Maida Šabotić

Economist

Biography

Maida Sabotic is an Economist with Swiss Economics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics, Politics and History and a master’s degree in Economics and Data Science, both from the University of Zurich. During her bachelor and master studies, she has spent a semester at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam and at the Copenhagen University in Copenhagen, respectively. In her master's studies, she specialized on economic policy, development economics and statistics and worked at the Department of Economics. After her master's degree, she completed an internship in economic cooperation and development at the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs.

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)

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?
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?

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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, 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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