Ali Niazi

Ali Niazi

University of Calgary

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Ali Niazi is a PhD graduate in Economics from the University of Calgary. His research interests include energy and environmental economics, empirical industrial organization, and applied microeconomics, with a focus on electricity markets, data centers, demand-side management, and electrification.

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Education

PhD in Economics

University of Calgary

MSc in Economics

Sharif University of Technology

BSc in Electrical Engineering

Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Interests

Energy and Environmental Economics Empirical Industrial Organization Applied Microeconomics
Working Papers
Ali Niazi (2025). Renewable Expansion and Strategic Behavior in Restructured Electricity Markets.
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Ali Niazi, Blake Shaffer (2025). Do Gasoline Prices Influence Electric Vehicle Usage? Evidence From the U.S..
Ali Niazi, David Brown, Blake Shaffer, Mallika Sharma (2025). Electric Vehicle Charging and Driving Behavior.
Recent Publications
Abel Brodeur, David Valenta, Alexandru Marcoci, Ali Niazi, Et Al. (2026). AI-assisted teams outperform AI-led teams but not human-only teams in assessing research reproducibility in quantitative social science. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Abel Brodeur, Derek Mikola, Nikolai Cook, Lenka Fiala, Ali Niazi, Et Al. (2026). The Reproducibility and Robustness of Economics and Political Science. Nature, 652, 151–156.
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Ali Ebrahim Nejad, Saeid Hoseinzade, Ali Niazi (2025). Credit Rating Agencies During Credit Crunch. Review of Financial Economics.
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Selected Projects
RA for “Electric Vehicles and the Energy Transition: Unintended Consequences of Time-of-Use Pricing” by Megan R. Bailey, David Brown, Erica Myers, Blake Shaffer, and Frank A. Wolak (AER: Insights, forthcoming) featured image

RA for “Electric Vehicles and the Energy Transition: Unintended Consequences of Time-of-Use Pricing” by Megan R. Bailey, David Brown, Erica Myers, Blake Shaffer, and Frank A. Wolak (AER: Insights, forthcoming)

Research assistance on a field experiment showing how time-of-use pricing shifts EV charging off-peak but unintentionally creates large "shadow peaks" of simultaneous charging that …

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RA for “From Bonds to Banknotes—Central Banking and Public Finances in Canada” by Trevor Tombe (Canadian Tax Journal, 2023) featured image

RA for “From Bonds to Banknotes—Central Banking and Public Finances in Canada” by Trevor Tombe (Canadian Tax Journal, 2023)

Research assistance for From Bonds to Banknotes-Central Banking and Public Finances in Canada.

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