Laura Pierret is a Doctoral Researcher at the Institute of Political Science since September 2020. Prior to joining the University of Luxembourg, she was an Academic Assistant at the College of Europe (Bruges, 2019-2020), an Economist at the Embassy of the Argentine Republic (Brussels, 2018), and a Junior Analyst at France Stratégie – Prime Minister’s Office (Paris, 2016-2017).
Her research focuses on the political economy of European integration and the role of economic ideas in politics. In particular, her dissertation investigates the concept of moral hazard and its impact on the institutional architecture of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). Her research is supervised by Professor David Howarth, with whom she also works on a project aimed at building an effective European Banking Union, funded by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR).
Laura holds a master’s degree in European Political and Governance Studies from the College of Europe, a master’s degree in International Economics from the Paris-Dauphine University, and a double bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Paris-Dauphine University and the Autonomous University of Madrid.
