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Marjan Nazifi is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics at Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University, affiliated with the Transforming Energy Markets Research Centre. She holds an ORCID profile (0000-0002-3951-934X) and maintains an active research and teaching profile.
Dr. Nazifi received her first PhD in economics from Allameh Tabatabi'i University in Iran, one of the country's premier institutions. Prior to pursuing her second PhD, she worked as the Senior Advisor to the Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs. She completed her second PhD at Macquarie University, focusing on the linkages between carbon emissions and energy markets.
Her primary research expertise spans energy and environmental economics, with particular focus on electricity markets, carbon pricing mechanisms, and sustainable energy transitions. Her research fingerprint reveals strong engagement with Price Economics (100%), Pricing (38%), Electricity Market (35%), Certified Emission Reduction (23%), Emission Trading (23%), Carbon Market (21%), Clean Development Mechanism (18%), and Energy Poverty (16%). She has published in high-impact journals including Energy Economics and Energy Policy.
Analysis of her recent publications shows a clear research trajectory examining the intersection of energy policy, environmental economics, and market dynamics. Her work increasingly addresses contemporary challenges including energy poverty among vulnerable populations, carbon pricing effectiveness across multiple pollutants, and barriers to electric vehicle adoption in Australia. She employs rigorous econometric approaches to investigate policy impacts on energy markets.
Dr. Nazifi has secured funding for significant projects including 'Economically Sustainable Charging Facility_MQ EV Charging Stations' (2023), a research project investigating sustainable EV infrastructure, and 'Passive to Interactive: Enhancing First-Year Students' Engagement via Interactive Lecture Videos' (2021), a teaching innovation project. Her research has received substantial attention with multiple citations and downloads.
She actively engages with the public through media contributions including 'What's stopping Australians from buying electric cars?' (2022) and 'How is Australia's transition to renewables actually progressing?' (2020), which were picked up by multiple news outlets, referenced in policy sources, and widely shared on social media and academic platforms.
