| Rank | Score | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 1. | 1.73 | Tao Zha | Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Atlanta Economic Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Atlanta |
| 2. | 2.36 | Jay Shanken | Goizueta Business School, Emory University, Atlanta |
| 3. | 3.82 | Barry T. Hirsch | Department of Economics, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta |
| 4. | 4.18 | Daniel Levy | Department of Economics, Emory University, Atlanta |
| 5. | 5.36 | Jerry Thursby | College of Management, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta |
| 6. | 6.95 | William D Lastrapes | Terry College of Business, University of Georgia, Athens Department of Economics, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia, Athens |
| 7. | 8.06 | Marco Del Negro | Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Atlanta |
| 8. | 9.03 | Gerald P Dwyer Jr | Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Atlanta Economic Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Atlanta |
| 9. | 9.4 | Richard M. Bird | International Studies Program, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta |
| 10. | 9.8 | Juan F Rubio-Ramirez | Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Atlanta |
| 11. | 9.82 | James Alm | Department of Economics, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta International Studies Program, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta |
| 12. | 9.93 | Jorge Martinez-Vazquez | Department of Economics, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta International Studies Program, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta |
| 13. | 10.59 | Zheng Liu | Department of Economics, Emory University, Atlanta |
| 14. | 12.91 | Madeline Zavodny | Department of Economics, Agnes Scott College, Decatur |
| 15. | 13.6 | Paul H. Rubin | Department of Economics, Emory University, Atlanta Emory University |
| 16. | 13.84 | Kaz Miyagiwa | Department of Economics, Emory University, Atlanta |