Maike Schmidt is an assistant researcher at the New Economics Foundation and is based in Brussels. Her work focuses on European monetary and fiscal policy change and public and private finance. She previously completed an EPOG master’s degree, which takes a pluralist and interdisciplinary approach to economics, and has held multiple research positions.
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28.07.2026
The Private Finance Myth: Why The Market Won’t Solve Europe’s Infrastructure Crisis
An overreliance on private capital risks centering private interests over public need.
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