Maylis Avaro

Maylis Avaro is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Trinity College Dublin, affiliated with its Center of Economic, Policy and History. She holds a PhD in International Economics and History from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Geneva). Her research focuses on monetary history, international financial systems, and the political economy of currency competition.

• Former positions: Howard S. Marks Postdoctoral Fellow (University of Pennsylvania), Scientific Collaborator (Université Libre de Bruxelles), and visiting scholar roles at Rutgers University, Oxford University, and the Bank of France.
• Education: PhD from Geneva’s Graduate Institute; prior academic training in France and Switzerland.

Her research explores topics like post-WWII international monetary systems, central bank liquidity management, and banking sector evolution. Notable work includes analyses of the pound sterling’s role during Bretton Woods, French monetary diplomacy under de Gaulle, and 19th-century French banking practices. Recent work emphasizes historical case studies to inform modern financial stability challenges.
Awards include the 2021 EHS Prize for Best New Researcher Paper for her Journal of Economic History contribution on sterling’s reserve role.
Her current projects investigate crypto-currency collapses, European monetary systems during the Snake era, and the role of media in bank runs. She collaborates frequently with Vincent Bignon and other prominent economic historians.