Maximilian (Max) Schmeiser
Assistant Professor
Email: mschmeiser@wisc.edu
Office: 370F SoHE
Web sites: http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/~mschmeis/
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Consumer Science
1300 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608-262-2831 and 608-263-3855
Maximilian Schmeiser is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Consumer Science and an affiliate at the Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP). He received his Ph.D. in Policy Analysis and Management at Cornell University, and his M.A. in Economics at McMaster University. His research is in the areas of Health Economics and Labor Economics, with an emphasis on the economics of obesity and disability. His current research projects are in four main areas: What are the economic causes and consequences of the increasing prevalence of obesity? Which measure of fatness best predicts various health and socioeconomic outcomes? How does the Earned Income Tax Credit alter the economic decisions of low-income families? How has the Americans with Disabilities Act affected the employment and economic wellbeing of the disabled?
