Robert Gillanders
Dr
Rob Gillanders is a Professor of Economics at Dublin City University Business School and Co-Director of the DCU Anti-corruption Research Centre (DCU ARC). He holds a PhD in Economics from University College Dublin. Prior to working at DCU he worked in Finland at Hanken School of Economics and Aalto University.
He is Co-PI of the Irish Research Council funded project "Corruption, Gender, and Sustainable Development" (COGS) and serves on the Irish Government's Advisory Council against Economic Crime and Corruption. From 2019 to 2022 he served as Ireland's Local Research Correspondent on Corruption as part of an EU wide network.
Rob's main research focus is the causes and consequences of corruption. He is also interested interested in how institutions influence enterprises and the business environment.
Rob's research has been published in journals such as The Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Public Choice, Social Science & Medicine, Governance, The Journal of Legal Studies, the Journal of Development Studies, Energy Policy, International Interactions, and International Tax and Public Finance
Rob is interested in working with graduate students in his specific research areas and in the fields of Development, Political Economy, and Public Economics more generally.
You can find his full CV and links to his working papers here
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Gillanders, R.; McNamara, G. (2024) 'Smartphones and attitudes to intimate partner violence: Evidence from Africa'. Kyklos, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Breen, Michael; Gillanders, Robert (2024) 'Money down the drain: Corruption and water service quality in Africa'. GOVERNANCE-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION, 37 (1). [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Breen, Michael; Gillanders, Robert; McMullan, Caroline (2024) 'Corruption, homelessness and disasters'. Journal of International Development, 36 (1). [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Lyons, Roisin; Ahmed, Farhad Uddin; Clinton, Eric; O'Gorman, Colm; Gillanders, Robert (2024) 'The impact of parental emotional support on the succession intentions of next-generation family business members'. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 36 (3-4). [DOI] | |
| 2023 | Gillanders, R.; Ouedraogo, I.; Maïga, W.H.E.; Aja-Eke, D. (2023) 'Police corruption and crime: Evidence from Africa'. Governance, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2023 | Aja-Eke, Doris; Gillanders, Robert; Ouedraogo, Idrissa; Maiga, Windkouni Haoua Eugenie (2023) 'Sextortion and corruption'. Applied Economics Letters, . [DOI] | |
| 2023 | Binhadab, N.; Gillanders, R.; McCluskey, T. (2023) 'A clean and discreet service: The role of corruption and secrecy in profit shifting by multinational firms'. Journal of International Development, 35 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Michael Breen; Robert Gillanders (2022) 'Corruption and the Burden of Regulation: National, Regional, and Firm-Level Evidence'. Public Finance Review, Forthcoming . | |
| 2022 | Gillanders, Robert; van Der Werff, Lisa (2022) 'Corruption experiences and attitudes to political, interpersonal, and domestic violence'. GOVERNANCE-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION, 35 (1). [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Breen, Michael; Gillanders, Robert (2022) 'Corruption and the Burden of Regulation: National, Regional, and Firm-Level Evidence'. Public Finance Review, . [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Banerjee, Ritwik; Boly, Amadou; Gillanders, Robert (2022) 'Is corruption distasteful or just another cost of doing business?'. Public Choice, 190 (1-2). [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Dincer, O.; Gillanders, R. (2021) 'Shelter in place? Depends on the place: Corruption and social distancing in American states'. Social Science and Medicine, 269 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Gillanders, R.; Lyons, R.; van der Werff, L. (2021) 'Social sexual behaviour and co-worker trust in start-up enterprises'. Small Business Economics, 57 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Breen, M.; Gillanders, R. (2020) 'Press freedom and corruption perceptions: Is there a reputational premium?'. Politics And Governance, 8 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Cummins, Mark; Gillanders, Robert (2020) 'Greasing the Turbines? Corruption and access to electricity in Africa'. Energy Policy, 137 . [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Robert Gillanders, Roisin Lyons, and Lisa van der Werff (2020) 'Social sexual behaviour and co-worker trust in start-up enterprises'. SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMICS (ONLINE), . | |
