Research Papers Published in HEC Recognized Journals & Journals of National  and International Repute

·     Muhammad Afzal, Ishrat Begum, Hafsah Batool, Saba Gulzar and Bushra Nawaz (2024), Water scarcity in Pakistan: Implications to regional security and peace. Pakistan Economic Review, Volume 07, No. 01, pp.104-147.

·       Shazia Kousar, Amina Ameer, Adeel Nasir, Muhammad Afzal and Sohail Abbas (2024), Comparative analysis to assess food security in South Asian Nations: An application of multivariate GARCH model. Environment, Development and Sustainability,

{W Category Journal: JCR IF  = 4.7 (2024)}

 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-024-05737-5

·   Samia Nasreen, Mehwish Gulzar, Muhammad Afzal and Muhammad Umar Farooq (2024), The role of corruption, transparency, and regulations on Asian Banks’ performance: An empirical analysis. Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Volume 15, pp. 6475-6506.

{W Category Journal, Germany: JCR IF  = 4.0 (2024)}

https://doi.org/10.1007/s13132-023-01153-8

·        Bushra Mushtaq, Muhammad Afzal and Muhammad Afzal (2023), Asymmetric            association among technological spillover, absorptive capacity and economic development: A NARDL Approach. The Lahore Journal of Business, Volume 11, pp. 56-80.

{Y Category Journal, Pak}

https://doi.org/10.35536/ljb.2023.v11.i1.a3

·        Shazia Kousar, Farhan Ahmed, Muhammad Afzal and Juan E. Trinidad Segovia (2023), Is            government spending in the education and health sector necessary for human capital development? Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Volume 10, No. 01, pp.1-11.

{W Category Journal, US: JCR  IF = 3.7 (2024)}

https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-01514-3

·        Hafsah Batool, Muhammad Afzal (2022), Women’s empowerment in context of socio-economic elements: A contextual investigation of Central Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Economic Review, Volume 5, No. 2 (Winter 2022), pp. 98-125.

(Y Category Journal, Pak)

    http://eco.qau.edu.pk/per/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Article552-2022.pdf

·        Rubab Aslam Malik, Hafsah Batool and Muhammad Afzal (2022), Determinants of women entrepreneurship mindset in achieving sustainable development: A case study of Lahore, Pakistan. Journal of Positive School Psychology, Volume 6, No. 12, pp. 1665-1688. (Y Category Journal, Turkey)

http://journalppw.com   

·        Irum Sajjad Dar, Muhammad Afzal, Sadia Khalil and Maira Shamim (2022),     Comparison        of Shrinkage and Feature Selection Methods for modeling GDP of Pakistan. Journal of        Statistics & Management Systems, Volume 25, No. 4, pp. 957-969.

     (Y Category Journal, England)

    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/09720510.2021.2021484

·        Shazia Kousar, Muhammad Afzal, Farhan Ahmad and Stefan Bojnec (2022), Enviromental

awareness and air quality: The mediating role of environmental protective behaviors. Sustainability, Volume 14, No. 6, pp. 1-20.

     {W Category Journal, Switzerland: : JCR IF = 3.889 (2022)}

https://doi.org/10.3390/su14063138

·        Hafsah Batool and Muhammad Afzal (2021), Role of women's empowerment in achieving Sustainable Development Goals: Empirical evidence from Central Punjab-Pakistan. Webology, Volume 18, No. 6, pp. 6778-6809.

(Y Category  Journal, Iran)

http://www.webology.org

·        Hafsah Batool and Muhammad Afzal (December 2021), Regional diversity of Sustainable Economic Development in Province Punjab of Pakistan. Indian Journal of Economics and Business, Volume 20, No. 4, pp. 1999-2015.

(Y Category Journal, India)

     http://www.ashwinanokha.com/resources/v20-4%20-%2021-133.pdf

·        Muhammad Afzal and Ahsan Nazir (2021), Measurement of living standards deprivation     in Lahore (A periodical comparison approach). Pakistan Journal of Applied Economics,   Volume 31, No. 1 (Summer), pp. 31-45.

 (Y Category Journal, Pak)

      http://www.aerc.edu.pk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Paper-891-AFZAL-II-1.pdf

·       A. Masood and Muhammad Afzal (2016), Determinants of audit quality in Pakistan. Journal of Quality and Technology Management, Volume XII, Issue II (December), pp. 24-49.

