Maika Schmidt

Dr. Maika Schmidt is an Assistant Professor in Economics at the University of Sussex Business School and Course Director for the MSc Development Economics. She holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Sussex, alongside degrees from the University of Mannheim, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, and Pompeu Fabra University. Her research focuses on welfare economics, inequality, and development economics, with notable work on intra-household resource allocation and electrification impacts in Sub-Saharan Africa.

• Expertise: Development Economics, Health Economics, Inequality Studies
• Teaching: Microeconomics, Econometrics, Quantitative Methods

Her research explores how economic policies affect households and communities, particularly in low-income settings. Recent studies include analyzing grid electrification in Burkina Faso and methodologies for measuring welfare through food consumption patterns.

Dr. Schmidt previously worked at the World Bank and GIZ, contributing to applied economic research and policy analysis. She speaks German and Spanish professionally and maintains active collaborations in international development sectors.