| Rank | Score | W.Rank | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 1. | 1.44 | [1] | Kenneth D. West | Economics Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison |
| 2. | 2.25 | [2] | Charles Engel | Economics Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison |
| 3. | 3.33 | [3] | Steven N. Durlauf | Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison Economics Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison |
| 4. | 3.47 | [4] | Bruce E. Hansen | Economics Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison |
| 5. | 3.96 | [5] | William A. Brock | Economics Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison |
| 6. | 5.46 | [6] | Menzie Chinn | Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison Economics Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison |
| 7. | 8.35 | [7] | 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 |
| 8. | 8.97 | [8] | Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee | Economics Department, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee |
| 9. | 9.35 | [9] | 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 |
| 10. | 9.93 | [10] | Yeon-Koo Che | Economics Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison |
| 11. | 9.99 | [12] | Christopher Flinn | Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison |
| 12. | 10.12 | [11] | John Kennan | Economics Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison |