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I'm a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Economics, Policy and History at Trinity College Dublin. I obtained my PhD in Economics from Freie Universität Berlin in July 2023. 

My research focuses on comparative economics, economic history, and historical political economy, with three main research areas. I study the role of identity in state-building and economic development, the long-term effects of violence on political identities, and the connections between historical violence and contemporary economic and political outcomes.

My regional focus is on Eastern Germany, Russia, and Eurasia, with an emphasis on understanding the evolution and downfall of regimes in Imperial Russia, the German Democratic Republic (GDR), and Stalin's Soviet Union.

Please get in contact via zimmerju@tcd.ie.

Please find here my CV.