Peer-reviewed publications

2021. Michael Breen and Elliott Doak. The IMF as a Global Monitor: Surveillance, Information and Financial Markets, Review of International Political Economy, 10.1080/09692290.2021.2004441.

2021. Michael Breen, Iain McMenamin, Michael Courtney, Gemma McNulty. 'Daily Judgement: Political News and Financial Markets', New Political Economy, 26 (4):616-630.

2021. Nouf Binhadab, Michael Breen, Robert Gillanders, 'Press Freedom and Corruption in Business-State Interactions.' Economic Systems, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecosys.2021.100922.

2021. Danny Marks, Michael Breen, 'The Political Economy of Corruption and Unequal Gains and Losses in Water and Sanitation Services: Experiences From Bangkok.' Water Alternatives, 14 (3):795-819.

2021. Iain McMenamin, Michael Courtney, Michael Breen, Gemma McNulty, 'The Dependence of Election Coverage on Political Institutions: Political Competition and Policy Framing in Germany and the United Kingdom'. Journalism, 10.1177/14648849211060700.

2020. Michael Breen, Dermot Hodson, Manuela Moschella, “Incoherence in Regime Complexes: A Sentiment Analysis of EU-IMF Surveillance”, Journal of Common Market Studies, 58 (2): 419-437. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jcms.12924.

2020. Iain McMenamin, Michael Breen, Juan Muñoz-Portillo, 'Two-level Games and Market Constraints on Politics in Europe'. International Political Science Review, https://doi.org/10.1177/0192512120924032.

2020. Michael Courtney, Michael Breen, Claire McGing, Iain McMenamin, Eoin O’Malley, Kevin Rafter, 'Underrepresenting Reality? Media coverage of women in politics and sport'. Social Science Quarterly, 101 (4):1282-1302. https://doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.12826.

2020. Michael Courtney, Michael Breen, Iain McMenamin, and Gemma McNulty, 'Automatic Translation, Context, and Supervised Learning in Comparative Politics'. Journal of Information Technology and Politics, https://doi.org/10.1080/19331681.2020.1731245.

2020. Michael Breen and Robert Gillanders (2020) 'Press Freedom and Corruption Perceptions: Is There a Reputational Premium?'. Politics And Governance, 8 (2). http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/pag.v8i2.2697.

2019. Michael Breen and Patrick J. W. Egan, “The Catalytic Effect of IMF Lending: Evidence from Sectoral FDI Data”, International Interactions. 45 (3):447-473. https://doi.org/10.1080/03050629.2019.1582530.

2019. Michael Breen, Michael Courtney, Iain McMenamin, Eoin O'Malley and Kevin Rafter. Resilient Reporting: Media Coverage of Irish Elections since 1969 (Manchester: Manchester University Press). (216 pp.)

2019. Michael Breen, Robert Gillanders, Mounir Mahmalat “Corruption and Support for Economic Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa”, Economics Bulletin, 39 (2).

2019. Tamanna Adhikari, Michael Breen, and Robert Gillanders. "Are New States More Corrupt? Expert Opinions vs. Firms’ Experiences", Applied Economic Letters, 26 (2), 131-134. [Working Paper].

2018. Theresa Reidy, Jane Suiter, and Michael Breen, “Boom and Bust: Economic Voting in Ireland”, Politics, 38 (2), 148-164.

2017. Michael Breen, Robert Gillanders, Gemma McNulty, and Akisato Suzuki, “Gender and Corruption in Business”, Journal of Development Studies, 53 (9), 1486-1501. [Working Paper].

2016. Iain McMenamin, Michael Breen, and Juan Munoz-Portillo, “Comparative Politics and Quasi-rational Markets”, New Political Economy, 21 (06), 587-605. [Ungated version].

2015. Iain McMenamin, Michael Breen, and Juan Muñoz Portillo, "Austerity and Credibility in the Eurozone", European Union Politics 16 (1), 45-66. [Ungated version].

2015. Michael Breen and Robert Gillanders, “Political Trust, Corruption and Ratings of the IMF and the World Bank”, International Interactions. 41 (02), 337-364. [Working Paper].

2014. Michael Breen, “IMF Conditionality and the Economic Exposure of its Shareholders”, European Journal of International Relations. 20 (02), 416-436. [Ungated version].

2013. Michael Breen and Iain McMenamin, “Political Institutions, Credible Commitment, and Sovereign Debt in Advanced Economies”, International Studies Quarterly, 57 (4), 842-854. [Working Paper].

2013. Michael Breen. The Politics of IMF Lending. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 219 (pp).

2013. Michael Breen and James Dorgan, “The Death of Irish Trade Protectionism: A Political Economy Analysis”, Irish Studies in International Affairs. 24 (01), 275-289. [Ungated version].

2013. Michael Breen and David Doyle, “The Determinants of Privatization: A Comparative Analysis of Developing Countries”, Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis. 15 (01), 1-20. [Ungated version].

2012. Michael Breen, “The International Politics of Ireland's EU/IMF Bailout”, Irish Studies in International Affairs. 23 (01), 75-87. [Ungated version].

2012. Michael Breen and Robert Gillanders, “Corruption, Institutions and Regulation” Economics of Governance. 13 (03), 263-285. [Ungated version].

2012. Michael Breen, “IMF Surveillance of Ireland during the Celtic Tiger”, Irish Political Studies. 27 (03), 431-439. [Ungated version].