Since October 2025, I have been working as a researcher at the Department of Economics, University of Verona. Previously, I worked at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, Unit S3 – Science for Modelling, Monitoring and Evaluation (2019–2025), and at Ca' Foscari University of Venice (2013–2019). 

I received my PhD from the Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Doctor Europeaeus in Economics. 

Areas:  Population Economics, Applied Microeconomics, Cultural Economics, Comparative Development, Health Economics.

Topics:  Individual and social preferences, Immigration, Inequalities, LGBT economics, Cultural and historical roots of preferences, Social media use and well-being. 

National Scientific Qualification as Associate Professor ("ASN"): disciplinary field of 13/A1 - Economics; disciplinary field of 13/A2 - Economic policy.

Contact information: 

E-mail: matija.kovacic@univr.it; matija.kovacic@unive.it

Websites: Google Scholar; Ca' Foscari (Unive); ORCID; Global Labor Organization; Research Gate