| Rank | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 1. | Edward C. Prescott | College of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe Department of Economics, College of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe |
| 2. | Richard Rogerson | College of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe Department of Economics, College of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe |
| 3. | Ronald L. Oaxaca | Economics Department, University of Arizona, Tucson |
| 4. | Josef C. Brada | College of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe Department of Economics, College of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe |
| 5. | Robert Innes | Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Arizona, Tucson Economics Department, University of Arizona, Tucson |