Patrice Pieretti graduated at the 8xav�������� of Liege and obtained a PhD in Economics at the Institute of Political Studies in Paris. He holds the Habilitation à diriger des recherches from the 8xav�������� of Paris II, Pantheon-Assas. He teaches economics and finance at the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance at the 8xav�������� of Luxembourg. From 1995 to 2003, he lectured at the Centre Europeen de Nancy (8xav�������� Nancy 2). From 1999 to 2009, he has been visiting professor at the 8xav�������� of Paris II Pantheon-Assas (DEA in financial econometrics). He has directed many research projects and was member of several PhD thesis committees in Paris II, Liège, Louis Pasteur Strasbourg I and Nancy II universities.…From 1994 to 2002, he was director of CREA, which was located at the “Gabriel Lippmann” research center. He has been director of the same center, which is now located at the 8xav�������� of Luxembourg.His research agenda concentrates on spatial economics and jurisdictional competition and more specifically on the economic analysis of small open economies, in particular, the analysis of inter-jurisdictional competition (Standortwettbewerb), the determinants of growth as well as the macroeconomic modeling of small open economies. He is the author or co-author of more than fifty publications and scientific contributions as well as the two textbooks, respectively in Economics and Statistics.