 (X Category Journal, Pak)

 http://pu.edu.pk/images/journal/iqtm/PDF-FILES/002-xii_2_dec2016.pdf

·       Muhammad Afzal, Shamim Rafique and Farhan Hameed (2015), Measurement of living standards deprivation in Punjab using AF method (Periodical comparison approach). The Pakistan Development Review, Volume 54, No. 4, Part I & II (Winter), pp. 739-763.

 (X Category Journal, Pak)

 https://www.pide.org.pk/pdf/PDR/2015/Volume4/739-763.pdf

·       Mian M. Akram, and Muhammad Afzal (2015), Dynamic role of Zakat in alleviating poverty: A case study of Pakistan. Research Journal Social Sciences, Volume 4, No. 1, pp. 1-25.

 (Z Category Journal, Pak)

·       Muhammad Afzal, Ishrat Begum, Hina Fatima and Kafeel Sarwar (2015), Private financial returns to education for employees of financial institutions in Lahore: Microeconometric analysis. Journal of Elementary Education, Volume 25, No. 1, pp. 107-133.

 (Y Category Journal, Pak)

·       Muhammad Afzal (2014), Microeconometric analysis of earnings oriented educational system of Lahore (Pakistan). Pakistan Economic and Social Review, Volume 52, No. 2 (Winter 2014), pp. 227-256.

 (Y Category Journal, Pak)

·       Muhammad Afzal, Muhammad Gulfam Arshed and Kafeel Sarwar (2013), Education, health, food inflation and economic growth in Pakistan. Pakistan Economic and Social Review, Volume 51, No. 2 (Winter 2013), pp. 109-138.

 (Y Category Journal, Pak)

·       K. Sarwar, Muhammad Afzal, M. Shafiq and H. Rehman (2013), Institutions and economic growth in South Asia. Journal of Quality and Technology Management, Volume IX, Issue 2 (December), pp. 01-23.

 (X Category Journal, Pak)

·       Muhammad Afzal, Abdul Rauf Butt, Rafaqat Ali Akbar and Seemab Roshi (2013), Gender disparity in Pakistan: A case of middle and secondary education in Punjab. Journal of Research and Reflections in Education, Volume 7, Issues 2, pp.113-124.

 (Y Category Journal, Pak)

·       Muhammad Afzal, Muhammad Ehsan Malik, A. Rauf Butt and Kalsoom Fatima (2013), Openness, inflation and growth relationships in Pakistan: An application of ARDL Bounds Testing Approach. Pakistan Economic and Social Review, Volume 51, No. 1 (Summer), pp. 13-53.

 (Y Category Journal, Pak)

·       Muhammad Afzal, M. Shafiq, N. Ahmad, H. M. Qasim and K. Sarwar (2013), Education, poverty and economic growth in South Asia: A panel data analysis. Journal of Quality and Technology Management, Volume IX, Issue I (June), pp. 131-154.

 (X Category Journal, Pak)

·       Muhammad Afzal, Muhammad Ehsan Malik, Ishrat Begum, Kafeel Sarwar and Hina Fatima (2012), Relationship among education, poverty and economic growth in Pakistan: An econometric analysis. Journal of Elementary Education, Volume 22, No. 1, pp. 23-45.

 (Y Category Journal, Pak)

·       Muhammad Afzal, Hafeez ur Rehman, Muhammad Shahid Farooq and Kafeel Sarwar (2011), Education and economic growth in Pakistan: A cointegration and causality analysis. International Journal of Educational Research, Volume 50, Issues 5-6, pp. 321-335.

{W Category Journal in 2022-23, United Kingdom: JCR Impact Factor = 0.930(2016 & 2017)}

·       Muhammad Afzal (2011), Microeconometric analysis of private returns to education and determinants of earnings. Pakistan Economic and Social Review, Volume 49, No. 1 (Summer), pp. 39-68.

 (Y Category Journal, Pak)

·       Muhammad Afzal, M. S. Farooq, M. I. Khalid and N. Akhtar (2010), Household characteristics and primary school education: A case of Province Punjab-Pakistan. Journal of Quality and Technology Management, Volume VI, Issue II (December), pp. 17-42.

