This research examines how institutions, information and lived experience shape corruption, trust, legitimacy and political behaviour, as well as the design and effectiveness of anti-corruption policies.
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 SDG 13: Climate Action — with Doris Aja-Eke and Chandan Jha. In Corruption and the Sustainable Development Goals, Routledge (2026). Preprint
Corruption, Institutional Trust, and Legitimacy: A Vicious Circle — with Amadou Boly. In The Political Economy of Corruption, Routledge (2023). Preprint
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Why Comply? Explaining Sectoral Patterns in GRECO's Anti-Corruption Recommendations — with Susana Coroado. Regulation & Governance (forthcoming) OPEN ACCESS
Anti-Tax Evasion, Anti-Corruption and Public Good Provision: An Experimental Analysis of Policy Spillovers — with Ritwik Banerjee and Amadou Boly. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2022). Working paper
Is corruption distasteful or just another cost of doing business? — with Ritwik Banerjee and Amadou Boly. Public Choice (2022). OPEN ACCESS
Policymaking, Ideational Power and the Role of the Media — with Declan Curran and Mounir Mahmalat. Political Studies Review (2022). Working paper
Press Freedom and Corruption in Business-State Interactions — with Nouf Binhadab and Michael Breen. Economic Systems (2021). OPEN ACCESS
Press Freedom and Corruption Perceptions: Is There a Reputational Premium? — with Michael Breen. Politics and Governance (2020). OPEN ACCESS
Deterrence, Contagion, and Legitimacy in Anticorruption Policy Making: An Experimental Analysis — with Amadou Boly and Topi Miettinen. The Journal of Legal Studies (2019). Working paper
Corruption and support for economic reform in sub-Saharan Africa — with Michael Breen and Mounir Mahmalat. Economics Bulletin (2019). OPEN ACCESS
Are New States More Corrupt? Expert Opinions versus Firms’ Experiences — with Tamanna Adhikari and Michael Breen. Applied Economics Letters (2019). Working paper
Public Sector Corruption and Trust in the Private Sector — with Olga Neselevska. Journal of International Development (2018). Working paper
Anti-Corruption Policy Making, Discretionary Power and Institutional Quality: An Experimental Analysis — with Amadou Boly. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2018). OPEN ACCESS
Political Trust, Corruption and Ratings of the IMF and the World Bank — with Michael Breen. International Interactions (2015). Working paper
Corruption, Institutions and Regulation — with Michael Breen. Economics of Governance (2012). Working paper