| Corruption and military spending S Gupta, L De Mello, R Sharan European journal of political economy 17 (4), 749-777, 2001 | 701 | 2001 |
| Fiscal decentralization and governance: A cross-country analysis L De Mello, M Barenstein International Monetary Fund, 2001 | 360 | 2001 |
| Financial crises, poverty, and income distribution E Baldacci, L De Mello, G Inchauste Macroeconomic Policies and Poverty, 269-307, 2004 | 302 | 2004 |
| Estimating a fiscal reaction function: the case of debt sustainability in Brazil L De Mello Applied Economics 40 (3), 271-284, 2008 | 236 | 2008 |
| Income inequality and redistributive government spending L De Mello, ER Tiongson Public finance review 34 (3), 282-305, 2006 | 202 | 2006 |
| Promoting inclusive growth: Challenges and policies LR de Mello, MA Dutz OECD, 2012 | 152 | 2012 |
| How does decentralized minimum wage setting affect employment and informality? The case of Indonesia M Comola, L De Mello Review of Income and Wealth 57, S79-S99, 2011 | 145 | 2011 |
| Brazil: an evolving federation JRR Afonso, L De Mello Managing fiscal decentralization, 281-301, 2002 | 142 | 2002 |
| Corruption and military spending S Gupta, LR De Mello, R Sharan IMF Working Paper No. 00/23, 2000 | 141 | 2000 |
| Fiscal decentralization and macroeconomic stability: The experience of large developing and transition economies K Fukasaku, L De Mello Democracy, decentralization and deficits in Latin America. Paris: OECD, 1998 | 137 | 1998 |
| Transition economies: how appropriate is the size and scope of government? S Gupta, L Leruth, L De Mello, S Chakravarti Comparative Economic Studies 45, 554-576, 2003 | 111 | 2003 |
| Saving behaviour and the effectiveness of fiscal policy L De Mello, PM Kongsrud, R Price OECD, 2004 | 105 | 2004 |
| The bank lending channel of monetary transmission in Brazil: A VECM approach L De Mello, M Pisu The quarterly review of economics and finance 50 (1), 50-60, 2010 | 95 | 2010 |
| The determinants of labour force participation and employment in Chile D Contreras, L De Mello, E Puentes Applied Economics 43 (21), 2765-2776, 2011 | 94 | 2011 |
| Can fiscal decentralization strengthen social capital? LR De Mello IMF Working Paper No. 00/129, 2000 | 90 | 2000 |
| Digitalisation challenges and opportunities for subnational governments L De Mello, T Ter-Minassian OECD, 2020 | 82 | 2020 |
| The Brazilian``Tax War'' The Case of Value-Added Tax Competition among the States L De Mello Public Finance Review 36 (2), 169-193, 2008 | 77 | 2008 |
| Monetary policy and macroeconomic stability in Latin America: The cases of Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico L De Mello, D Moccero Journal of International Money and Finance 30 (1), 229-245, 2011 | 76 | 2011 |
| Does fiscal decentralisation strengthen social capital? Cross-country evidence and the experiences of Brazil and Indonesia L De Mello Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 29 (2), 281-296, 2011 | 66 | 2011 |
| Boosting Innovation Performance in Brazil. CH de Brito Cruz, L Mello OECD Papers 6 (13), 2006 | 63 | 2006 |
