Ideen Ali Riahi

Ideen Ali Riahi is an Associate Professor at the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, Department of Public Affairs, at Baruch College, City University of New York (CUNY). With a PhD in Economics from Simon Fraser University, an MSc from Sharif University of Technology, and a BS from Shahid Beheshti University, Riahi's expertise spans economic development and political economy. His research bridges prehistoric dynamics with modern inequalities, focusing on hominin dispersals, megafaunal extinctions, and agricultural origins.

• PhD, Economics, Simon Fraser University
• MSc, Economics, Sharif University of Technology
• BS, Economics, Shahid Beheshti University

Riahi's publications analyze the long-term determinants of economic development, integrating evolutionary biology, archaeology, and institutional history. His recent work explores macroevolutionary explanations for global disparities and the role of environmental shifts in shaping human societies.

Riahi has received the Dean's Research Award (2019) and multiple fellowships from Simon Fraser University (2011-2014). He actively reviews for journals like Cliometrica and American Economic Review: Insight, and serves on committees including the Diversity Committee and Curriculum Committee at Baruch College.