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Abdulelah Darandary is a Fellow in the Energy Macro and Microeconomics Program at KAPSARC, specializing in macroeconomics, energy economics, public policy, and international trade and investment flows. He leads the project “Applying Behavioral Economics Methods to Energy Policymaking in Saudi Arabia,” which delivered the country’s first randomized controlled trial on electricity consumption. He also contributes to projects on regional energy demand modeling, macroeconomic impact of price reforms, input-output tables, CGE modeling, and energy transition pathways. He holds a master’s degree in applied economics and a bachelor's degree with honors in banking and financial economics. His research supports evidence-based policymaking and has been published in top-tier peer-reviewed journals.