 (X Category Journal, Pak)

·       Muhammad Ilyas, Hafiz Khalil Ahmad, Muhammad Afzal and Tahir Mahmood (2010), Determinants of manufacturing value added in Pakistan: An application of Bounds Testing Approach to Cointegration. Pakistan Economic and Social Review, Volume 48, No. 2 (Winter), pp. 209-223.

 (Y Category Journal, Pak)             
http://www.jstor.org/stable/25825362

·       Muhammad Afzal, Muhammad Shahid Farooq, Hafiz Khalil Ahmad, Ishrat Begum and M. Abdul Quddus (2010), Relationship between school education and economic growth in Pakistan: ARDL bounds testing approach to cointegration. Pakistan Economic and Social Review, Volume 48, No. 1 (Summer), pp. 39-60.

(Y Category Journal, Pak)

http://www.jstor.org/stable/41762413

·       Hafiz Khalil Ahmad, Muhammad Ilyas, Tahir Mahmood and Muhammad Afzal (2010), Exploring the effect of total factor productivity growth on future output growth: Evidence from a panel of East Asian countries. Pakistan Economic and Social Review, Volume 48, No. 1 (Summer), pp. 105-122.

(Y Category Journal, Pak)              
http://www.jstor.org/stable/41762416

·       N. A. Akhtar, F. Jalil, M. S. Farooq, Muhammad Afzal and M. U. Awan (2010), Effect of leadership and academic culture on implementation of Self Assessment Manual in public sector universities of Pakistan. Journal of Quality and Technology Management, Volume VI, Issue I (June), pp. 135-152.

 (X Category Journal, Pak)

·       Muhammad Afzal, A. Rauf Butt, Hafeez ur Rehman and Ishrat Begum (2009), A dynamic analysis of the relationship among human development, exports and economic growth in Pakistan. The Pakistan Development Review, Volume 48, No. 4, Part II (Winter), pp. 885-920.

(X Category Journal, Pak)               
http://www.jstor.org/stable/41261354

·       Muhammad Afzal, Hafeez ur Rehman and Ishrat Begum (2006), An analysis of the relationship between debt burden and human resource development: A case study of Pakistan. GCU Economic Journal (GC University, Lahore), Volume XXXVIII, No. 1&2, pp. 1-28.

(Z Category Journal, Pak)

·       Hafeez ur Rehman and Muhammad Afzal (2003), The J curve phenomenon: An evidence from Pakistan. Pakistan Economic and Social Review, Volume XLI, No. 1&2, pp. 45-58.

(Y Category Journal, Pak)

http://jstor.org/stable/25825244

·       Hafeez ur Rehman and Muhammad Afzal (2003), The black market exchange rate and stability of demand for money in Pakistan. Pakistan Economic and Social Review, Volume XLI, No. 1&2, pp. 13-28.

 (Y Category Journal, Pak)             
http://jstor.org/stable/25825242

·       Shaukat Ali Shahid, Hafeez ur Rehman and Muhammad Afzal (2002), Economic options for agricultural production in saline areas of Pakistan. Pakistan Economic and Social Review, Volume XL, No. 2 (Winter), pp. 89-120.

 (Y Category Journal, Pak)

 http://jstor.org/stable/25821368

·       Muhammad Afzal, Hafeez ur Rehman and A. Rauf Butt (2002), Forecasting: A dilemma of modules (A comparison of theory based and theory free approaches). Pakistan Economic and Social Review, Volume XL, No. 1 (Summer), pp. 1-18.

(Y Category Journal, Pak)

http://jstor.org/stable/25825233

·       Muhammad Afzal (2002), A Comparison of the Forecasting Performance of Regression Models with Univariate Non-Seasonal ARIMA Time Series Models. Published M. Phil. thesis, Department of Economics, GC University, Lahore.

·       Muhammad Afzal (2013), Private Returns to Education and Determinants of Earnings: An Econometric Analysis. Published Ph.D. thesis, Department of Economics, University of the Punjab, Lahore.

