Peyman Shahidi

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E62-461,

100 Main Street,

Cambridge, MA, 02142


I am a Ph.D. Candidate at MIT Sloan. I'm interested in researching the intersection of market and information design, along with labor economics. Recently, I've been studying how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the world.

Here's my CV. You can reach me at peymansh@mit.edu.

Working Papers

  1. Working Paper
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    Chaining Tasks, Redefining Work: A Theory of AI Automation
    Mert Demirer, John J. Horton, Nicole Immorlica, Brendan Lucier, and Peyman Shahidi
    Working Paper, Jan 2026
    PDF
  2. NBER Book Chapter
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    The Coasean Singularity? Demand, Supply, and Market Design with AI Agents
    Peyman Shahidi, Gili Rusak, Benjamin S. Manning, Andrey Fradkin, and John J. Horton
    Dec 2025
    PDF
  3. Working Paper
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    Remote Work and The Ruble Collapse: A Global Labor Market Equilibrating?
    John J. Horton, Anand Shah, and Peyman Shahidi
    Revise and Resubmit at Journal of Labor Economics, Dec 2024
  4. Working Paper
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    Changes in Online Taxi Drivers’ Labor Supply: Experience or Price Effect? Evidence from an Iranian Ridesharing Platform
    Peyman Shahidi
    Working Paper, Dec 2023