Welcome to my website!

I am a Visiting Professor at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, working at the intersection of political economy, economic history, and economic theory. 

My research examines how institutional reforms, state repression, and coercion shape political mobilization, elite persistence, and long-run economic outcomes. I combine newly digitized archival data with causal inference methods and formal models to study when partial inclusion pacifies dissent — and when it instead reorganizes opposition.

My regional focus spans Eastern Europe, Russia, and Eurasia, with particular emphasis on Imperial Russia, Stalin's Soviet Union, and the German Democratic Republic. I hold a PhD from Freie Universität Berlin (2023) and completed postdoctoral research at Trinity College Dublin (2023–2025).

Please get in touch: julia.zimmermann@uc3m.es.