| Rank | Score | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 1. | 1.09 | Stephen M. Miller | Department of Economics, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Las Vegas |
| 2. | 2.58 | Thomas F. Cargill | Economics Department, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno |
| 3. | 3.55 | Elliott Parker | Economics Department, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno |
| 4. | 4.35 | Jeffrey Eric Englin | Department of Resource Economics, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno |
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