Steffen Heinrich

Steffen Heinrich is a political scientist with a focus on comparative welfare state research and labour market politics. He received his doctorate from Heidelberg University upon completion of his dissertation on the politics of labour market reforms in Germany and Japan since 1990, analysing the impact of political and economic institutions. At the DIJ he is conducting research on the politics of minimum wages, the political implications of employment diversification and the role of regulation in social policy (i.e. pensions and housing) in comparative perspective.