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Maida Sabotic

Economist
Maida Sabotic

maida.sabotic@swiss-economics.ch

+41 76 360 28 82 (mobile)

+41 44 597 97 43 (office)

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Biography

Maida Sabotic studied economics, politics, and history (bachelor's degree) as well as economics and data science (master's degree) at the University of Zurich. During her studies, she completed semester exchanges at Erasmus University Rotterdam and the University of Copenhagen. In her master's program, she specialized in economic policy, development economics, and statistics, and worked as a teaching assistant for macroeconomics and microeconomics at the Department of Economics. After graduating, she gained practical experience in economic development cooperation in the field of trade promotion at the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).

At Swiss Economics, she works as an Economist in the field of economic policy. In this role, she analyzes and evaluates economic policy measures in various policy areas, including energy, housing, and environmental policy, and conducts regulatory impact assessments. In addition, her professional focus is on the housing market and urban economics, with a particular emphasis on data-based analysis.

Work experience

  • Economist, Swiss Economics (2023 - )
  • Academic trainee, SECO Economic Cooperation and Development (2022 - 2023)
  • Tutor and Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, University of Zurich (2020 - 2022)
  • Intern, BAK Economics AG (2019 - 2019)
  • Intern, Credit Suisse (2018 - 2019)

Education

  • M.A. in Economics and Data Science, University of Zurich (2019 - 2022)
  • B.A. in Economics, Politics and History, University of Zurich (2015 - 2018)

 

Expertise

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Projects (selection)

  • Economic impact of the Switzerland–EU package of agreements (2025 – 2026). How can the benefits and costs of the Switzerland-EU agreement package be classified in economic terms? Client: autonomiesuisse.  
  • Regional Value Creation from Alpine Photovoltaics (2025). What is the extent of regional value creation generated by an alpine solar installation? Client: Mountain Sun Technologies.  
  • Services balance of the Canton of Zurich (2025). Estimation of service exports and imports for the canton of Zurich Client: Office for Economy (AWI) of the Canton of Zurich.  
  • Evaluation of an environmental measure in the field of Earth observation (2025). What are the environmental, economic, and social impacts of a promotional measure in the field of Earth observation? Client: Federal Office.
  • Analysis of the current situation in the field of biomedical technologies (2024 – 2025).
    What is the current situation in the field of biomedical technologies, and what are possible areas of intervention?
    Client: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH).  
  • Impact study on export promotion (2024 – 2025). What impact do export promotion measures have on the target groups and on the economy?  

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  • International developments in ESG and their impact on Swiss SME (2024).

    Increasingly comprehensive rules on sustainability reporting and due diligence apply in the EU. What does this mean for Switzerland and its SMEs?  

  • Effective promotion of e-mobility (2024 – 2025). To what extent does the right to charge constitute an effective measure for promoting the expansion of private charging infrastructure, and what additional support measures could be envisaged?
  • Study on housing allowances (2023 – 2024). How could housing allowances be organised throughout Switzerland? Client: Verband Immobilien Schweiz (VIS).  
  • Effect of price signals and government measures on electricity demand (2023 – 2024). How have end customers reacted to the rise in electricity prices? What role do government measures play? Client: State Secretariat of Economic Affairs SECO.  
  • Economic support in the merger of UBS and CS (2023 – 2024). Economic support of the legal team in the merger proceedings of the two major Swiss banks before FINMA.  

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Publications (selection)

  • Rutz Samuel, Salvi Marco, Sabotic Maida, Meyer Leah (2024). Effective promotion of e-mobility. Study on behalf of auto-schweiz.  
  • Rutz Samuel, Salvi Marco, Sabotic Maida, Gmür Ramon (2024). Study on subject promotion. Report on behalf of Swiss Real Estate Association VIS.  
  • Eschenbaum Nicolas, Habibulina Lilia, Sabotic Maida, de Luze Romain, Meyer Leah, Trinkner Urs (2024). Effect of price signals and regulations on electricity demand. Foundations for economic policy.  

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