Department of Economics

Dr. Naghmana Ghafoor

Naghmana Ghafoor
Dr. Naghmana Ghafoor

Lecturer
Department of Economics
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Academic Qualifications 

PhD Economics (2023):  The Superior University, Lahore.
CGPA: 3.92
Title of Research: “Socio-economic and Environmental Impacts of Agglomeration Economies in Major Cities of Pakistan: A Panel Data Analysis”.

M.Phil. Economics (2007-2009): Department of Economics, GC University, Lahore
CGPA: 3.13

M. Phil. Thesis “An Assessment of Socioeconomic Conditions and Determinants of Household Well-Being in Rural Punjab: A Case Study of Rechna-Doab, Punjab, Pakistan”
 
This research was a part of an inter-disciplinary research Project of Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan, titled: “Ecosystem Health of the Indus River Watershed: Socioeconomic Impacts and Behavioral Responses of the Communities to the Degraded Environment of Ravi-Chenab Watershed”. I participated as a Research Associate in the project.
 
Master of Arts in Economics (2004-2006):
University of the Punjab, Lahore
Marks obtained: 615/1100 (2nd division)
 
Bachelor of Arts (2002-2004):
Queen Mary College, Lahore
Marks obtained: 480/800 (1st division).

Work Experience 

  • Lecturer: (October 2011 to date): Serving as Lecturer at the Department of Economics, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan from October 19, 2011. Responsible for teaching different courses of Economics to undergraduate students. Supervising students in writing internship reports and MS (Economics) theses. Other responsibilities at work include Examination coordination for BS Hons of Economics, and development and revision of curriculums of BS Economics, and BS Economics and Finance.

  • Urban Economist: (August 01, 2011 to October 31, 2011): Served for a short period as Urban Economist at The Urban Unit (Urban Sector Policy & Management Unit), Planning & Development Department, Government of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. Designed the framework for Urban Atlas of the Punjab.

  • Research Associate: (November 03, 2008 to April 30, 2011)
    Over two years of experience in quantitative and qualitative research work, at Sustainable Development Study Center (SDSC), GC University Lahore. The work was principally based on an HEC-funded project entitled “The Ecosystem Health of the Indus River Watershed: Socio-Economic Impacts and Behavioral Responses of the Communities to Environmental Degradation in Ravi-Chenab Watershed”.

Achievements

  1. Awarded with Research Productivity Awards for years 2021 and 2022 by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Bushra Mirza, Lahore College for Women University (LCWU), on publishing Research Papers in international impact factor journals during 2021-2022.
  2. Awarded with Best Teacher Award, for producing good result at intermediate level (ICS-Economics), session 2021-23, by Principal, Dr. Safia Anjum, and Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Shagufta Naz, at Lahore College for Women University (LCWU), on October 13, 2023.

Thesis supervision (MS Economics)

  1. Nexus between urban growth and food security in South Asian Countries. (Maria Farheen, session: 2022-2024). continued.
  2. Impact of Infrastructure Development on Economic Growth: A Case Study of Selected Lower Middle Income Countries (Rimsha Irshad, Session: 2015-2017).
  3. Determinants of Urbanization and Rural-Urban Migration: A Case Study of Lahore City (Zummara Nadeem, Session: 2012-2014).
  4. Impact of Parent Involvement in Children Education: Evidence from the City of Lahore (Asna Khan, Session: 2011-2013).
  5. Determinants of Passengers Willingness to Pay for Lahore Rapid Mass Transit (Faiza Malik, Session: 2011-2013)
  6. Health Effects of Textile Dyes on Workers Efficiency (Azazia Asif, Session: 2010-2012).

Professional Trainings

  1. Participated in a 3-Day workshop “Econometric Analysis in R with Spatial Fundamentals” organized by Economics Department, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore from 05-12-2023 to 07-12-2023.
  2. Participated in a 3-Day workshop “Modern Econometric Techniques” organized by Economics Department, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore from 21-12-2022 to 23-12-2022.
  3. Participated in “Advanced Time Series Handling Techniques using EVIEWS and STATA programs” organized by Economics Department, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, from 16-08-21 to 17-08-21.
  4. Participated as Resource Person in a Certificate Course on “Sustainable Environment and Development” from 25-27 June, 2014. Organized by Lahore College for Women University (LCWU), Lahore.
  5. Successfully participated in a 10-Days training titled “Ethnographic Research” by Dr. Shabana Mir, Milikin University, USA, from 10-21 June 2013. The training was jointly organized by Directorate of Faculty Development & Internationalization (DFDI) of LCWU and Ministry of Education & Training, Government of Pakistan.
  6. Participated in one day Training Workshop on “How to Improve Industry Academia Linkage” organized by Pakistan Institute of Entrepreneurship (PIE) at SEECS, NUST University, Islamabad, Pakistan on November 15, 2012.
  7. Participated in a 10 days intensive training course on “Capacity Building in Instructional Methodology”, organized by Dr. Afifa Khanum of Institute of Education LCWU Lahore from September 10 to 21 of 2012.
  8. Successfully participated in a two-week Intensive training course titled “Qualitative Research Methods” by Dr. Shabana Mir, Oklahoma State University, USA, from 28th May to 8th June 2012. The training was organized by Directorate of Faculty Development & Internationalization (DFDI), Lahore College for Women University, Lahore.

