Max Nagel

Max Nagel serves as Research Leader at the House of Sustainable Transitions within the Institute for European Studies at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. His academic work spans comparative political economy with focus on migration regimes and financial governance. Current affiliations include Vesalius College and active participation in the Brussels Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Migration and Minorities (BIRMM).

Research interests concentrate on the political economy of migration, financial flows in developing economies, and institutional change. His fingerprint analysis reveals significant contributions to South Korea and Japan-related social sciences (100% and 81% respectively), financial flows (79%), safeguards (70%), institutional change (68%), financial stability (66%), monetary policy (65%), and developing economies (60%). This interdisciplinary work bridges economics, political science, and migration studies through comparative frameworks.

Current research trends show increasing focus on EU migration policy frameworks and Latin American financial governance, particularly examining post-pandemic central banking transformations and core-periphery inequalities. Recent publications demonstrate methodological diversity across case studies of South Korea, Japan, and Latin American economies.

Nagel actively contributes to collaborative research through the BIRMM project (2024-2029), focusing on migration and minority studies. He participated in the 2024 Academic Leadership Days for early career researchers, indicating engagement in academic mentorship and institutional development.