Lea-Karla Matić
Resume
Lea-Karla Matić
Education
2021 – Present
PhD in Economics · Johannes Kepler University Linz
Joint programme with University of Innsbruck
Thesis: Essays in Applied Gender and Health Economics
Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Alexander Ahammer, Assoc. Prof. Martina Zweimüller
2018 – 2020
Master’s in Economics · Faculty of Economics and Business, Zagreb
2014 – 2018
Bachelor’s in Economics · Faculty of Economics and Business, Zagreb
Experience
2021 – Present
Research Assistant · Institute of Economics, Zagreb
Department for Social Policy and Labor Markets
2024 – 2026
Project Assistant · Johannes Kepler University Linz
Department of Economics
2023 – 2026
Visiting Teaching Assistant · Faculty of Economics and Business, Zagreb
Microeconomics & Principles of Economics (BSc)
Policy Projects
2024
Aging and care-related bottlenecks for labor market efficiency in Croatia
Client: World Bank
2022 – 2023
Labor market reform agenda for empowering women
Client: World Bank
2022
Maternity and parental leave benefits 2016–2021
Client: Central State Office of Demography and Youth
2022
Unemployment benefit adequacy · National Recovery and Resilience Plan
Client: Croatian Employment Office
Presentations
2025
ESPE Annual Conference
2025
EuHEA PhD & Supervisor Conference
2025
Croatian Health Economics Workshop
2025
Austrian Labor Economics Workshop
2025
Workshop on Contemporary Challenges for Parents and Children
Awards & Scholarships
2025
Shortlisted · ESPE PhD Prize · Family Spillovers of Miscarriage
2024
Theodor Körner Fund · Parental Part-Time Work project
2021/22
University of Innsbruck Academic Excellence Scholarship
2017/19
City of Zagreb Academic Excellence Scholarship
Skills & Languages
Software
Stata · R · EViews · LaTeX
Languages
Croatian (native) · English (fluent)