| Rank | Score | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 1. | 1.64 | Kenneth D. West | Economics Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison |
| 2. | 1.8 | Charles Engel | Economics Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison |
| 3. | 3.68 | Bruce E. Hansen | Economics Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison |
| 4. | 4.02 | William A. Brock | Economics Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison |
| 5. | 4.16 | Steven N. Durlauf | Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison Economics Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison |
| 6. | 5.44 | Menzie Chinn | Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison Economics Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison |
| 7. | 6.34 | Robert W. Staiger | Economics Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison |
| 8. | 9.51 | Barbara L. Wolfe | Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison Economics Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison |
| 9. | 9.7 | Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee | Economics Department, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee |
| 10. | 10.23 | Robert H. Haveman | Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison Economics Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison |
| 11. | 10.24 | Christopher Flinn | Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison |
| 12. | 10.88 | John Kennan | Economics Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison |