| Rank | Score | W.Rank | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 1. | 2.36 | [1] | David B. Gordon | John E. Walker Department of Economics, Clemson University, Clemson |
| 2. | 2.52 | [2] | Robert D. Tollison | John E. Walker Department of Economics, Clemson University, Clemson |
| 3. | 2.6 | [4] | Robert F Tamura | John E. Walker Department of Economics, Clemson University, Clemson |
| 4. | 2.77 | [3] | John Addison | Economics Department, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, Columbia Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, Columbia |
| 5. | 4.38 | [5] | McKinley L. Blackburn | Economics Department, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, Columbia Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, Columbia |
| 6. | 5.82 | [6] | Thomas A. Mroz | College of Business and Behavioral Science, Clemson University, Clemson John E. Walker Department of Economics, Clemson University, Clemson |
| 7. | 7.94 | [7] | Chris Kirby | John E. Walker Department of Economics, Clemson University, Clemson |
| 8. | 8.09 | [8] | Paul W. Wilson | College of Business and Behavioral Science, Clemson University, Clemson John E. Walker Department of Economics, Clemson University, Clemson |
| 9. | 8.72 | [9] | John Harvey McDermott | Economics Department, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, Columbia Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, Columbia |