Books

●    Afzal, Muhammad. (2014). Forecasting performance: The case of Pakistan’s exports. Germany: LAMBERT Academic Publishing.

      https://www.amazon.com/Forecasting-Performance-Afzal-Muhammad/dp/3659664561

●    Afzal, Muhammad. (2014). Private returns to education and determinants of

earnings: An econometric analysis. Germany: LAMBERT Academic Publishing.

https://www.amazon.com/Private-Returns-Education-Determinants-Earnings/dp/3659180440

https://www.lap-publishing.com/catalog/details/store/gb/book/978-3-659-18044-6/private-returns-to education-and-determinants-of-earnings

●    Afzal, Muhammad. Tafheem Moashiat for Intermediate Part I: A helping book for Intermediate level students in Urdu Language.

●    Afzal, Muhammad. Tafheem Moashiat for Intermediate Part II: A helping book for Intermediate level students in Urdu Language.

Book Chapter

●    A chapter on “Public Debt: Effective Political Tool of Economy in Pakistan” by Muhammad Afzal published in Hasnat, S. F., & Faruqui, A. (Eds.). (2008), Pakistan Unresolved Issues of State and Society (First edition). Lahore/Karachi/Islamabad: Vanguard Books Pvt. Ltd.

Working Papers

      Mian M. Akram and Muhammad Afzal (2014), Dynamic Role of Zakat in Alleviating Poverty: A Case Study of Pakistan. MPRA Paper No. 56013, posted UNSPECIFIED. http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/56013/ 

Publications of Samia Nasreen

1.       Abakah, E.J.A.,  Trabelsi, N., Tiwari, A.K., Nasreen, S. (2024). Bitcoin, Fintech stocks and Asian Pacific equity markets: A dependence analysis with implications for portfolio management. Journal of Risk Finance, 25 (5), 792-839. https://doi.org/10.1108/JRF-04-2024-0095. IF 5.70.

2.       Abbas, S., Dastgeer, G., Nasreen, S., Kousar, S., Riaz, U., Arsh, S., & Imran, M. (2024). How Financial Inclusion and Green Innovation Promote Green Economic Growth in Developing Countries. Sustainability, 16, 6430. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16156430. IF 3.3.

3.       El-Sayed, A., Khalfaoui, R., Nasreen, S., & Gabauer, D. (2024). The impact of oil shocks on green, clean, and socially responsible markets. Energy Economics, 136, 107729. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2024.107729. IF 13.6.

4.       Naheed, Z., Nasreen, S., Tiwari, A.K., & Arsh, S. (2024). Analyzing the effectiveness of energy aid for driving the transition towards energy decarbonization; Evidence from Asian developing countries. Journal of Environmental Management, 360,121125.    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121125. IF 8.71

5.  Nasreen, S., Tiwari, A. K., Goodell, J.W., & Tedeschi, M. (2024).  Asymmetric and Frequency-Domain Spillover Effects among Industrial Metals, Precious Metals and Energy Future Markets. Internal Review of Economics and Finance, 93, 1556-1592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2024.04.010. IF 4.5. 

6.  Sharma, S., Tiwari, A. K., & Nasreen, S. (2024). Are FinTech, Robotics, and Blockchain index funds providing diversification opportunities with emerging markets? Lessons from pre and post out break of COVID-19. Electronic Commerce Research, 24(1), 341-370.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10660-022-09611-2. IF 3.7.

7.  Nasreen, S., Tiwari, A. K., Nisa, M., & Ishtiaq, F. (2024). Evaluating the Role of GDP Per Capita, Air Pollution and Non‐Economic Factors in Determining Health Expenditure: Evidence from Asian Region Using Instrumental Variables Techniques. Economic Papers: A Journal of Applied Economics and Policy, 43(1), 63-90. https://doi.org/10.1111/1759-3441.12404. IF 0.9.

8.  Nasreen, S., Ishtiaq, F., & Tiwari, A. K. (2023). The role of ICT diffusion and institutional quality on financial inclusion in Asian region: empirical analysis using panel quantile regression. Electronic Commerce Research.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10660-023-09727-z. IF 3.9.

9.  Tiwari, A. K., Trabelsi, N., Abakah, E. J. A., Nasreen, S., & Lee, C. (2023). An empirical analysis of the dynamic relationship between clean and dirty energy markets. Energy Economics, 124, 106766. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2023.106766. IF 12.8.

10.   Nasreen, S., Gulzar, M., Afzal, M., & Farooq, M. U. (2023). The role of Corruption, transparency, and Regulations on Asian Banks’ performance: An Empirical analysis. Journal of the Knowledge Economy,30, 53712–53724 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13132-023-01153-8.  IF 3.3.

