Jannis Perzlmeier

Jannis Perzlmeier has been research assistant and doctoral candidate at the Institute of Economics at Leuphana University Lüneburg since April 2026. His research focuses on international trade, trade finance, and global inequalities, with a particular emphasis on the role of multilateral financial institutions.

Academic and Professional Positions

• Since April 2026: Research Assistant and Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Economics, Leuphana University of Lüneburg
• May 2024 – March 2026: Energy Campaigner / Trainee, urgewald e. V., Berlin
• May 2022 – July 2022: Research Intern, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila
• 2020 – 2021: Intern and Consultant, German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ), Addis Ababa; advising the African Union on regional economic integration
• September 2019 – December 2019: Student Assistant, ZEW – Leibniz Center for European Economic Research, Mannheim

Education

• 2023: Postgraduate program in “International Cooperation for Sustainable Development,” Department of Rural Development (SLE), Humboldt University of Berlin
• 2020–2022: M.Sc. in Economic Development and Globalization, University of Groningen / M.Sc. in Economic Development and Growth, Lund University

• Master’s Theses: “Financialization and Income Inequality in OECD Member States” and “AFTA and Regional Strengthening: The Effect of Intra-ASEAN Trade on FDI Inflows”

• 2016–2019: B.Sc. in Economics, University of Mannheim

• 2018–2019: Study Abroad, Waseda University, Tokyo
• Bachelor’s thesis: “Manufacturing Firms and Their Impact on CO2 Emissions: Evidence from Indonesia”