Biosketch: Andreea Piriu is currently Postdoctoral Researcher RTD-A at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. Formerly, Research Economist in the Resilience Dashboards Team at the European Commission Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Economics at the University of Milan, and Economic Policy Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. Trained as an economist, Dr. Piriu champions evidence-based research and enjoys taking a lead role in strategic initiatives, with particular flair for building on common motivations to find purpose and deliver. She has a policy background and extensive experience in large-scale complex projects involving academia, international organizations and the private sector. Her expertise combines advanced empirical analysis with conceptual innovation and measurement development, particularly in designing frameworks and tools for both global research and European policy contexts. Methodologically, Dr Piriu specialises in advanced quantitative and mixed-methods research, with a strong focus on longitudinal design and population-based studies. Her research is interdisciplinary in approach – combining perspectives from Health Economics, Policy and Management, Demography, Life Course Research, Labour Studies, and Applied Econometrics – primarily conducted through large EU-based consortia of scholars, and major collaborative policy development initiatives.
Her experience distinctly reflects her fundamental scientific contribution to central fields in the academic and policy contexts: (a) Policy Group Co-Lead, Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies (SLLS); (b) core team member of the European Commission Joint Research Centre ‘Sustainable and Inclusive Well-being’ / ‘Fairness and Resilience’ Working Groups (JRC B1), preparing the Resilience Dashboards – EC JRC main scientific product on resilience measurement featured in the 2023 European Semester (the EU main instrument for economic and social policy); (c) experienced member of several national and international collaborative research projects (Next Generation EU Age-It, FutuRes, H2020 BATModel, Progetto Pilota Natalità ‘Gender Equality, Fertility, Maternal Health, Family and Parenting Support’ Italian Project), as well as and member of a number of European, national, regional, and local policy initiatives.
Dr Piriu holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Milan (Italy) and an MA in Economics and Finance with First Class Honours from Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh, UK). She combines academic research and policy experience with a proven professional track record in key public and private sector organisations across the European continent.
Policy experience fields (research supporting policy processes and interventions for both private and public sector organizations): applied population research; sustainable health planning and health research methodologies; healthy aging and longevity; work-family policies; employee training and development policies; resilience, innovation and specialisation strategies; interregional development; social cohesion; systemic governance.
Roles: Spoke 10 contributor, Spoke 10 Editor.
WP/Task involvement: WP6/Task 6.1, Task 6.2
Contacts: andreea.piriu@unibocconi.it
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/andreeapiriu
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreeapiriu/
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