11.   Nasreen, S., Ishtiaq, F., & Nghiem, X. (2023). The effects of financial development and technological progress on environmental sustainability: novel evidence from Asian countries. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 18, 53712-53724.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-26139-6, IF 5.8.

12.   Nasreen, S., & Anwar, S. (2023). Financial Stability and Monetary Policy Reaction Function for South Asian Countries: An Econometric Approach. The Singapore Economic Review, 68(03), 1001–1030.  https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217590819500395

13.   Abakah, E. J. A., Nasreen, S., Tiwari, A. K., & Lee, C. (2023). U.S. leveraged loan and debt markets: Implications for optimal portfolio and hedging. International Review of Financial Analysis, 87, 102514.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2023.102514. IF 8.235.

14.   El-Sayed, A. F., Naifar, N., & Nasreen, S. (2023). Financial stability and monetary policy reaction: Evidence from the GCC countries. The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 87, 396–405.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.qref.2022.03.003. IF 4.324.

15. Nasreen, S., Tiwari, A. K., Jiang, Z., & Yoon, S. (2022). Dependence Structure between Bitcoin and Economic Policy Uncertainty: Evidence from Time–Frequency Quantile-Dependence Methods. International Journal of Financial Studies, 10(3), 49. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijfs10030049.

16. Saleem, R., Nasreen, S., & Azam, S. (2022). Role of financial inclusion and export diversification in determining green growth: evidence from SAARC economies. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(40), 60327–60340.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-20096-2. IF 5.190.

17. El-Sayed, A. F., Naifar, N., Nasreen, S., & Tiwari, A. K. (2022). Dependence structure and dynamic connectedness between green bonds and financial markets: Fresh insights from time-frequency analysis before and during COVID-19 pandemic. Energy Economics, 107, 105842. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2022.105842. IF 9.252.

18. Tiwari, A. K., Nasreen, S., & Anwar, M. (2022). Impact of equity market development on renewable energy consumption: Do the role of FDI, trade openness and economic growth matter in Asian economies? Journal of Cleaner Production, 334, 130244.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.130244. IF 11.072.

19. Bhanja, N., Nasreen, S., Dar, A. B., & Tiwari, A. K. (2021). Connectedness in international crude oil markets. Computational Economics, 59(1), 227–  262. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10614-020-10068-4. IF 1.741.

20. Nasreen, S., Tiwari, A. K., & Yoon, S. (2021). Dynamic Connectedness and Portfolio Diversification during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: Evidence from the Cryptocurrency Market. Sustainability, 13(14), 7672.  https://doi.org/10.3390/su13147672 . IF 3.251.

21. Anwar, M., Nasreen, S., & Tiwari, A. K. (2021). Forestation, renewable energy and environmental quality: Empirical evidence from Belt and Road Initiative economies. Journal of Environmental Management, 291, 112684.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112684. IF 5.647.

22. Nasreen, S., Mubashir, F., Anwar, A. M. (2021). Foreign Direct Investment, Financial Development and Economic Growth: New Empirical Evidence from Pakistan, International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, 15(4), 653-675.  https://www.ijicc.net/images/Vol_15/Iss_4/15454_Nasreen_2021_E1_R.pdf.

23. Nasreen, S. (2021). Association between health expenditures, economic growth and environmental pollution: Long‐run and causality analysis from Asian economies. The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 36(3), 925–944.  https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.3132. IF 1.367.

24.   Naeem, M. K., Anwar, S., & Nasreen, S. (2021). Empirical analysis of CO2 emissions and sustainable use of energy sources in Pakistan. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28(13), 16420–16433. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-11927-1. IF 3.056.

25.   Tiwari, A.K., Nasreen, S., & Iqbal, Z. (2021). Nexus between tourism and environmental pollution in South Asia: a comparative analysis using time-varying and non-parametric techniques. Current Issues in Tourism, 24(21), 2996-3020. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2020.1862070. IF 3.2.

26.   Tiwari, A. K., Nasreen, S., Hammoudeh, S., & Selmi, R. (2021). Dynamic dependence of oil, clean energy and the role of technology companies: New evidence from copulas with regime switching. Energy, 220, 119590. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.119590. IF 5.747.

