His academic work applies insights from the behavioral sciences to public policy and administration. Substantively, he is interested in citizens’ and bureaucrats’ responses to market-type mechanisms in public service delivery, and social equity in access to public programs and services. Dr. Jilke is founding editor (together with Gregg Van Ryzin and Ken Meier) of the Journal of Behavioral Public Administration, a not-for-profit, open-access journal, and co-chair of the EGPA Permanent Study Group XXII on Behavioral Public Administration.