Jacopo Mazza

Dr. Jacopo Mazza is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance, Utrecht University, affiliated with the Applied Economics department. He holds a PhD from the University of Amsterdam (2012) and has held academic roles at the Universities of Manchester, Essex, and as a Scientific Officer at the European Commission's Joint Research Center.

His research bridges economics of education, migration economics, and labor market dynamics, with policy-relevant applications. Recent work examines immigrant workers' roles in public health crises, macroeconomic impacts on educational choices, and gender disparities in crisis governance. His expertise includes econometric modeling, human capital analysis, and policy evaluation.

• 2025: Quantified immigrant key workers' contributions to pandemic response
• 2024: Analyzed wage trajectories from educational decisions
• 2023: Explored pandemic labor shifts, economic resilience, and gender dynamics

He contributes to multidisciplinary economics through UUSE and LEG research groups, focusing on education policy, migration, and future work trends. His methodological strengths lie in applied econometrics and semiparametric statistical modeling.