C u r r i c u l u m V i t a e
Personal Data:
Name: Jens Kai Perret Day of Birth: October, 21 1979 Place of Birth: Velbert
Primary and Secondary Education:
09.1986 – 08.1990 Primary School “am Baum“ in Velbert 09.1990 – 07.1999 Comprehensive School Velbert - Mitte Degree: Abitur (Grade: 1,6)
Civilian Service:
09.1999 – 07.2000 Hospital “Klinikum Niederberg“
Focus: Logistics and Distribution Tertiary Education (University of Wuppertal):
09.2000 – 09.2004 Bachelor of Science in Business Mathematics
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Business Mathematics (Grade: 2,6) 10.2004 – 09.2006 Master of Science in Business Mathematics
(Emphasis on Operations Research)
Degree: Master of Science in Business Mathematics (Grade: 1,2) Topic of the Master Thesis:
„Modifikationen zu einem global konvergenten SQP - Verfahren“
04.2002 – 03.2007 Parallel Studies: Diploma in Economics (Emphasis on Business Informatics)
Degree: Diplomökonom (equal to Master in Business Administration) (Grade: 1,6)
Topic of the Diploma Thesis:
„Modelle und Verfahren zur Reihenfolgesteuerung von Fließbändern in einer Just-in-Time-Fertigung“
09.2007 – 06.2013 Ph.D. in Economics Topic of the dissertation:
“Knowledge as a Driver of Regional Growth in the Russian Federation”
Working Experience:
11.1996 – 07.1999 / Part-time job in the design company: Kepnik in Wuppertal 08.2000 – 03.2002 Focus: Digital Design and Presentation
04.2003 – 09.2006 Tutor in Mathematics for students of Economics
05.2004 – 04.2007 Student Research Assistent (since 2005 Graduate Research Assistent) at the European Institute for International Economic Relations (EIIW) at the University of Wuppertal
05.2006 Internship at the IKB Deutsche Industriebank in Düsseldorf In the department of Economics and Research
05.2009 – 06.2009 Part-time job at the Sparkasse Hilden-Ratingen-Velbert Focus: Controlling
Since 05.2007 Research Assistent at the Chair for Macroeconomic Theory and Politics at the University of Wuppertal
Since 05.2007 Research Assistent at the European Institute for International Economic Relations at the University of Wuppertal
Work in the university’s self-administration:
10.2003 – 04.2007 Member of the Students’ Council in the faculty of Mathematics 11.2003 – 09.2005 Student Representative in the Library-Committee of the University of
Wuppertal
2004 – 2005 Student Representative in the search committee for the chair of Business IT and Operations Research in the faculty of Economics 2005 - 2006 Student Representative in the search committee for the chair of
Operations Research in the faculty of Mathematics
2006 Student Representative at the Accrediting Committee for the Studies Programme „Master of Arts in Education“
2008 – 2009 Representative in the search committee for the chair of Business Administration especially Logistics and Production in the faculty of Economics
2011 – 2012 Representative in the search committee for the chair of International Economics and Regional Economics
Since 2013 Representative in the examination committee for the studies program
“Europäistik / European Studies”
Teaching Experience:
SS 03 Tutorial Mathematik für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler II WS 03/04 Preparatory Course Mathematik für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler
Tutorial Mathematik für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler I SS 04 Tutorial Mathematik für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler II WS 04/05 Preparatory Course Mathematik für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler
Tutorial Mathematik für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler I SS 05 Tutorial Mathematik für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler II WS 05/06 Preparatory Course Mathematik für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler
Tutorial Mathematik für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler I SS 07 Proseminar Strukturwandel im Kontext der Europäischen
Integration
WS 07/08 Lecture Grundlagen der VWL I – Makroökonomie (together with Prof. Dr. Welfens)
Excerises Grundlagen der VWL I – Makroökonomie Preparatory Course Mathematik für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler SS 08 Proseminar Ökonomische Grundfragen der Europäischen
Integration
Additional Course Mathematik für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler II WS 08/09 Exercises Grundlagen der VWL I - Makroökonomie
Proseminar Reihenfolgeplanung und -steuerung in der Automobilindustrie
SS 09 Proseminar Наша Russia – Integration der postsozialistischen Staaten in die Weltwirtschaft
WS 09/10 Exercises Grundlagen der VWL I – Makroökonomie Proseminar Reihenfolgeplanung und -steuerung in der
Automobilindustrie
SS 10 Proseminar Наша Russia – Integration Russlands in die Weltwirtschaft
WS 10/11 Exercises Grundlagen der VWL I – Makroökonomie Seminar Economic Informatics
SS 11 Proseminar Наша Russia – Integration Russlands in die Weltwirtschaft (together with E. Yushkova) Seminar Raumwirtschaftliche Fragestellungen europäischer
und amerikanischer Wirtschaftstheorie WS 11/12 Exercises Grundlagen der VWL I – Makroökonomie SS 12 Proseminar Наша Russia – Integration Russlands in die
Weltwirtschaft (together with E. Yushkova) Lecture Globalization, Integration and International
Organizations
Lecture International Economics (together with Prof. Dr.
