Laura Montenbruck is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics of Stockholm University. She obtained her PhD in Economics from the University of Mannheim.

Her research focuses on topics at the intersection of development, public, and labor economics. In ongoing research, she investigates the effects of information interventions on various dimensions of human behavior, such as tax compliance and political participation, as well as labor market and health-related choices. In a separate strand of research, she studies questions related to gender and female empowerment in both developed and developing countries.