| Rank | Score | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 1. | 1 | Peter C. B. Phillips | Business School, University of Auckland, Auckland Department of Economics, Business School, University of Auckland, Auckland |
| 2. | 2.58 | Arthur John Robson | School of Economics and Finance, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington |
| 3. | 3.6 | Donggyu Sul | Department of Economics, Business School, University of Auckland, Auckland Business School, University of Auckland, Auckland |
| 4. | 5.57 | Steven Stillman | Motu: Economic & Public Policy Research, Wellington Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton Pacific Island New Zealand Migration Study, Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton |
| 5. | 7.22 | David McKenzie | Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton Pacific Island New Zealand Migration Study, Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton |
| 6. | 7.23 | David Christopher Maré | Motu: Economic & Public Policy Research, Wellington |
| 7. | 8.02 | David Fielding | School of Business, University of Otago, Dunedin Department of Economics, School of Business, University of Otago, Dunedin |
| 8. | 8.89 | John Gibson | Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton Department of Economics, Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton Motu: Economic & Public Policy Research, Wellington Pacific Island New Zealand Migration Study, Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton |
| 9. | 9.42 | W. Robert Reed | Department of Economics, College of Business and Economics, University of Canterbury, Christchurch College of Business and Economics, University of Canterbury, Christchurch |
| 10. | 10.43 | Weshah A Razzak | Department of Labour, Government of New Zealand, Wellington |
| 11. | 11.34 | Arthur Grimes | Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton Department of Economics, Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton Motu: Economic & Public Policy Research, Wellington |
| 12. | 11.53 | David G. Mayes | Business School, University of Auckland, Auckland |
| 13. | 11.57 | Shaun P. Vahey | Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Wellington |
| 14. | 11.8 | Les Oxley | Department of Economics, College of Business and Economics, University of Canterbury, Christchurch College of Business and Economics, University of Canterbury, Christchurch Motu: Economic & Public Policy Research, Wellington |
| 15. | 12.05 | Suzi Kerr | |
| 16. | 13.38 | Mark J. Holmes | Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton Department of Economics, Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton |
| 17. | 14.2 | Jacques Poot | Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton Department of Economics, Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton Motu: Economic & Public Policy Research, Wellington |
| 18. | 14.69 | Glenn Boyle | New Zealand Institute for the Study of Competition and Regulation (ISCR), Wellington |