Carla De Pietro obtained her Phd in 2012 on the basis of a Joint Phd agreement concluded between the University of Bologna and Tilburg University. Her thesis, dedicated to Tax Treaty Override, has been published in the EUCOTAX Series. She works as an Associate Professor at Tilburg University. She is also the Academic Director of the master program International Business Taxation.
Her research focuses on international and EU taxation. She is particularly interested in the aspects concerning tax policy and global tax governance. Her articles are published in some of the leading journals in the field of taxation. She is also the editor of the book "New Perspectives on Fiscal State Aid. Legitimacy and Effectiveness of Fiscal State Aid Control" (EUCOTAX Series).