27.   Shah, S. a. R., Naqvi, S. a. A., Nasreen, S., & Abbas, N. (2021). Associating drivers of economic development with environmental degradation: Fresh evidence from Western Asia and North African region. Ecological Indicators, 126, 107638. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107638. IF, 4.958.

28.   Nazir, A., Anwar, S., & Nasreen, S. (2020). Tax Structure and Economic Growth: Middle-Income Asian Countries analysis. Forman Journal of Economic Studies, 16, 53-80. https://doi.org/10.32368/fjes20201603.

29.   Tiwari, A. K., Nasreen, S., Ullah, S., & Shahbaz, M. (2020). Analysing spillover between returns and volatility series of oil across major stock markets. International Journal of Finance & Economics, 26(2), 2458–2490. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.1916. IF 0.943.

30.   El-Sayed, A. F., Nasreen, S., & Tiwari, A. K. (2020). Time-varying co-movements between energy market and global financial markets: Implication for portfolio diversification and hedging strategies. Energy Economics, 90, 104847. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2020.104847. IF 5.203.

31.   Nasreen, S., Mahalik, M. K., Shahbaz, M., & Abbas, Q. (2020). How do financial globalization, institutions and economic growth impact financial sector development in European countries? Research in International Business and Finance, 54, 101247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2020.101247. IF,1.801.

32.   Nasreen, S., Naqvi, S. a. A., Tiwari, A. K., Hammoudeh, S., & Shah, S. a. R. (2020). A Wavelet-Based Analysis of the Co-Movement between Sukuk Bonds and Shariah Stock Indices in the GCC Region: Implications for Risk Diversification. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 13(4), 63. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm13040063.

33.   Nasreen, S., Tiwari, A. K., Eizaguirre, J. C., & Wohar, M. E. (2020). Dynamic connectedness between oil prices and stock returns of clean energy and technology companies. Journal of Cleaner Production, 260, 121015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121015. IF 6.395.

34.   Nasreen, S., Mbarek, M. B., & Rehman, M. a. U. (2020). Long-run causal relationship between economic growth, transport energy consumption and environmental quality in Asian countries: Evidence from heterogeneous panel methods. Energy, 192, 116628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.116628 . IF  5.537.

35.   Tiwari, A. K., Nasreen, S., Shahbaz, M., & Hammoudeh, S. (2020). Time-frequency causality and connectedness between international prices of energy, food, industry, agriculture and metals. Energy Economics, 85, 104529. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2019.104529. IF 5.203.

36.   Nasreen, S., & Anwar, S. (2020). Financial Stability and the Role of Economic and Financial Integration in South Asia: Evidence from Time-Series Data. The Singapore Economic Review, 65(02), 303–333. https://doi.org/10.1142/s0217590817500011.

37.   Umar, Z., Nasreen, S., Solarin, S. A., & Tiwari, A. K. (2019). Exploring the time and frequency domain connectedness of oil prices and metal prices. Resources Policy, 64, 101516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2019101516. IF 3.185.

38.   Nasreen, S., Saidi, S., & Öztürk, İ. (2018). Assessing links between energy consumption, freight transport, and economic growth: evidence from dynamic simultaneous equation models. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25(17), 16825–16841. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-1760-5. IF 2.714.

39.   Nasreen, S.,  Anwar, S. (2018), How Financial Stability Affects Economic Development in South Asia: A Panel Data Analysis, European Online Journal of Natural and Social Sciences, 7(1), 54-66.

40.   Ali, S. S., Anwar, S., & Nasreen, S. (2017). Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy and its Impact on Environmental Quality in South Asian Countries. Forman Journal of Economic Studies, 13, 177–194. https://doi.org/10.32368/fjes.20170009.

41.   Anwar, A., Shehzadi, H., Nasreen, S. (2017). Determinants of Financial Development for Selected SAARC Countries: A Panel Data Analysis, Journal of Applied Environmental and Biological sciences, 7(7),109-118.

42.   Anwar, A., Hashmi, F., Nasreen, S. (2017), Impact of Environmental Degradation and Income Inequality on Health Status in South Asian Countries, Journal of Applied Environmental and Biological Sciences, 7(6),178-190.