Welfens and T. Irawan)
WS 12 / 13 Exercises Grundlagen der VWL I – Makroökonomie Lecture Europäische Wirtschaft (Teaching Assignment /
together with Prof. Dr. Welfens and D. Erdem) SS 13 Proseminar Наша Russia – Integration Russlands in die
Weltwirtschaft (together with V. Udalov) Seminar Innovations- und Wachstumsprozesse in einem
regionalökonomischen Kontext
WS 13 / 14 Exercises Grundlagen der VWL I – Makroökonomie
Seminar Ausgewählte Probleme der Europäischen Integration Lecture Europäische Wirtschaft (Teaching Assignment /
together with Prof. Dr. Welfens and E. Yushkova) Lecture Economic Dynamics snd Integration in Eastern
Europe and Asia (together with Prof. Dr. Welfens and T. Irawan)
SS 14 Seminar Innovation Dynamics in Eastern Europe and Asia WS 14 / 15 Exercises Grundlagen der VWL I – Makroökonomie
Seminar Wachstums- und Innovationsdynamik in der EU Lecture Europäische Wirtschaft (Teaching Assignment /
together with E. Yushkova)
Lecture Economic Dynamics snd Integration in Eastern Europe and Asia (together with Prof. Dr. Welfens and T. Irawan)
SS 15 Proseminar Russlands Integration in die Weltwirtschaft Seminar Innovation Dynamics in Eastern Europe
Publications:
Welfens, P. J. J. and Perret, J. K. (2010): “Structural Change, Specialization and Growth in the EU 25“, EIIW Discussion Paper 173
Welfens, P. J. J., Perret, J. K. and Erdem, D. (2010): “Global Economic Sustainability Indicator: Analysis and Policy Options for the Copenhagen Process“, International Economics and Economic Policy 7, 153-186
Perret, J. K. (2010): “A Core-Periphery Pattern in Russia - Twin Peaks or a Rat's Tail“, EIIW Discussion Paper 178.
Welfens, P.J.J., Perret, J.K. and Erdem, D. (2010): “Towards a New Global Sustainability Indicator: An Update”, EIIW Discussion Paper 181.
Perret, J. K. (2011): “A Proposal for an Alternative Spatial Weight Matrix under
Consideration of the Distribution of Economic Activity”, Schumpeter Discussion Paper 2011-002.
Perret, J. K. (2011): “On the importance of growth spillovers and regional clustering in the Russian Federation”, Schumpeter Discussion Paper 2011-001.
Perret, J. K. (2011): “Spezialisierung und Strukturwandel in der Automobilindustrie in ausgewählten europäischen Regionen”, in Welfens, P.J.J. “Cluster- und Innovationsdynamik in Europa: Neue Perspektiven der Automobil- und IKT- Wirtschaft”, Lucius & Lucius, Stuttgart.
Perret, J. K. (2012): “Specialization and Structural Change in the Automotive Industry in Selected European Regions”, in: Welfens, P. J. J. “Clusters in Automotive and Information & Communication Technology”, Springer Heidelberg.
Perret, J.K. (2013): “Knowledge as a Driver of Regional Growth in the Russian Federation”, Springer Heidelberg.
Welfens, P. J. J. and Perret, J. K. (2014): “Information & Communication Technology and True Real GDP: Economic Analysis and Findings for Selected Countries″, International Economics and Economic Policy 11, 5-27.
Perret, J. K. (2014): „Religion, Growth and Innovation in Contemporary Russia”, Schumpeter Discussion Paper 2014-006.
Perret, J.K. (2014): „Price Competition in the EU 27 Export Market and the Role of Foreign Direct Investment”, Schumpeter Discussion Paper 2014-011.
Perret, J. K. (2015): „Comments on the Impact of Knowledge on Economic Growthacross the Regions of the Russian Federation“, EIIW Discussion Paper 207.
