| 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. | 2.76 | Arthur John Robson | School of Economics and Finance, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington |
| 3. | 3.86 | Donggyu Sul | Department of Economics, Business School, University of Auckland, Auckland Business School, University of Auckland, Auckland |
| 4. | 5.17 | 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. | 7.85 | David McKenzie | Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton Pacific Island New Zealand Migration Study, Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton |
| 6. | 7.92 | David Christopher Maré | Motu: Economic & Public Policy Research, Wellington |
| 7. | 8.28 | David Fielding | School of Business, University of Otago, Dunedin Department of Economics, School of Business, University of Otago, Dunedin |
| 8. | 8.82 | Philip Meguire | Department of Economics, College of Business and Economics, University of Canterbury, Christchurch College of Business and Economics, University of Canterbury, Christchurch |
| 9. | 9.29 | 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 |
| 10. | 10.29 | Graeme Guthrie | School of Economics and Finance, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington |
| 11. | 10.95 | 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 |
| 12. | 11.19 | W. Robert Reed | Department of Economics, College of Business and Economics, University of Canterbury, Christchurch College of Business and Economics, University of Canterbury, Christchurch |
| 13. | 11.37 | Weshah A Razzak | Department of Labour, Government of New Zealand, Wellington |
| 14. | 12.28 | 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 |
| 15. | 12.65 | Shaun P. Vahey | Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Wellington |
| 16. | 12.96 | David G. Mayes | Business School, University of Auckland, Auckland |
| 17. | 13.23 | Suzi Kerr | |
| 18. | 13.81 | Mark J. Holmes | Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton Department of Economics, Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton |
| 19. | 15.31 | Glenn Boyle | New Zealand Institute for the Study of Competition and Regulation (ISCR), Wellington |
| 20. | 16.42 | 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 |