43.   Nasreen, S., Anwar, S., & Öztürk, İ. (2017). Financial stability, energy consumption and environmental quality: Evidence from South Asian economies. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 67, 1105–1122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.09.021, IF 6.85.

44.   Shahzadi, M., Riaz, M.F., Anwar, S. & Nasreen, S. (2017). How unequal is the size of middle class in the rural urban areas of Punjab province: Evidence from micro data analysis.  International Journal of Social Economics, 44(2), 253-266. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSE-06-2015-0170.

45.   Shahbaz, M., Nasreen, S., Ahmed, K., & Hammoudeh, S. (2017). Trade openness–carbon emissions nexus: The importance of turning points of trade openness for country panels. Energy Economics, 61, 221–232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2016.11.008, IF 2.86.

46.   Nasreen, S., Anwar, S., & Shahzadi, H., (2015). Financial stability and Macroeconomic Environment: Evidence from panel data analysis of South Asian countries. Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 35(1), 145–160. https://pjss.bzu.edu.pk/index.php/pjss/article/view/297.

47.   Mbarek, M. B., Nasreen, S., & Feki, R. (2015). The contribution of nuclear energy to economic growth in France: short and long run. Quality & Quantity, 51(1), 219–238. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-015-0302-1. IF 0.867.

48.   Riaz, M.F., Nasreen, S., & Anwar, S. (2015). Polarization: Its Determinants and Decomposition over Time in Pakistan. International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development, 6(4), 77-89. 10.4018/IJSESD.2015100106.

49.   Nasreen, S., & Anwar, A. (2015). How Economic and Financial Integration Affects Financial Stability in South Asia: Evidence from Panel Cointegration Analysis. Journal of Applied Economic Sciences, 10 (32), 207-221.

50.   Nasreen, S. and Anwar, S. (2015). The impact of economic and financial development on environmental degradation: An empirical assessment of EKC hypothesis.  Studies in Economics and Finance, 32(4), 485-502. https://doi.org/10.1108/SEF-07-2013-0105

51.   Nasreen, S., Anwar, S., & Waqar, M. Q. (2015). Institutions, Investment and Economic Growth: A Cross-Country and Panel Data Study. Singapore Economic Review, 60(04), 1550061. https://doi.org/10.1142/s0217590815500617.

52.   Shahbaz, M., Nasreen, S., Abbas, F., & Omri, A. (2015). Does foreign direct investment impede environmental quality in high-, middle-, and low-income countries? Energy Economics, 51, 275–287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2015.06.014. IF 2.708.

53.   Kandil, M., Shahbaz, M., & Nasreen, S. (2015). The interaction between globalization and financial development: new evidence from panel cointegration and causality analysis. Empirical Economics, 49(4), 1317–1339. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-015-0922-2. IF 0.693.

54.   Nasreen, S., & Anwar, S. (2014). Foreign direct investment, growth and local financial markets: new evidence from Pakistan. International Journal of Economics and Business Research, 7(3), 336. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijebr.2014.060373.

55.   Shahbaz, M., Nasreen, S., Ling, C. H., & Sbia, R. (2014). Causality between trade openness and energy consumption: What causes what in high, middle and low income countries. Energy Policy, 70, 126–143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2014.03.029. IF 2.743.

56.   Nasreen, S., & Anwar, S. (2014). Causal relationship between trade openness, economic growth and energy consumption: A panel data analysis of Asian countries. Energy Policy, 69, 82–91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2014.02.009. IF 2.743.

57.   Nasreen, S., & Anwar, S. (2014). Political risk and foreign direct investment: Evidence from Pakistan economy. International Journal of Social and Economic Research, 4(1), 24. https://doi.org/10.5958/j.2249-6270.4.1.005.

58.   Anwar, S., Nasreen, S., Batool, Z., & Husian, Z. (2013). Maternal and child nutritional status in Bangladesh: Evidence from Demographic and Health Survey data. Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Science, 11(1), 77–84.

59.   Anwar, S., Shabbir G., & Nasreen, S. (2012). Time-Series Analysis of the Relationship between Financial Sector Development and Social Sector Development: Evidence from Pakistan. Empirical Economic Letters, 11(8), 879-888.

60.   Anwar, S., Rana, M.A., & Nasreen, S. (2012). Evaluation of the Contribution of Public Health Expenditure on Health in Pakistan: A Time-Series Analysis. Empirical Economic Letters, 11 (10), 1017-1026.

