| Rank | Score | W.Rank | Institution | 
1 | 1.2 | [1] | College of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona (USA) | 2 | 2.13 | [2] | Department of Economics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado (USA) | (3) | 2.25 | [1] | Department of Economics, College of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona (USA) | 3 | 4.33 | [3] | Economics Department, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (USA) | 4 | 5.59 | [4] | College of Business, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming (USA) | (4) | 5.59 | [4] | Department of Economics and Finance, College of Business, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming (USA) | 
| Rank | Score | W.Rank | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) | 
| 1. | 1.11 | [1] | Edward C. Prescott | College of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona (USA) Department of Economics, College of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona (USA)
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| 2. | 2.56 | [2] | James R. Markusen | Department of Economics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado (USA) | 
| 3. | 2.84 | [3] | Richard  Rogerson | College of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona (USA) Department of Economics, College of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona (USA)
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| 4. | 5.79 | [6] | Wolfgang  Keller | Department of Economics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado (USA) | 
| 5. | 7.01 | [8] | Lawrence Edward Blume | Economic and Social Interactions, Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico (USA) | 
| 6. | 7.5 | [4] | Jason  Shogren | College of Business, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming (USA) Department of Economics and Finance, College of Business, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming (USA)
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| 7. | 8.11 | [9] | Keith E. Maskus | Department of Economics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado (USA) | 
| 8. | 8.68 | [5] | Stephen M. Miller | Department of Economics, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada (USA) | 
| 9. | 9.16 | [7] | Sherrill  Shaffer | College of Business, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming (USA) Department of Economics and Finance, College of Business, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming (USA)
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| 10. | 9.39 | [11] | Herbert  Gintis | Economic and Social Interactions, Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico (USA) | 
| 11. | 9.9 | [10] | Ronald L. Oaxaca | Economics Department, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (USA) | 
| 12. | 12.02 | [12] | Rabah  Amir | University of Arizona | 
| 13. | 12.44 | [14] | Robert  Innes | Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (USA) Economics Department, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (USA)
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| 14. | 13.49 | [15] | Stephen Ross Yeaple | Department of Economics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado (USA) | 
| 15. | 14.87 | [16] | Hendrik  Bessembinder | David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah (USA) Department of Finance, David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah (USA)
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