Professor Zdenko Babić obtained his PhD degree in 2007 from the Faculty of Economics, University of Zagreb with the thesis “Social Transfers and Efficiency of Social Assistance in Croatia”. His research interests include social policy, labour market and social economy and social entrepreneurship, which is documented in his publications and research projects. He teaches the following courses at the undergraduate study: “Introduction to Social Policy”, “Croatian Social Policy”, “Economics of Social Policy” and “Management in the Social Sector”. At the postgraduate study, he teaches “Social Policy and Social Development” and ‘ Social Economy and Social Entrepreneurship’. He has actively participated in and presented his work at several domestic and international scientific conferences.

2019/20/21  – engaged as a Croatian national expert (with colleagues Bežovan and Šućur) within ESPN expert network –European social policy expert network https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1135&langId=en- European Comission funded project. 

2016-2021 – a Croatian national expert within European centre of expertise in the field of labour law, employment and labour market policies. Project commissioned by DG Employment of the European Commission  https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/5d513dbb-c136-11e8-9893-01aa75ed71a1.

2017/18 – a national consultant for Croatia (with Zoran Šućur) on the project commissioned by DG for Structural Reform Support Service  (SRSS) of the European Commission project ‘Support to the Harmonization of Local Benefits Using ESSPROS Methodology in Croatia’.

2014/15/16 – a national expert for European employment policy observatory project (2014/15/16),  available at: http://www.eu-employment-observatory.net/experts.aspx.

2014/15 – a national expert within UNICEF funded project: Poverty and Welfare of Preschool Children in Croatia., in collaboration with Z. Šućur; O.Družić and M.Kletečki Radović.

2011 – National Croatian Cooperatives Chamber Project – Cooperatives and Social Economy in Croatia. – The leading consultant.

2008/2009 – a national consultant for the European Commission funded project “Social Inclusion and Income Distribution in the European Union” in cooperation with Tarki Institute, Budapest and European observatory on the social situation in 2008/2009 available at: www.euro.centre.org/data/1234517102_78104.pdf.

2005-2010 – a leading consultant on several UNICEF, UNDP and one World Bank projects in Croatia.