Welcome!

I am an assistant professor (tenure track) at Copenhagen Business School, Department of International Economics, Government and Business. In my core research agenda, I examine the various roles that money plays in politics, with an emphasis on how individual firms engage in the political process. I am particularly interested in the role that social connections to politicians play in corporate lobbying. A large part of my research examines interactions between firms and the bureaucracy.

More broadly, my research examines the political economy of domestic governing institutions. I have active research agendas on what determines promotions of bureaucrats, selection of candidates for office, and the responsiveness of the political system to outside pressures.

In my research, I draw on quantitative methods, and I have a strong focus on research design and quasi-experimental methods. Since most of the interactions I am interested in are difficult to observe, I often work with unstructured data (e.g. text).

My dissertation on the revolving door between the US Congress and the private sector received the 2018/19 Stigler Dissertation Award from the Stigler Center, University of Chicago, Booth School of Business. Today, I am a non-resident Fellow at the Stigler Center.

Please have a look around, and check out my publications, working papers, and current teaching activities. I am also a co-organizer of the Copenhagen Money in Politics Conference. Check out my page to find updates about future events.

Feel free to shoot me an email: bcke.egb@cbs.dk.