Dr Ali Ardeshiri is an urban economist and behavioural choice modeller at the University of South Australia’s Business School, with experience spanning mobility, urban planning, environmental valuation, housing economics, and transport systems.
He holds a PhD in Urban Economics from Newcastle University (UK) and has previously held roles at UNSW’s Research Centre for Integrated Transport Innovation and UniSA’s Institute for Choice. His expertise lies in analyzing preferences and decision‑making around public policies and consumer behaviour using advanced econometric and discrete choice techniques.

Experience

  • 2020–present
    Associate research scientist, UniSA
  • 2018–2020
    Associate research scientist, UNSW
  • 2014–2018
    Assistant researcher, Institute for Choice - UniSA

Education

  • 2014 
    Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, Urban Economics

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