Jan Nimczik joined ESMT Berlin in 2019 as an assistant professor of economics. Previously he worked as a PostDoc at the Humboldt University, Berlin. Jan obtained his PhD in Economics at the University of Mannheim. During his studies, he visited the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Wisconsin Madison.

In his research, Jan investigates the structure and functioning of labor markets. His recent papers cover the scope of local labor markets, the role of worker mobility in knowledge diffusion, and the effects of network structures on labor markets.