È professore di economia presso l'Illinois State University. Fa parte dei comitati editoriali di diverse riviste economiche ed è autore di due libri. Nel corso del tempo, ha ricoperto incarichi presso l'Indian Institute of Management, ZEW, Bank of Finland, Tata Energy Research Institute e Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Da gennaio 2018, Rajeev K. Goel è membro dell'area di ricerca "Innovazione e concorrenza internazionale" del Kiel Institute for the World Economy.

I suoi interessi di ricerca riguardano l'economia pubblica, l'economia del cambiamento tecnologico e la microeconomia applicata. Presso l'Istituto di Kiel partecipa al progetto "Knowledge Creation and Growth in Emerging Economies", dove contribuirà in particolare con la sua esperienza sul trasferimento internazionale di conoscenze e tecnologie.

 

 

Ha pubblicato, tra gli altri, i seguenti articoli citati in Google Scholar:

Title	Cited by	Year
Corruption and government size: A disaggregated analysis RK Goel, MA Nelson Public choice 97 (1), 107-120	573	1998
Causes of corruption: History, geography and government RK Goel, MA Nelson Journal of Policy Modeling 32 (4), 433-447	324	2010
Do existing corruption levels matter in controlling corruption?: Cross-country quantile regression estimates SM Billger, RK Goel Journal of Development Economics 90 (2), 299-305	319	2009
Economic freedom versus political freedom: cross‐country influences on corruption RK Goel, MA Nelson Australian Economic Papers 44 (2), 121-133	289	2005
On the economic incentives for taking bribes RK Goel, DP Rich Public choice 61 (3), 269-275	237	1989
The interdependence of cigarette and liquor demand RK Goel, MJ Morey Southern Economic Journal, 451-459	198	1995
Research and development expenditures and economic growth: A cross-country study RK Goel, R Ram Economic development and cultural change 42 (2), 403-411	196	1994
R&D expenditures and US economic growth: A disaggregated approach RK Goel, JE Payne, R Ram Journal of policy modeling 30 (2), 237-250	159	2008
The internet as an indicator of corruption awareness RK Goel, MA Nelson, MA Naretta European Journal of Political Economy 28 (1), 64-75	154	2012
Irreversibility of R&D investment and the adverse effect of uncertainty: Evidence from the OECD countries RK Goel, R Ram Economics Letters 71 (2), 287-291	151	2001
Measures of corruption and determinants of US corruption RK Goel, MA Nelson Economics of Governance 12 (2), 155-176	134	2011
Guidelines for successfully transferring government-sponsored innovations MA Brown, LG Berry, RK Goel Research Policy 20 (2), 121-143	130	1991
Are corrupt acts contagious?: Evidence from the United States RK Goel, MA Nelson Journal of Policy Modeling 29 (6), 839-850	112	2007
Global corruption and the shadow economy: spatial aspects RK Goel, JW Saunoris Public Choice 161 (1), 119-139	107	2014
Institutional quality and environmental pollution: MENA countries versus the rest of the world RK Goel, R Herrala, U Mazhar Economic Systems 37 (4), 508-521	104	2013
Determinants of software piracy: Economics, institutions, and technology RK Goel, MA Nelson The Journal of Technology Transfer 34 (6), 637-658	102	2009
Shining a light on the shadows: Identifying robust determinants of the shadow economy RK Goel, MA Nelson Economic Modelling 58, 351-364	100	2016
Different forms of decentralization and their impact on government performance: Micro-level evidence from 113 countries RK Goel, U Mazhar, MA Nelson, R Ram Economic Modelling 62, 171-183	83	2017
Academics’ entrepreneurship propensities and gender differences RK Goel, D Göktepe-Hultén, R Ram The Journal of Technology Transfer 40 (1), 161-177	80	2015
Government fragmentation versus fiscal decentralization and corruption RK Goel, MA Nelson Public Choice 148 (3), 471-490	74	2011

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