Pia Hüttl is an Austrian citizen and an Affiliate Fellow at Bruegel. Prior to this, Pia worked as a Trainee in the Monetary Policy Division of the European Central Bank, and in DG ECFIN of the European Commission. She holds a Bachelor's degree in European Economics and a Master's degree in International Economics from the University of Rome Tor Vergata. She also obtained a Master's degree in European Political Economy from the London School of Economics, with a thesis on Current Account imbalances in the Euro area and the role of financial integration. Her research interests include Macroeconomics, International Economics and European political economy. She is fluent in German, Italian and English, and has good notions of French.