Welfens, P.J.J.; Irawan, T.; Perret, J.K. and Yushkova, E. (2015): „Towards Global
Sustainability – Issues, New Indicators and Economic Policy“, Springer Heidelberg.
Perret, J. K. (2015): „Knowledge Spillovers via Patent Citations across the Regions of the Russian Federation – Evidence from European Patent Data“, accepted for publication in: International Journal of Innovation and Regional Development.
Perret, J. K. (2015): „Interregional Inventor Mobility in the Russian Federation as Evidenced by European Patent Data“, submitted to Communist and Post-Communist Studies.
Perret, J.K. (2015): „Re-Evaluating the Knowledge Production Function for the Regions of the Russian Federation”, in progress.
Welfens, P.J.J., Irawan, T. and Perret, J.K. (2015): „True Investment-GDP Ratio in a World with Investment in Information & Communication Technology”, in progress.
Conference Talks and Guest Lectures:
2008 “Europäische Strukturpolitik“ at the Chair for General Economics at the St. Petersburg State University for Economics and Finance, St.
Petersburg, Russia
2008 “Europäische Strukturpolitik“ at the Chair for Management at the University of Unions, St. Petersburg, Russia
2008 “Measuring Structural Change and International Competitiveness“ in the course of the Summer School Programme “International Dynamics and Economic Policy Reforms in the EU and Russia”, St. Petersburg, Russia
2009 “The Automotive Industry – Offshoring and Nearshoring Decisions“
in the course of the Summer School Programme “International Dynamics and Economic Policy Reforms in the EU and Russia”, St.
Petersburg, Russia
2009 “Entscheidungsunterstützung bei Produktion in einem Mass
Customization Umfeld“ at the Chair for Management at the University of Unions, St. Petersburg, Russia
2009 “Measuring Structural Change and International Competitiveness“ in the course of the Summer School Programme “International Dynamics and Economic Policy Reforms in the EU and Russia”, St. Petersburg, Russia
2009 „RCA-Analyse“ in the course of the Project „EU-Strukturwandel, regionale Innovationsdynamik und Clusterbildungsoptionen in der Wissensgesellschaft“ of the Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, Budapest, Hungary/Wuppertal, Germany
2009 “Strukturwandel, Definition, Messung und politische Handlungs- optionen“ at the chair for Management at the University of Unions, St.
Petersburg, Russia
2013 „Networks of Tacit Knowledge Spillovers across the Regions of the Russian Federation“ in the context of the 8th EMAEE Conference, Nice, France
2013 „Tacit Knowledge Spillovers in the Russian Federation as Evidenced by Inventor- and Firm-Mobility-Networks“ in the context of the 1st ENIC Conference, Halle, Germany
2013 „Re-Evaluating the Knowledge Production Function for the Regions of the Russian Federation“ in the context of the annual conference of the Technology Transfer Society, Bergamo, Italy
2014 “Re-Evaluating the Knowledge Production Function for the Regions of the Russian Federation” in the context of the 15th ISS Conference, Jena, Germany
2015 „Price Competition in the Enlarged EU 27“ im Rahmen des CEUS Workshops 2015 „Recent Issues of European Integration“, Vallendar, Deutschland
Raising of Third-Party Funds
2008 DAAD GoEast Student Exchange Scholarships 4,700.00€
2009 DAAD GoEast Student Exchange Scholarships 3,725.00€
DAAD Funding for an International Summer School 5,442.00€
2011 DAAD GoEast Student Exchange Scholarships 1,725.00€
2013 DAAD GoEast Student Exchange Scholarships 2,225.00€
2014 DAAD GoEast Student Exchange Scholarships 2,175.00€
Language Skills:
English Spoken and written fluently (C2)
French Basic Knowledge (A2)
Spanish Basic Knowledge (A2)
Russian Advanced Knowledge (B2)
Turkish: Basic Knowledge (A1)
Japanese Basic Knowledge (A1)
Portuguese Basic Knowledge (A2.1)
Software Skills:
Office-Software: Microsoft Office
Mathematical Software: Matlab
Statistical Software: SPSS, E-Views, Gretl; Stata Programming Languages: C++, Java, VBA
Layout Languages: HTML, LaTex
Content Management Systems: Typo3, Wordpress Image Processing Software: Adobe Photoshop Others:
Certificate “Professionelle Lehrkompetenz für die Hochschule“
Wuppertal, April, 30th 2015 Jens K. Perret
