| Rank | Score | W.Rank | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 1. | 1.49 | [1] | 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. | 1.81 | [2] | Robert B. Burton Ekelund Jr. | Department of Economics, Auburn University, Auburn |
| 3. | 3.25 | [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 |
| 4. | 4.01 | [4] | Steven B Caudill | Department of Economics, Auburn University, Auburn |