| Economic mobility and the rise of the Latin American middle class FHG Ferreira, J Messina, J Rigolini, LF López-Calva, MA Lugo, R Vakis, ... World Bank Publications, 2012 | 753 | 2012 |
| Can conditional cash transfer programs serve as safety nets in keeping children at school and from working when exposed to shocks? A De Janvry, F Finan, E Sadoulet, R Vakis Journal of development economics 79 (2), 349-373, 2006 | 643 | 2006 |
| Cash transfers, behavioral changes, and cognitive development in early childhood: evidence from a randomized experiment K Macours, N Schady, R Vakis American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 4 (2), 247-273, 2012 | 494 | 2012 |
| Wealth gradients in early childhood cognitive development in five Latin American countries N Schady, J Behrman, MC Araujo, R Azuero, R Bernal, D Bravo, ... Journal of Human Resources 50 (2), 446-463, 2015 | 321 | 2015 |
| La movilidad económica y el crecimiento de la clase media en América Latina FG Ferreira, J Messina, J Rigolini, LF López-Calva, R Vakis Banco Mundial, 2013 | 255 | 2013 |
| Challenges to capture the big five personality traits in non-WEIRD populations R Laajaj, K Macours, DA Pinzon Hernandez, O Arias, SD Gosling, J Potter, ... Science advances 5 (7), eaaw5226, 2019 | 220 | 2019 |
| Changing households' investment behaviour through social interactions with local leaders: Evidence from a randomised transfer programme K Macours, R Vakis The Economic Journal 124 (576), 607-633, 2014 | 190 | 2014 |
| Welfare impacts of the “Juntos” Program in Peru: Evidence from a non-experimental evaluation E Perova, R Vakis The World Bank 1, 1-59, 2009 | 186 | 2009 |
| A guide to the analysis of risk, vulnerability and vulnerable groups J Hoogeveen, E Tesliuc, R Vakis, S Dercon Washington, DC, USA: The World Bank, 2004 | 186 | 2004 |
| Transfers, diversification and household risk strategies: experimental evidence with lessons for climate change adaptation K Macours, P Premand, R Vakis World Bank Policy Research Working Paper, 2012 | 177 | 2012 |
| Seasonal migration and early childhood development K Macours, R Vakis World development 38 (6), 857-869, 2010 | 155 | 2010 |
| Urban proximity, agricultural potential and rural non-farm employment: Evidence from Bangladesh U Deichmann, F Shilpi, R Vakis World Development 37 (3), 645-660, 2009 | 151 | 2009 |
| Mobile phones and economic development in rural Peru DW Beuermann, C McKelvey, R Vakis The journal of development studies 48 (11), 1617-1628, 2012 | 141 | 2012 |
| Risk and vulnerability considerations in poverty analysis: Recent advances and future directions C Cafiero, RN Vakis World Bank, Social Protection, 2006 | 111 | 2006 |
| 5 years in Juntos: New Evidence on the Program’s Short and Long-term Impacts E Perova, R Vakis PUCP, 2012 | 106 | 2012 |
| Estimating poverty transitions using repeated cross-sections: a three-country validation exercise G Cruces, P Lanjouw, L Lucchetti, E Perova, R Vakis, M Viollaz The Journal of Economic Inequality 13, 161-179, 2015 | 105* | 2015 |
| Complementing natural disasters management: The role of social protection RN Vakis World Bank, Social Protection, 2006 | 97 | 2006 |
| Measuring transactions costs from observed behavior: Market choices in Peru R Vakis, E Sadoulet, A De Janvry | 78 | 2003 |
| Left behind: chronic poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean R Vakis, J Rigolini, L Lucchetti World Bank Publications, 2016 | 77 | 2016 |
| Left behind: chronic poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean, overview R Vakis, J Rigolini, L Lucchetti | 76 | 2015 |
