I am Kemmy Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics at Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick. 

My research examines corruption and institutions: why corruption arises, how it affects people and businesses, and how institutions shape economic behaviour, public services and human welfare.

I was Co-PI of the Research Ireland and Irish Aid funded project Corruption, Gender, and Sustainable Development (COGS) (2021 - 2025). I served on the Irish Government's Advisory Council against Economic Crime and Corruption from 2022 - 2025 and from 2019 to 2022 I served as Ireland's Local Research Correspondent on Corruption as part of an EU wide network.

You can find me on LinkedIn, IDEAS/RePEc, and ResearchGate. My CV can be viewed here.

I am interested in supervising and working with graduate students in my specific research areas and in the fields of Development, Political Economy, and Public Economics. 

Selected Recent Publications

Why Comply? Explaining Sectoral Patterns in GRECO's Anti-Corruption Recommendations, Regulation & Governance, with Susana Coroado 

Technological diversification and the growth of regions in the short and long run",  Research Policy with Silvia  Rocchetta, Martina Iori, and Andrea Mina

Corruption Kills Some People Faster than Others, Public Choice with Vincent Tawiah

Police corruption and crime: Evidence from Africa, Governance, with Idrissa Ouedraogo, Windkouni Haoua Eugenie Maïga, and Doris Aja-Eke

Money down the drain: Corruption and water service quality in Africa,  Governance, with Michael Breen

Anti-tax evasion, anti-corruption and public good provision: An experimental analysis of policy spillovers, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, with Ritwik Banerjee and Amadou Boly