| Rank | Score | W.Rank | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 1. | 1.09 | [1] | James R. Markusen | Department of Economics, University of Colorado, Boulder |
| 2. | 2.32 | [2] | Wolfgang Keller | Department of Economics, University of Colorado, Boulder |
| 3. | 3.37 | [6] | Yongmin Chen | Department of Economics, University of Colorado, Boulder |
| 4. | 5.39 | [9] | Charles de Bartolome | Department of Economics, University of Colorado, Boulder |
| 5. | 6.34 | [5] | Haider Khan | Department of Economics, University of Denver, Denver |
| 6. | 6.36 | [10] | Edward R. Morey | Department of Economics, University of Colorado, Boulder |
| 7. | 7.67 | [8] | Lee J. Alston | Department of Economics, University of Colorado, Boulder |
| 8. | 7.82 | [13] | Philip E. Graves | Department of Economics, University of Colorado, Boulder |
| 9. | 7.96 | [7] | Murat F. Iyigun | Department of Economics, University of Colorado, Boulder |