This research examines how corruption affects access to public services, human and environmental well-being, and progress towards inclusive and sustainable development.
BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS
Fighting Sexual Corruption in Public Services: Lessons from Women’s Experiences in Brazil — with Fernando Forattini, Regina Connolly, Doris Aja-Eke and Ednilse Leme. In Anti-Corruption Policy for Gender Equality and Empowerment, Palgrave Macmillan (forthcoming). Preprint
Corruption and the Sustainable Development Goals — co-edited with Chandan Jha. Routledge (2026).
Why Study Corruption? To Understand and Enable Inclusive and Sustainable Development — with Chandan Jha. In Corruption and the Sustainable Development Goals, Routledge (2026). Preprint
Corruption and SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities — with Regina Connolly and Fernando Forattini. In Corruption and the Sustainable Development Goals, Routledge (2026). Preprint
Corruption and SDG 2: Zero Hunger — with Kedar Vishnu, Chandan Jha and Alwin Dsouza. In Corruption and the Sustainable Development Goals, Routledge (2026). Preprint
Corruption and SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure — with Lubani Nondo and Silvia Rocchetta. In Corruption and the Sustainable Development Goals, Routledge (2026). Preprint
Corruption and SDG 13: Climate Action — with Doris Aja-Eke and Chandan Jha. In Corruption and the Sustainable Development Goals, Routledge (2026). Preprint
From Chornobyl to War: The Cost of Corruption to Ukraine’s Environment — with Olesia Zhytkova. In Edward Elgar Research Handbook on Corruption and the Environment, Edward Elgar Publishing (forthcoming). Preprint
Development and Corruption. In Elgar Encyclopaedia of Corruption and Society, Edward Elgar Publishing (2024). Preprint
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Health Sector Corruption and Access to Healthcare in Africa — with Idrissa Ouedraogo, Windkouni Haoua Eugenie Maïga and Doris Aja-Eke. The European Journal of Health Economics (2026). Working paper
Corruption Kills Some People Faster than Others — with Vincent Tawiah. Public Choice (2026). Working paper
The internal and transnational effects of corruption on the environment: the case of Ukraine — with Olesia Zhytkova and Windkouni Haoua Eugenie Maïga. Cogent Social Sciences (2025). OPEN ACCESS
Police corruption and crime: Evidence from Africa — with Idrissa Ouedraogo, Windkouni Haoua Eugenie Maïga and Doris Aja-Eke. Governance (2024). OPEN ACCESS
Corruption, Homelessness, and Disasters — with Michael Breen and Caroline McMullan. Journal of International Development (2024). OPEN ACCESS
Money down the drain: Corruption and water service quality in Africa — with Michael Breen. Governance (2024). OPEN ACCESS
Shelter in place? Depends on the place: Corruption and social distancing in American states — with Oguzhan Dincer. Social Science & Medicine (2021). Working paper
Greasing the Turbines? Corruption and access to electricity in Africa — with Mark Cummins. Energy Policy (2020). Working paper
The Effects of Foreign Aid in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Economic and Social Review (2016). OPEN ACCESS
Corruption and Infrastructure at the Country and Regional Level. The Journal of Development Studies (2014). Working paper