| 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. | 2.73 | [3] | Arthur John Robson | Faculty of Commerce and Administration, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington School of Economics and Finance, Faculty of Commerce and Administration, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington |
| 3. | 3.99 | [4] | Donggyu Sul | Department of Economics, Business School, University of Auckland, Auckland Business School, University of Auckland, Auckland |
| 4. | 4.97 | [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. | 7.34 | [5] | David McKenzie | Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton Pacific Island New Zealand Migration Study, Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton |
| 6. | 7.98 | [8] | David Christopher Maré | Motu: Economic & Public Policy Research, Wellington |
| 7. | 8.63 | [11] | Philip Meguire | Department of Economics, College of Business and Economics, University of Canterbury, Christchurch College of Business and Economics, University of Canterbury, Christchurch |
| 8. | 9.08 | [6] | David Fielding | School of Business, University of Otago, Dunedin Department of Economics, School of Business, University of Otago, Dunedin |
| 9. | 9.76 | [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. | 10.91 | [9] | David G. Mayes | Business School, University of Auckland, Auckland |
| 11. | 11.03 | [12] | W. Robert Reed | Department of Economics, College of Business and Economics, University of Canterbury, Christchurch College of Business and Economics, University of Canterbury, Christchurch |
| 12. | 11.79 | [14] | Graeme Guthrie | Faculty of Commerce and Administration, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington School of Economics and Finance, Faculty of Commerce and Administration, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington |
| 13. | 12.03 | [10] | 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. | 12.98 | [17] | Weshah A Razzak | Department of Labour, Government of New Zealand, Wellington |
| 15. | 13.18 | [15] | Suzi Kerr | |
| 16. | 13.36 | [19] | Shaun P. Vahey | Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Wellington |
| 17. | 13.58 | [16] | 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 |
| 18. | 13.84 | [13] | Mark J. Holmes | Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton Department of Economics, Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton |
| 19. | 14.55 | [18] | 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 |
| 20. | 17.51 | [20] | Glenn Boyle | New Zealand Institute for the Study of Competition and Regulation (ISCR), Wellington |
| 21. | 22.41 | [23] | Ananish Chaudhuri | Business School, University of Auckland, Auckland Department of Economics, Business School, University of Auckland, Auckland |
| 22. | 22.79 | [25] | Chirok Han | Department of Economics, Business School, University of Auckland, Auckland Business School, University of Auckland, Auckland |