| Rank | Score | W.Rank | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 1. | 1.46 | [1] | Kenneth D. West | Economics Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison |
| 2. | 1.99 | [2] | Charles Engel | Economics Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison |
| 3. | 3.6 | [3] | Bruce E. Hansen | Economics Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison |
| 4. | 4.25 | [5] | William A. Brock | Economics Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison |
| 5. | 4.25 | [4] | Steven N. Durlauf | Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison Economics Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison |
| 6. | 5.28 | [6] | Menzie Chinn | Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison Economics Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison |
| 7. | 7.14 | [7] | Robert W. Staiger | Economics Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison |
| 8. | 9.17 | [9] | Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee | Economics Department, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee |
| 9. | 9.57 | [11] | Christopher Flinn | Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison |
| 10. | 9.57 | [8] | 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 |
| 11. | 10.63 | [10] | 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 |
| 12. | 11.04 | [12] | Yeon-Koo Che | Economics Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison |
| 13. | 11.54 | [13] | John Kennan | Economics Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison |