This research examines how corruption and institutions shape firm behaviour, regulation, innovation, entrepreneurship and investment, with consequences for economic and regional development.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Corruption and SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure — with Lubani Nondo and Silvia Rocchetta. In Corruption and the Sustainable Development Goals, Routledge (2026). Preprint
Development and Corruption. In Elgar Encyclopaedia of Corruption and Society, Edward Elgar Publishing (2024). Preprint
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Technological diversification and the growth of regions in the short and long run — with Silvia Rocchetta, Martina Iori and Andrea Mina. Research Policy (2026). Working paper
Corruption and the Burden of Regulation: National, Regional, and Firm-Level Evidence — with Michael Breen. Public Finance Review (2024). OPEN ACCESS
The impact of parental emotional support on the succession intentions of next-generation family business members — with Roisin Lyons, Farhad Uddin Ahmed, Eric Clinton and Colm O’Gorman. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development (2024). Working paper
A Clean and Discreet Service: The Role of Corruption and Secrecy in Profit Shifting by Multinational Firms — with Nouf Binhadab and Thomas McCluskey. Journal of International Development (2023). OPEN ACCESS
Is corruption distasteful or just another cost of doing business? — with Ritwik Banerjee and Amadou Boly. Public Choice (2022). OPEN ACCESS
Press Freedom and Corruption in Business-State Interactions — with Nouf Binhadab and Michael Breen. Economic Systems (2021). OPEN ACCESS
Social sexual behaviour and co-worker trust in start-up enterprises — with Roisin Lyons and Lisa van der Werff. Small Business Economics (2021). Working paper
Corruption and the Shadow Economy at the Regional Level — with Sinikka Parviainen. Review of Development Economics (2018). Working paper
Experts’ Perceptions versus Firms’ Experiences of Corruption and Foreign Direct Investment — with Sinikka Parviainen. The Manchester School (2018). Working paper
Gender and Corruption in Business — with Michael Breen, Gemma McNulty and Akisato Suzuki. The Journal of Development Studies (2017). Working paper
State Ownership and Corruption — with Steve Billon. International Tax and Public Finance (2016). Working paper
Foreign Direct Investment and the Ease of Doing Business — with Adrian Corcoran. Review of World Economics (2015). Working paper
Corruption and Infrastructure at the Country and Regional Level. The Journal of Development Studies (2014). Working paper
Open for Business? Institutions, Business Environment and Economic Development — with Karl Whelan. Kyklos (2014). Working paper
Corruption, Institutions and Regulation — with Michael Breen. Economics of Governance (2012). Working paper