Vivi Alatas

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 857 citations indexed

About

Vivi Alatas is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Safety Research and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Vivi Alatas has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 857 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 8 papers in Safety Research and 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Vivi Alatas's work include Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (6 papers), Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (5 papers) and Local Government Finance and Decentralization (4 papers). Vivi Alatas is often cited by papers focused on Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (6 papers), Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (5 papers) and Local Government Finance and Decentralization (4 papers). Vivi Alatas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Indonesia and Australia. Vivi Alatas's co-authors include Benjamin Olken, Rema Hanna, Abhijit Banerjee, Lisa Cameron, Julia Tobias, Matthew Wai‐Poi, Ririn Purnamasari, Nisvan Erkal, Lata Gangadharan and Ananish Chaudhuri and has published in prestigious journals such as American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy and The Economic Journal.

In The Last Decade

Vivi Alatas

18 papers receiving 769 citations

Hit Papers

Targeting the Poor: Evidence from a Field Experiment in I... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Targeting the Poor: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia
    2012 304 citations Vivi Alatas, Abhijit Banerjee et al. American Economic Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vivi Alatas United States 13 393 346 335 114 113 19 857
Paul Niehaus United States 13 451 1.1× 351 1.0× 400 1.2× 133 1.2× 111 1.0× 23 1.0k
Leigh Linden United States 17 447 1.1× 595 1.7× 418 1.2× 73 0.6× 163 1.4× 45 1.5k
Giacomo De Giorgi United States 16 619 1.6× 427 1.2× 483 1.4× 80 0.7× 208 1.8× 55 1.4k
David R. Ross United States 12 396 1.0× 313 0.9× 387 1.2× 59 0.5× 86 0.8× 21 868
Christopher Blattman United States 13 521 1.3× 336 1.0× 392 1.2× 120 1.1× 125 1.1× 22 1.2k
Sarmistha Pal United Kingdom 16 251 0.6× 200 0.6× 176 0.5× 48 0.4× 100 0.9× 87 1.1k
Hyun H. Son Philippines 17 611 1.6× 262 0.8× 620 1.9× 55 0.5× 46 0.4× 53 1.0k
Arjan Verschoor United Kingdom 16 636 1.6× 490 1.4× 414 1.2× 57 0.5× 194 1.7× 53 1.3k
Sanjay G. Reddy United States 17 385 1.0× 279 0.8× 602 1.8× 131 1.1× 37 0.3× 80 1.2k
Christopher Heady United Kingdom 17 841 2.1× 374 1.1× 331 1.0× 220 1.9× 221 2.0× 42 1.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vivi Alatas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vivi Alatas

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Sumarto, Sudarno, Elan Satriawan, Benjamin Olken, et al.. (2025). Community Targeting at Scale. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
2.
Alatas, Vivi, et al.. (2023). Do Celebrity Endorsements Matter? A Twitter Experiment Promoting Vaccination in Indonesia. The Economic Journal. 134(659). 913–933. 9 indexed citations
3.
Alatas, Vivi, Abhijit Banerjee, Rema Hanna, et al.. (2019). Does Elite Capture Matter? Local Elites and Targeted Welfare Programs in Indonesia. AEA Papers and Proceedings. 109. 334–339. 46 indexed citations
4.
Alatas, Vivi, Abhijit Banerjee, Rema Hanna, et al.. (2016). Self-Targeting: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia. Journal of Political Economy. 124(2). 371–427. 109 indexed citations
5.
Alatas, Vivi, Abhijit Banerjee, Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Rema Hanna, & Benjamin Olken. (2016). Network Structure and the Aggregation of Information: Theory and Evidence from Indonesia. American Economic Review. 106(7). 1663–1704. 91 indexed citations
6.
Alatas, Vivi, Abhijit Banerjee, Rema Hanna, et al.. (2013). Ordeal Mechanisms In Targeting: Theory And Evidence From A Field Experiment In Indonesia. National Bureau of Economic Research. 6 indexed citations
7.
Alatas, Vivi, Abhijit Banerjee, Rema Hanna, et al.. (2013). Does Elite Capture Matter? Local Elites and Targeted Welfare Programs in Indonesia. SSRN Electronic Journal. 22 indexed citations
8.
Alatas, Vivi, Abhijit Banerjee, Rema Hanna, Benjamin Olken, & Julia Tobias. (2012). Targeting the Poor: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia. American Economic Review. 102(4). 1206–1240. 304 indexed citations breakdown →
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Alatas, Vivi. (2011). Program Keluarga Harapan : impact evaluation of Indonesia's Pilot Household Conditional Cash Transfer Program. 1–100. 13 indexed citations
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Newhouse, David & Vivi Alatas. (2010). Indonesia Jobs Report: Towards Better Jobs and Security For All. 31 indexed citations
11.
Alatas, Vivi, Lisa Cameron, Ananish Chaudhuri, Nisvan Erkal, & Lata Gangadharan. (2009). Gender, Culture, and Corruption: Insights from an Experimental Analysis. Southern Economic Journal. 75(3). 663–680. 26 indexed citations
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Alatas, Vivi, Lisa Cameron, Ananish Chaudhuri, Nisvan Erkal, & Lata Gangadharan. (2008). Subject pool effects in a corruption experiment: A comparison of Indonesian public servants and Indonesian students. Experimental Economics. 12(1). 113–132. 86 indexed citations
13.
Alatas, Vivi & Lisa Cameron. (2008). The Impact of Minimum Wages on Employment in a Low-Income Country: A Quasi-Natural Experiment in Indonesia. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 61(2). 201–223. 54 indexed citations
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Alatas, Vivi, et al.. (2004). Consultative Group on Indonesia mid-year review meeting, Jakarta, June 2, 2004 : economic and social update. 1–16. 1 indexed citations
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Alatas, Vivi & Lisa Cameron. (2004). Should Nike and Reebok Pay Higher Wages? The Impact of Minimum Wages on Employment in a Low Income Country. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
16.
Deaton, Angus, Jed Friedman, & Vivi Alatas. (2004). Purchasing Power Parity Exchange Rates from Household Survey Data: India and Indonesia. SSRN Electronic Journal. 18 indexed citations
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Alatas, Vivi & Lisa Cameron. (2003). The Impact of Minimum Wages on Employment in a Low Income Country: An Evaluation Using the Difference-in-Differences Approach. World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks. 24 indexed citations
18.
Alatas, Vivi, Lant Pritchett, & Anna Wetterberg. (2003). Voice Lessons: Local Government Organizations, Social Organizations, and the Quality of Local Governance. World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks. 13 indexed citations
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Alatas, Vivi. (2002). Labor market vulnerability in Indonesia : a synthetic cohort panel simulation exercise. 1–36. 2 indexed citations

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