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Peter Sebastian Eppinger is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Economics at the University of Tübingen, School of Economics and Business, and a CESifo Research Network Affiliate. He is also a Research Fellow at the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IAW) in Tübingen. His research spans international trade, multinational firms, global value chains, and their intersections with financial, labor, and organizational economics.
He earned his PhD in Economics (summa cum laude) from the University of Tübingen in 2018, an MSc from LMU Munich, and a BSc from the University of Tübingen. He has held research positions continuously since 2012 and is actively involved in teaching, supervision, and academic service.
His research focuses on how globalization, FDI, offshoring, and financial integration impact firm behavior and economic outcomes. He uses empirical methods and firm-level data to analyze crises, institutional effects, and network structures in global trade. His work has been published in leading journals such as Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of International Economics, and European Economic Review.
The recent publications highlight a consistent trend in analyzing global economic networks, the resilience of supply chains during shocks (e.g., financial crisis, pandemics), and the role of ownership and institutions in shaping firm integration and performance. His work often involves collaboration with leading scholars and leverages detailed microdata from Germany and other countries.
- Roman Herzog Forschungspreis Soziale Marktwirtschaft (First Prize, 2019)
- RWT Dissertation Award (2019)
- Add-on Fellowship, Joachim Herz Stiftung (2018–2021)
- Best Paper Award, Tübingen Hohenheim Economics Workshop (2015)
Dr. Eppinger has supervised 17 Master’s theses and taught courses including Global Production and Sourcing, European Economic Integration, and Advanced Microeconomics. He is a referee for top economics journals and co-organizes the annual Global Economic Networks (GEN) Workshop, which brings together scholars on trade and network economics. He has received research funding from the German Ministry of Economic Affairs and the European Union (ERC).
He is actively engaged in research projects on multinational firm networks, trade models, offshoring, and digitalization’s impact on labor markets. His current work continues to explore the structural dynamics of global production and trade, with a strong empirical and policy-relevant orientation.