Publications 

a. Journal Articles 
  1. Ghafoor, N., Nisa, Mehr-un., & Ghafoor, G. Z. (under review 2023). An empirical investigation of environmental impacts of agglomeration economies in cities of Pakistan. Journal of the Knowledge Economy. (impact factor: 3.3) 
  1. Javaid, K., Ghafoor, G, Z., Sharif, F., Shahid, M. G., Shahzad, Ghafoor, N., Hayyat, M. U., & Farhan, M. (2023). Spatio-temporal analysis of land use land cover change and its impacts on land surface temperature of Sialkot City, Pakistan. Scientific Reports. 13:22166. DOI: 1038/s41598-023-49608-x. (Impact factor:4.6) 
  1. Ghafoor, N., Nisa, Mehr-un., Nisa, Qamar-un. (2023). A Qualitative Assessment of Factors of Migration in Lahore City, Pakistan. Human Nature Journal of Social Sciences, 4(1): 137-150. 
  1. Irshad, R., Nisa, M., Ghafoor, N. (2023). Infrastructure and Economic Growth: Evidence from Lower Middle Income Countries. Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 14, 161-179. DOI: 1007/s13132-021-00855-1. (Impact factor: 3.3, cited by 16) 
  1. Ghafoor, N., Nisa, M., Akbar, M. R. (2022). Socioeconomic Determinants of Migration in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 13, 3029-3049. DOI: 10.1007/s13132-021-00844-4. (Impact factor: 3.3, cited by 5) 
  1. Ghafoor, N., Nisa, M., Fayyaz, S., & Akbar, M. R. (2021). An Empirical Investigation of Socio-Economic Impacts of Agglomeration Economies in Major Cities of Punjab, Pakistan. Cogent Economics & Finance. 9(1). DOI: 10.108023322039.2021.1975915. (cited by 13) 
  1. Gulzar, A., Ditta, A., Rehman, H., & Ghafoor, N. (2020). Testing the Validity of Keynesian Military Model of Fiscal Side in Case of Pakistan. Review of Economics and Development Studies, 6(3), 675-686. DOI: 10.47067/reads.v6i3.255. (cited by 1). 
  1. Ghafoor, G., Qureshi, E. M., Ghafoor, N., & Shehzad, L. (2014). Health Status and Hygiene Practices in Slums: A Case Study of Lahore, Pakistan. Biologia. (cited by 9). 
  1. Khan, N. Y., Ghafoor, N., Iftikhar, R., & Maalik. (2012). Urban Annoyances and Mental Health in the City of Lahore, Pakistan. M. Journal of Urban Affairs. 34(3): 297-315. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9906.2011.00585.x. (Impact Factor: 2.55, cited by 25). 

    b. Chapters in Books
  1. Ghafoor, G. Z., Shahid, M. G., Ali, M., & Ghafoor, N. (2023). Ecosystem Services in the Changing Climate: Climate Attention for the Conservation of Tropical and Sub-Tropical Forests(pp. 1-14). Intechopen. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.109800
    Book Title “Tropical Forests - Ecology, Diversity and Conservation Status”. 
  1. Ghafoor, N., Ghafoor, G. Z., Shahid, M. G., Qazi, A., & Ikram, K. (2023-in production house). The Economic Side of the Issue: Water, Energy and Food: Case Studies from Developed and Developing World. 

    c. Conference Proceedings
  1. Ghafoor, N., & Khan, N. Y. (2011).Urban Stress and Mental Health in Indus Basin Pakistan. Presented in Sustainable Development Conference, 13-15 December, 2011 at Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Islamabad, Pakistan. 

    d. Project Research Report
  2. Khan, N.Y., Abdullah, Y., Ghafoor, N., & Iqbal. A. (2011). Report of HEC funded Multidisciplinary Research Project titled “Ecosystem Health of the Indus River Watershed: Socioeconomic Impacts and Behavioral Responses of the Communities to the Environmental Degradation in Ravi-Chenab Watershed”. Sustainable Development Study Center (SDSC), GC University, Lahore.

JOURNAL REVIEWING 

a. Articles Reviewed (Journal of the Knowledge Economy)

  1. Does the interaction between ICT diffusion and economic growth mitigate CO2 Emissions? An ARDL approach
  2. What really drives Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa? Evidence from Lasso Regularization and Inferential Techniques
  3. Corruption, Political Instability and Environmental Degradation in South Asia: A Comparative Analysis of Carbon Footprint and Ecological Footprint
  4. Gender Differences in Education. Are girls neglected in Pakistani Society?
  5. Substitutability between internal and external R&D and the paradox of openness
  6. An intra-class correlation analysis of the impact of covid-19 on small-scale businesses performance in Lagos.

    b. Articles Reviewed (Financial Innovations)
  7. Is Too Much Always Good? Financial Expansion and Natural Resources: Evidence from the Central Asian States.
  8. The role of natural resources in financial expansion: evidence from central Asia.
  9. Dynamic Effects of Public and Private Infrastructure Investments on Employment and Economic Growth in Pakistan
  10. Determinants of rural-urban migration in Duna district, Southern Ethiopia. (Cogent Social Sciences)

Research Grants and Contracts.

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Other Research or Creative Accomplishments

Working as Reviewer with Journal of the Knowledge Economy

Selected Professional Presentations
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