dunedin |
| 7. | W. Robert Reed | College of Business and Economics, University of Canterbury, Christchurch Department of Economics, College of Business and Economics, University of Canterbury, Christchurch |
| 8. | Robert B Davies | Statistics Research Associates Limited, Wellington |
| 9. | John Gibson | Motu: Economic & Public Policy, Wellington Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton Department of Economics, Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton Pacific Island New Zealand Migration Study, Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton |
| 10. | David Christopher Maré | Motu: Economic & Public Policy, Wellington |
| 11. | Mark J. Holmes | Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton Department of Economics, Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton |
| 12. | Arthur Grimes | Motu: Economic & Public Policy, Wellington Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton Department of Economics, Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton |
| 13. | David McKenzie | Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton Pacific Island New Zealand Migration Study, Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton |
| 14. | Weshah A Razzak | Department of Labour, Government of New Zealand, Wellington |
| 15. | Glenn Boyle | New Zealand Institute for the Study of Competition and Regulation (ISCR), Wellington |