| Rank | Score | W.Rank | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 1. | 1.67 | [2] | Paul Pecorino | Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration, University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Department of Economics, Finance and Legal Studies, Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration, University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa |
| 2. | 1.85 | [1] | Robert B. Burton Ekelund Jr. | Department of Economics, Auburn University, Auburn |
| 3. | 2.96 | [3] | Stefan C. Norrbin | School of Business, Samford University, Birmingham |
| 4. | 3.72 | [5] | James Peery Cover | Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration, University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Department of Economics, Finance and Legal Studies, Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration, University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa |