| Rank | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 1. | Tim Bollerslev | Department of Economics, Duke University, Durham |
| 2. | Campbell Harvey | Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham Finance Area, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham |
| 3. | Craig Burnside | Department of Economics, Duke University, Durham |
| 4. | Martín Uribe | Department of Economics, Duke University, Durham |
| 5. | Eric Ghysels | Department of Economics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| 6. | Stephanie Schmitt-Grohé | Department of Economics, Duke University, Durham |
| 7. | Christopher Ruhm | Economics Department, Bryan School of Business and Economics, University of North Carolina, Greensboro Bryan School of Business and Economics, University of North Carolina, Greensboro |
| 8. | David Blau | Department of Economics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Carolina Population Center (CPC), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| 9. | George Tauchen | Department of Economics, Duke University, Durham |
| 10. | Albert S. Kyle | Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham Finance Area, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham |
| 11. | Steven Allen | Department of Economics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh |
| 12. | James Friedman | Department of Economics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| 13. | Wilbur John Coleman II | Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham Economics Area, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham |
| 14. | Thomas Nechyba | Department of Economics, Duke University, Durham |
| 15. | Atsushi Inoue | Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh |
| 16. | Kevin D. Hoover | Department of Economics, Duke University, Durham |