| 2020 | Declan Curran, Robert Gillanders, and Mounir Mahmalat (2020) 'Policymaking, Ideational Power and the Role of the Media'. Political Studies Review, . | |
| 2020 | Gillanders, Robert; Karazi, Shadi; O'Riordan, Fiona (2020) 'Loss aversion as a motivator for engagement with peer assessment'. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 57 (4). [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Michael Breen and Robert Gillanders (2020) 'Press Freedom and Corruption Perceptions: Is There a Reputational Premium?'. Politics And Governance, 8 (2). | |
| 2019 | Adhikari, Tamanna; Breen, Michael; Gillanders, Robert (2019) 'Are new states more corrupt? Expert opinions versus firms' experiences'. Applied Economics Letters, 26 (2). [DOI] | |
| 2019 | Boly, Amadou; Gillanders, Robert; Miettinen, Topi (2019) 'Deterrence, Contagion, and Legitimacy in Anticorruption Policy Making: An Experimental Analysis'. Journal of Legal Studies, 48 (2). [DOI] | |
| 2019 | Michael Breen, Robert Gllanders, and Mounir Mahmalat (2019) 'Corruption and support for economic reform in sub-Saharan Africa'. Economics Bulletin, 39 (2):1195-1201. | |
| 2019 | Breen, Michael; Gillanders, Robert; Mahmalat, Mounir (2019) 'Corruption and support for economic reform in sub-Saharan Africa'. Economics Bulletin, 39 (2). | |
| 2018 | Gillanders, Robert; Neselevska, Olga (2018) 'Public Sector Corruption and Trust in the Private Sector'. Journal of International Development, 30 (8). [DOI] | |
| 2018 | Gillanders, R.; Parviainen, S. (2018) 'Corruption and the shadow economy at the regional level'. Review of Development Economics, 22 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2018 | Gillanders R.; Parviainen S. (2018) 'Experts’ Perceptions Versus Firms’ Experiences of Corruption and Foreign Direct Investment'. Manchester School, 86 (2):195-218. [DOI] | |
| 2018 | Boly, A.; Gillanders, R. (2018) 'Anti-corruption policy making, discretionary power and institutional quality: An experimental analysis'. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 152 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2017 | Breen, M; Gillanders, R; Mcnulty, G; Suzuki, A (2017) 'Gender and Corruption in Business'. Journal of Development Studies, 53 :1486-1501. [DOI] | |
| 2016 | Gillanders, R (2016) 'Corruption and anxiety in Sub-Saharan Africa'. Economics of Governance, 17 :47-69. [DOI] | |
| 2016 | Robert Gillanders (2016) 'The Effects of Foreign Aid in Sub-Saharan Africa'. Economic And Social Review, 47 (3):339-360. | |
| 2016 | Billon, S; Gillanders, R (2016) 'State ownership and corruption'. International Tax and Public Finance, 23 :1074-1092. [DOI] | |
| 2015 | Corcoran, A; Gillanders, R (2015) 'Foreign direct investment and the ease of doing business'. Review of World Economics, 151 :103-126. [DOI] | |
| 2015 | Breen, M; Gillanders, R (2015) 'Political Trust, Corruption, and Ratings of the IMF and the World Bank'. International Interactions, 41 :337-364. [DOI] | |
| 2014 | Gillanders, R (2014) 'Corruption and Infrastructure at the Country and Regional Level'. Journal of Development Studies, 50 :803-819. [DOI] | |
| 2014 | Gillanders, R; Whelan, K (2014) 'Open For Business? Institutions, Business Environment and Economic Development'. Kyklos, 67 :535-558. [DOI] | |
| 2012 | Breen, M; Gillanders, R (2012) 'Corruption, institutions and regulation'. Economics of Governance, 13 :263-285. [DOI] |
Published Report
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Amadou Boly and Robert Gillanders (2017) Effective anti-corruption policy-making: What can we learn from experimental economics?. PEGNet, . [Link] |
Blog
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Robert Gillanders; Idrissa Ouedraogo; Eugenie Maïga; Doris Aja-Eke (2022) Corruption is Bad for Your Health. BLOG [Link] |
Media
Research Interests
Rob Gillanders is a Professor of Economics at Dublin City University Business School and Co-Director of the DCU Anti-corruption Research Centre (DCU ARC). He holds a PhD in Economics from University College Dublin. Prior to working at DCU he worked in Finland at Hanken School of Economics and Aalto University.
He is Co-PI of the Irish Research Council funded project "Corruption, Gender, and Sustainable Development" (COGS) and serves on the Irish Government's Advisory Council against Economic Crime and Corruption. From 2019 to 2022 he served as Ireland's Local Research Correspondent on Corruption as part of an EU wide network.
Rob's main research focus is the causes and consequences of corruption. He is also interested interested in how institutions influence enterprises and the business environment.
You can find him on Twitter @robgillanders. You can also access his research via IDEAS/RePEc and ResearchGate.