| Rank | Score | W.Rank | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) | 
| 1. | 1.35 | [1] | W Kip Viscusi | Department of Economics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee (USA) | 
| 2. | 3.05 | [2] | Jennifer F. Reinganum | Department of Economics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee (USA) | 
| 3. | 3.59 | [3] | David  Wildasin | Department of Economics, Carol Martin Gatton College of Business and Economics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky (USA) James W. Martin School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky (USA)
 Carol Martin Gatton College of Business and Economics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky (USA)
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| 4. | 4.73 | [4] | Joe  Peek | Carol Martin Gatton College of Business and Economics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky (USA) | 
| 5. | 5.43 | [6] | Kenneth R. Troske | Department of Economics, Carol Martin Gatton College of Business and Economics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky (USA) Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER), Carol Martin Gatton College of Business and Economics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky (USA)
 Carol Martin Gatton College of Business and Economics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky (USA)
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| 6. | 6.7 | [11] | Mario John Crucini | Department of Economics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee (USA) | 
| 7. | 7.49 | [5] | Myrna  Wooders | Department of Economics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee (USA) | 
| 8. | 8.22 | [12] | Peter  Rousseau | Department of Economics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee (USA) | 
| 9. | 8.66 | [7] | Eric W. Bond | Department of Economics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee (USA) | 
| 10. | 8.95 | [10] | Gregory W. Huffman | Department of Economics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee (USA) | 
| 11. | 8.98 | [9] | Hans R. Stoll | Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee (USA) |