Biography

I’m a political economist with a research interest in legislative favoritism, regulatory predictability and the broader political economy of finance. I’m currently working as a postdoctoral fellow for the OSUN-funded project “Global Corruption Observatory” at the Department of Public Policy, Central European University. The Observatory collects novel legislative data, develops legislative predictability measures, creates corruption indicators and probes the effects of legislative favoritism on company performance in countries around the world.

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Interests
  • Legislative favoritism
  • Regulatory stability
  • Financial integration
  • Text-as-data
  • Data visualization
Education
  • PhD in Political Economy, 2022

    Central European University (AT)

  • M.A. in Political Science, 2016

    Central European University (HU)

  • B.A. in Political Science, 2014

    University of Freiburg (DE)

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Postdoctoral Fellow
May 2022 – Present Vienna

Part of the Global Corruption Observatory at the Department of Public Policy. Responsibilities include:

  • Data collection and evaluation
  • Data analysis and research
  • Website development
  • Outreach and coordination with partners
 
 
 
 
 
Junior Visiting Researcher
Feb 2022 – Apr 2022 Vienna

Recent & Upcoming Talks

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Contact

  • BrennerD@ceu.edu
  • Quellenstrasse 51-54, Vienna, 1100
  • Office B417 (Fourth Floor)
  • By appointment (via email)