| Rank | Score | W.Rank | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 1. | 2.66 | [5] | Edward Nelson | Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis |
| 2. | 2.88 | [1] | Anjan V. Thakor | Olin School of Business, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 3. | 3.09 | [2] | Robert A. Pollak | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis Olin School of Business, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 4. | 5.35 | [4] | William Poole | Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis |
| 5. | 5.5 | [8] | Michele Boldrin | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 6. | 5.54 | [3] | Douglass C. North | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 7. | 5.97 | [7] | Costas Azariadis | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 8. | 6.78 | [9] | Stephen D. Williamson | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 9. | 8.36 | [10] | Philip H. Dybvig | Olin School of Business, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 10. | 8.73 | [13] | Bruce Clayton Petersen | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 11. | 9.22 | [6] | Daniel L Thornton | Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis |
| 12. | 9.7 | [11] | Ping Wang | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 13. | 11.58 | [12] | James Bullard | Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis |
| 14. | 13.35 | [16] | Jeroen Swinkels | Olin School of Business, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 15. | 13.44 | [14] | Glenn MacDonald | Olin School of Business, Washington University, St. Louis |
| 16. | 14.74 | [15] | Robert H. Rasche | Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis |
| 17. | 15.14 | [17] | Christopher J. Neely | Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis |
| 18. | 16.16 | [19] | Werner Ploberger | Department of Economics, Washington University, St. Louis |