Research

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

[37] Ouedraogo, Idrissa, Eugenie Maiga, Robert Gillanders, and Doris Aja-Eke  (forthcoming), "Health Sector Corruption and Access to Healthcare in Africa", The European Journal of Health Economics (Working Paper)

[36] Gillanders, Robert and Vincent Tawiah (forthcoming), "Corruption Kills Some People Faster than Others", Public Choice (Working Paper)

[35] Zhytkova, Olesia, Robert Gillanders, and Windkouni Haoua Eugenie Maïga (2025) "The internal and transnational effects of corruption on the environment: the case of Ukraine", Cogent Social Sciences (OPEN ACCESS)

[34] Aja-Eke, Doris, Robert Gillanders,  Idrissa  Ouedraogo, and Windkouni Haoua Eugenie Maïga (2025) "Sextortion and Corruption", Applied Economics Letters (OPEN ACCESS)

[33] Breen, Michael, and Robert Gillanders (2024) "Corruption and the Burden of Regulation: National, Regional, and Firm-Level Evidence", Public Finance Review (OPEN ACCESS)

[32]  Gillanders, Robert, Idrissa  Ouedraogo, Windkouni Haoua Eugenie Maïga, and Doris Aja-Eke (2024) "Police corruption and crime: Evidence from Africa", Governance (OPEN ACCESS)

[31] Gillanders, Robert and Glenn McNamara (2024) "Smartphones and Attitudes to Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence from Africa", Kyklos  (OPEN ACCESS)

[30] Lyons, Roisin , Farhad Uddin Ahmed, Eric Clinton, Colm O’Gorman and Robert Gillanders (2024) "The impact of parental emotional support on the succession intentions of next-generation family business members", Entrepreneurship & Regional Development 

[29] Breen, Michael, Robert Gillanders, and Caroline McMullan (2024), "Corruption, Homelessness, and Disasters",  Journal of International Development (OPEN ACCESS)

[28] Breen, Michael, and Robert Gillanders (2024) "Money down the drain: Corruption and water service quality in Africa", Governance (OPEN ACCESS)

[27] Binhadab, Nouf, Robert Gillanders, and Thomas McCluskey (2023) "A Clean and Discreet Service: The Role of Corruption and Secrecy in Profit Shifting by Multinational Firms", Journal of International Development (OPEN ACCESS)

[26] Banerjee, Ritwik, Amadou Boly, and Robert Gillanders (2022), "Anti-Tax Evasion, Anti-Corruption and Public Good Provision: An Experimental Analysis of Policy Spillovers", Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization  (Working Paper)

[25] Banerjee, Ritwik, Amadou Boly, and Robert Gillanders (2022), "Is corruption distasteful or just another cost of doing business?",  Public Choice (OPEN ACCESS)

[24] Gillanders, Robert and Lisa van der Werff (2022), "Corruption experiences and attitudes to political, interpersonal, and domestic violence", Governance (OPEN ACCESS)

[23] Curran, Declan, and Robert Gillanders, and Mounir Mahmalat (2022), "Policymaking, Ideational Power and the Role of the Media", Political Studies Review

[22] Binhadab, Nouf, Michael Breen and Robert Gillanders (2021), "Press Freedom and Corruption in Business-State Interactions", Economic Systems (OPEN ACCESS) (Media: The Times)

[21] Gillanders, Robert, and Roisin Lyons, and Lisa van der Werff (2021), "Social sexual behaviour and co-worker trust in start-up enterprises", Small Business Economics

[20] Dincer, Oguzhan, and Robert Gillanders (2021), "Shelter in place? Depends on the place: Corruption and social distancing in American states", Social Science & Medicine

[19] Gillanders, Robert, Shadi Karazi, and Fiona O'Riordan (2020), "Loss aversion as a motivator for engagement with peer assessment" Innovations in Education and Teaching International

[18] Breen, Michael, and Robert Gillanders (2020), "Press Freedom and Corruption Perceptions: Is There a Reputational Premium?" Politics and Governance (OPEN ACCESS)

[17] Cummins, Mark, and  Robert Gillanders (2020) "Greasing the Turbines? Corruption and access to electricity in Africa", Energy Policy

[16] Boly, Amadou, Robert Gillanders, and Topi Miettinen (2019) "Deterrence, Contagion, and Legitimacy in Anti-Corruption Policymaking: An Experimental Analysis", Journal of Legal Studies (Working Paper)

[15] Breen, Michael, Robert Gillanders, and Mounir Mahmalat (2019) "Corruption and support for economic reform in sub-Saharan Africa", Economics Bulletin

[14] Adhikari, Tamanna, Michael Breen, and Robert Gillanders (2019), "Are New States More Corrupt? Expert Opinions vs. Firms’ Experiences", Applied Economics Letters (Working Paper)

[13] Gillanders, Robert and Olga Neselevska (2018), "Public Sector Corruption and Trust in the Private Sector", Journal of International Development  (Working Paper)

[12] Gillanders, Robert and Sinikka Parviainen (2018), "Corruption and the Shadow Economy at the Regional Level", Review of Development Economics  (Working Paper) 

[11] Boly, Amadou and Robert Gillanders, (2018) "Anti-Corruption Policy Making, Discretionary Power and Institutional Quality: An Experimental Analysis",  Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (OPEN ACCESS)

[10] Gillanders, Robert and Sinikka Parviainen (2018), "Experts’ Perceptions versus Firms’ Experiences of Corruption and Foreign Direct Investment", The Manchester School (Working Paper)

[9] Breen, Michael, Robert Gillanders, Gemma McNulty, and Akisato Suzuki (2017), "Gender and Corruption in Business",  Journal of Development Studies (Working Paper) (media: Forbes)

[8] Billon, Steve and Robert Gillanders (2016), "State Ownership and Corruption", International Tax and Public Finance (Working Paper)

[7] Gillanders, Robert (2016), "The Effects of Foreign Aid in Sub-Saharan Africa", The Economic and Social Review (Working Paper)

[6] Gillanders, Robert (2016), "Corruption and Anxiety in Sub-Saharan Africa", Economics of Governance (Differently Titled Working Paper)

[5] Breen, Michael and Robert Gillanders (2015), "Political Trust, Corruption and Ratings of the IMF and the World Bank", International Interactions (Working Paper)

[4] Corcoran, Adrian and Robert Gillanders (2015), "Foreign Direct Investment and The Ease of Doing Business", Review of World Economics (Working Paper)

[3] Gillanders, Robert and Karl Whelan (2014), "Open For Business? Institutions, Business Environment and Economic Development", Kyklos,(Working Paper)

[2] Gillanders, Robert (2014), "Corruption and Infrastructure at the Country and Regional Level", Journal of Development Studies (Working Paper)

[1] Breen, Michael and Robert Gillanders (2012), "Corruption, Institutions and Regulation", Economics of Governance (Working Paper)