| Rank | Score | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 1. | 1.25 | W Kip Viscusi | Department of Economics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville |
| 2. | 2.16 | Jennifer F. Reinganum | Department of Economics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville |
| 3. | 4.3 | Mario J. Crucini | Department of Economics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville |
| 4. | 5.42 | Myrna Wooders | Department of Economics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville |
| 5. | 5.5 | Peter Rousseau | Department of Economics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville |
| 6. | 6.18 | Eric W. Bond | Department of Economics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville |
| 7. | 6.18 | Gregory W. Huffman | Department of Economics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville |
| 8. | 6.71 | John Allan Weymark | Department of Economics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville |
| 9. | 7.07 | John J. Siegfried | Department of Economics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville |
| 10. | 7.07 | Benjamin Eden | Department of Economics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville |