| Rank | Score | W.Rank | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 1. | 1 | [1] | Peter C. B. Phillips | Business School, University of Auckland, Auckland Department of Economics, Business School, University of Auckland, Auckland |
| 2. | 2.72 | [3] | Arthur John Robson | School of Economics and Finance, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington |
| 3. | 3.86 | [4] | Donggyu Sul | Department of Economics, Business School, University of Auckland, Auckland Business School, University of Auckland, Auckland |
| 4. | 5.66 | [2] | 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. | 7.32 | [8] | David Christopher Maré | Motu: Economic & Public Policy Research, Wellington |
| 6. | 7.88 | [6] | David McKenzie | Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton Pacific Island New Zealand Migration Study, Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton |
| 7. | 8.54 | [5] | David Fielding | School of Business, University of Otago, Dunedin Department of Economics, School of Business, University of Otago, Dunedin |
| 8. | 8.55 | [10] | Philip Meguire | Department of Economics, College of Business and Economics, University of Canterbury, Christchurch College of Business and Economics, University of Canterbury, Christchurch |
| 9. | 9.6 | [7] | 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. | 10.97 | [11] | W. Robert Reed | Department of Economics, College of Business and Economics, University of Canterbury, Christchurch College of Business and Economics, University of Canterbury, Christchurch |
| 11. | 11.06 | [13] | Graeme Guthrie | School of Economics and Finance, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington |
| 12. | 11.67 | [15] | Suzi Kerr | |
| 13. | 11.76 | [9] | 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 |
| 14. | 11.94 | [18] | Shaun P. Vahey | Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Wellington |
| 15. | 12.33 | [14] | 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 |
| 16. | 12.39 | [17] | Weshah A Razzak | Department of Labour, Government of New Zealand, Wellington |
| 17. | 12.92 | [16] | David G. Mayes | Business School, University of Auckland, Auckland |
| 18. | 14.01 | [12] | Mark J. Holmes | Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton Department of Economics, Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton |
| 19. | 15.02 | [20] | Glenn Boyle | New Zealand Institute for the Study of Competition and Regulation (ISCR), Wellington |
| 20. | 16.95 | [19] | 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 |
| 21. | 20.33 | [22] | Ananish Chaudhuri | Business School, University of Auckland, Auckland Department of Economics, Business School, University of Auckland, Auckland |