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Isaiah Maket

Development Economist
Nairobi

Summary

Collaborative and creative insights research, data analytics, and project management leader with over eight years of experience in teaching, extensive research, data collection, curation and analysis, report writing, consultancy, and impact evaluation. I am currently a Lecturer and Research Coordinator at the Department of Economics, University of Embu, and a Research Associate at Africa Research and Impact Network (ARIN), Kenya, where I support gender and social inclusion analysis projects with an intersection with locally-led climate adaptation and financing initiatives, health deprivation, multidimensional poverty, and energy poverty-induced climate shocks.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certifications
5
5
Languages

Work History

Research Associate

Africa Research and Impact Network
02.2025 - Current
  • Conducting research on gender dynamics in climate adaptation, financing and resilience, health, agriculture, clean energy access, and multidimensional poverty
  • Supporting the implementation of the gender and social inclusion (GESI) analysis of the Locally-Led Adaptation Metrics for Africa (LAMA) project
  • Providing technical support in the implementation of the Climate Finance Landscape Analysis Project
  • Supporting and implementing the mobilization of climate financing resources

Economics Lecturer & Research Coordinator

University of Embu
12.2023 - Current
  • Researching on social interventions such as cash transfers, pro-poor policies and financial inclusion in tackling health deprivation, mental health, hospitalization, self-reported health, energy poverty, gender inclusion and household poverty
  • Providing technical support, collaborative engagements, and designing research projects, data collection, and financial management tools
  • Coordinating and leading data collection, curation, analysis, and report writing
  • Teaching, reviewing, supervising, and developing research curricula and projects
  • Providing research, policy impact evaluation, and data analytics consultancy services on data access, mining, cleaning, analysis, and research communication
  • Impact evaluation of randomized socioeconomic programs and projects
  • Providing capacity-building and data analytics training for corporate and education stakeholders

Director, Partnerships & Resource Mobilization

AscentChange International
10.2022 - Current
  • Identifying, tracking, and implementing different grant & donor applications.
  • Conducting impact assessment as a planning strategy for policy implementation.
  • Applying field approaches to inform donors about the impact of the intervention.
  • Identify youth empowerment programs and develop training and capacity building.

Founder & Managing Director

Makshiel Research Consultancy Limited
01.2022 - Current
  • Identifying, tracking, and implementing different grant & donor applications
  • Conducting impact assessment as a planning strategy for policy implementation
  • Applying field approaches to inform donors about the impact of the intervention
  • Identify youth empowerment programs and develop training and capacity building

Academic Researcher

University of Szeged
09.2020 - 08.2024
  • Collaborating with colleagues in research and organizing research conferences
  • Writing grant proposals and taking part in discussions of research results with prospective donors
  • Research supervision and curriculum development of economics courses

Economics Lecturer

Chuka University
09.2016 - 09.2020
  • Teaching, research, and curriculum development
  • Providing technical and analytical advice during data analysis sessions
  • Collaborating with colleagues in research and organizing research conferences
  • Research supervision of undergraduate research projects

Education

PhD - Economics

University of Szeged
09.2020 - 06.2024

Master of Science - Economics

Chuka University
01.2016 - 10.2018

BSC - Economics & Statistics

Chuka University
09.2011 - 10.2015

Certified Investment and Financial Analysts (CIFA) - undefined

KCA University
09.2024 - Current

Skills

Grant Applications & Management

Certification

Certified Investment and Financial Analysts (CIFA), KCA University, Kenya, 09/01/20

Publications

  • Maket, I. (2024). Health outcomes of energy poverty among women in Kenya: evidence from cross-county two-part modeling. Energy, Ecology and Environment, 1-20.
  • Maket, I. (2024). Rethinking energy poverty alleviation through financial inclusion: Do institutional quality and climate change risk matter? Utilities Policy, 91, 101820.
  • Rotich, B., Maket, I., Kipkulei, H., Ocansey, C. M., Justine, P. N., MohammedZein, M. A., ... & Michéli, E. (2024). Determinants of soil and water conservation practices adoption by smallholder farmers in the central highlands of Kenya. Farming System, 2(2), 100081.
  • Maket, I. (2024). Analysis of incidence, intensity, and gender perspective of multidimensional urban poverty in Kenya. Heliyon, 10(9).
  • Maket, I., Kano, I. S., & Vas, Z. (2024). Quality of Urban Infrastructural Service Accessibility and Human Well-being in Sub-Saharan Africa. World Development Sustainability, 100155.
  • Maket, I., Kanó, I. S., & Vas, Z. (2024).Urban Agglomeration and Regional Economic Performance Connectedness: Thin Ice in Developing Regions. Research in Globalization, 8(2), 100211.
  • Maket, I., Kano, I. S., & Vas, Z. B. (2023). Reverse Causal Nexus between Pro‐Poor Policies and Income Inequality in Kenya. Regional Science Policy & Practice, 15(6), 1163-1182.
  • Maket, I., Kanó, I. S., & Vas, Z. (2023). Urban Agglomeration and Income Inequality: Is Kuznets Hypothesis Valid for Sub-Saharan Africa? Social Indicators Research, 170(3), 933-953.
  • Maket, I., Kano, I. S., & Vas, Z. B. (2023). Estimations of Pooled Panel Dynamic Model with Regional Time-Space Dependence. Regional Statistics 13(4), 1-23.
  • Maket, I.,(2021). Population Dynamics and Economic Growth in Kenya. Hungarian Statistical Review,4(2), 18-33.

References

Prof. Zsófia Vas, PhD 

Head of Institute of Economics, University of Szeged, Hungary 

Phone: +36304307029

Email :vas.zsofia@ eco.u-szeged.hu


Dr.Gabriel Temesgen Woldu, PhD 

Lecturer, Maastricht University, Netherlands 

Phone: +31612485758

Email :gabriel.woldu@ maastrichtuniversity.nl


Prof. Izabella Kanó, PhD Professor, University of Szeged, Hungary

Phone: +3662/544-676

Email: kano.izabella@ eco.u-szeged.h 

Timeline

Research Associate

Africa Research and Impact Network
02.2025 - Current

Certified Investment and Financial Analysts (CIFA) - undefined

KCA University
09.2024 - Current

Economics Lecturer & Research Coordinator

University of Embu
12.2023 - Current

Director, Partnerships & Resource Mobilization

AscentChange International
10.2022 - Current

Founder & Managing Director

Makshiel Research Consultancy Limited
01.2022 - Current

Academic Researcher

University of Szeged
09.2020 - 08.2024

PhD - Economics

University of Szeged
09.2020 - 06.2024

Economics Lecturer

Chuka University
09.2016 - 09.2020

Master of Science - Economics

Chuka University
01.2016 - 10.2018

BSC - Economics & Statistics

Chuka University
09.2011 - 10.2015
Isaiah MaketDevelopment Economist