Robin Jaspert

Robin Jaspert is a political economist and PhD candidate at Goethe University Frankfurt, affiliated with the DFG Research Training Group "Standards of Governance" in cooperation with TU Darmstadt. He currently lectures at the John F. Kennedy Institute (Department of Sociology) at Freie Universität Berlin, with prior teaching experience at LMU Munich's Institute of Sociology.

• PhD candidate in "Standards of Governance" (DFG-funded)
• Lecturer at John F. Kennedy Institute, FU Berlin
• Master's in Economic Sociology (with honors) at Goethe University
• Bachelor's in Political Science and Anthropology

Jaspert's research focuses on the political economy of financial markets, particularly structural economic factors influencing political processes in Global South government expenditure negotiations. His work examines historical dependency relations, fiscal rules, central bank policy impacts, gender dynamics in political economy, and sustainable financial product design.

His publications include peer-reviewed articles in Regulation and Governance, working papers at DIIS, book chapters in The Cambridge Companion to Financial Infrastructure, and frequent contributions to Jacobin, Makronom, and nd. Media appearances include Financial Times, Bloomberg, and junge Welt interviews discussing state aid, debt dynamics, and financial policy impacts.

Recent work emphasizes:

• Global South debt crises from Global North monetary policy
• Historical parallels between 1979 and current financialization
• Critique of ECB/FED interest rate hikes
• Analysis of ESG investment limitations
• Gender perspectives in economic policy
• Alternative development finance models

Jaspert actively collaborates with Jan Fichtner and Johannes Petry on topics including green finance governance and sovereign debt sustainability. His research combines critical theoretical frameworks with empirical financial data analysis.