Matija Kovacic is a research economist and policy analyst at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. Matija holds a PhD in Economics from the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. His research interests are in empirical microeconomics and health economics, with an emphasis on inequality, determinants of individual preferences, and social and cultural diversity. Matija’s research has been published in several journals, including Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Population Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Social Choice and Welfare, Journal of Peace Research, among others.