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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]

Other Journal

Year Publication
2019 Gary Murphy, Robert Gillanders, and Michael Breen (2019) 'A question of political will: Corruption and Public Administration in Ireland' 38 (1) .

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]
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Committees

Committee Function From / To
Darndale Belcamp Village Centre -
Advisory Council against Economic Crime and Corruption -

Media

Title Year Type Authors
Opinion: Ireland has dropped rank on the global corruption index - we can and should do better 2021 Newspaper column (online) John Devitt and Robert Gillanders
The links between corruption and the coronavirus 2020 Newspaper column (online) Robert Gillanders
Why corruption is a threat to world security 2019 Newspaper column (online) Robert Gillanders
Column: Ireland is now the 18th-least corrupt country in the world but there's work to be done 2019 Newspaper article (online) Michael Breen and Robert Gillanders
Newstalk Lunchtime Live 2018 Radio Interviews Robert Gillanders
Tackling corruption needs to become a priority for Ireland 2018 Newspaper article (Print) Robert Gillanders
Why do so many Irish people think that corruption is widespread in our country when it really isn't? 2018 Newspaper column (online) Robert Gillanders
Why do some countries have more red tape than others? 2018 Newspaper column (online) Robert Gillanders
Cool Science and Curious Minds 2018 Podcast Robert Gillanders
Corruption and "the tone at the top" 2018 Newspaper article (online) Robert Gillanders
Don't stop the presses: the importance of press freedom 2018 Newspaper column (online) Robert Gillanders
Power, corruption and lies 2017 Newspaper column (online) Robert Gillanders
The role of women's activism in the fight for Ukraine's freedom 2023 Newspaper article (online) Olesia Zhytkova and Robert Gillanders
Ukraine is fighting a war on two fronts: against Russia and against corruption 2023 Newspaper article (Print) Olesia Zhytkova and Robert Gillanders

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



Research Projects

Title Role Description Start date End date
COGS: Corruption, Gender, and Sustainable Development DCU PI 01/09/2021 01/09/2024
Corruption, Gender, and Sustainable Development : IRC Ukrainian Researcher Scheme 2023 DCU PI 01/01/0001 01/01/0001
Corruption, Gender, and Sustainable Development (COGS) (Ukrainian Researchers Scheme) DCU PI 01/11/2022 31/10/2023
Travel Funding for Nordic Water Network Conference 2018 DCU PI 29/10/2018 30/10/2018
Corruption Action Research and Engagement Coordinator Support DCU PI 12/06/2019 11/03/2020

Current Postgraduate Students

Student Name Degree Supervision
Nondo ,Lubani PhD-track Supervisor
Alsalem ,Shatha PhD Supervisor
Laing ,Andrew PhD-track Supervisor