Bio
Rob Gillanders is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Dublin City University Business School, Ireland. He is also a Docent (adjunct professor) at Hanken School of Economics, Finland. He holds a PhD in Economics from University College Dublin. Prior to working at DCUBS he worked in Finland at Hanken School of Economics and Aalto University. His main research interests are in Development, Political Economy and Public Economics, with a particular focus on corruption and governance.
Rob's main research interest is corruption but he is also interested in issues relating to regulation, gender, FDI, and institutions/governance in general. Rob's research has been published in journals such as Economics of Governance, International Interactions, International Tax and Public Finance, The Journal of Economic Behavior and Organisation, The Journal of Development Studies, Kyklos, and Review of World Economics.
Related Publications
Fighting corruption in education in fragile states
- education
- post-conflict
- fragile states
- afghanistan
- pakistan
Good practices to ensure transparency and integrity of media companies
- media
- media independence
Best practices in reducing bureaucracy and corruption
- public administration
- red tape
- bureaucracy
Just what the doctor ordered? Corruption risks in the Ukrainian military's medical supply
- TI Ukraine
Businesses’ lobbying practices
- lobbying
- political finance
- revolving door
- state capture
- private sector
- conflict of interest
- undue influence
- lobbying strategy
Robert Gillanders
Affiliation
Dublin City University
Professional Title
Assistant Professor of Economics
Country/Territory
Topics
- Media
- Aid & Development
- Public Services
- Gender
- Human rights
- Law enforcement
- Rule of law
- Corruption Measurement
- Quantitative studies
- Anti - corruption institutions
- Governance
Specialisms
Empirical studies of corruption; causes and consequences of corruption; regulation and red tape.