61.   Nasreen, S., Anwar, A., & Ahmad, N. (2012). Health Status, Income Inequality and Institutions: Evidence from Pakistan Economy. Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Science, 10 (2), 139-144.

62.   Nasreen, S., & Rehman, H.  (2012), Export-led Growth Hypothesis in South Asian Region: An Empirical Analysis.  Empirical Economic Letters, 11 (12), 1201-1214.

63.   Asghar, N., Nasreen, S. & Rehman, H.  (2012). Relationship between FDI and Economic Growth in Selected Asian Countries: A Panel Data Analysis. Review of Economics and Finance, 2, 84–96. 

64.   Nasreen, S. (2011). Export-led growth hypothesis in selected Asian developing Countries: Evidence from panel data analysis. Asian Journal of Empirical Research, 1(1), 1–12. 

Funded Research Project

1.     Principla Investigator (“Cooperation in Sustainable Energy Transition: France’s Experience and Oppertunities for Pakistan”) -  Pak-France PERIDOT Research Program( Phase-XI)- Higher Education Commision (HEC) Pakistan, Applied and Received (Rs. 1.3 Million), Feb. 2025.

Book Chapters 

1.     Arsh, S., Nasreen, S., & Nghiem, X-H. (2024). The Role of ICT and Infrastructure in Tourism Development: New Evidence from Asian Economics. The Emerald Handbook of Tourism Economics and Sustainable Development (pp.119-146). Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83753-708-220241007.

2.     Nasreen, S. & Rafay, A. (2022). Technological Innovation and Financialization for Environment: The Case of Pakistan. In A. Rafay (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Energy and Environmental Finance 4.0 (pp. 333-353). IGI Global. http://doi: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8210-7.ch013.

Book

1.     Sergi, B. S., Tiwari, A.K., &  Nasreen, S. (2024). Modeling Economic Growth in Contemporary India. Emerald Publishing Limited. https://bookstore.emerald.com/media/preview/9781803827520-23-2.pdf 

Publications of Shazia Kousar

1.      Kashif, U., Abbas, S., Kousar, S., & Lu, H. (2025). Linking of Bio-energy and Carbon Neutrality: Navigating Economic Policy Uncertainty and Climate Change Policy in the USA. Energy, 136012.

2.      Abbas, S., Haider, A., Kousar, S., Lu, H., Lu, S., Liu, F., ... & Zulqarnain, R. M. (2025). Climate variability, population growth, and globalization impacting food security in Pakistan. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 4225.

3.      Kousar, S., Ameer, A., Nasir, A., Afzal, M., & Abbas, S. (2024). Comparative analysis to assess food security in south asian nations: an application of multivariate GARCH model. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-37.

4.      Kousar, S., Pervaiz, A., Ahmed, F., & Nuţă, F. M. (2024). Do Structural Transformations in the Energy Sector Help to Achieve Decarbonization? Evidence from the World’s Top Five Green Leaders. Energies, 17(18), 4600.

5.      Ashraf, M., Ahmed, F., Kousar, S., Ferreira, P., & Almeida, D. (2024). People Category of UN SDGs 2030 and Sustainable Economic Growth in Asia and the Pacific Region.

6.      Abbas, S., Dastgeer, G., Nasreen, S., Kousar, S., Riaz, U., Arsh, S., & Imran, M. (2024). How financial inclusion and green innovation promote green economic growth in developing countries. Sustainability, 16(15), 6430.

7.      Abrar, M., Abbas, S., Kousar, S., & Mushtaq, M. (2023). Investigation on the Effects of Customer Knowledge, Political Support, and Innovation on the Growth of Islamic Banking System: a Case Study of Pakistan," Journal of the Knowledge Economy,  14(2), 946-965. 

8.      Kousar, S., Ahmed, F., Afzal, M., & Segovia, J. E. T. (2023). Is government spending in the education and health sector necessary for human capital development? Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 10(1), 62. doi: 10.1057/s41599-023-01514-3

9.      Kousar, S., Bhutta, A. I., Ullah, M. R., & Shabbir, A. (2023). Impact of economic and green growth on poverty, income inequalities, and environmental degradation: a case of South Asian economies. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(12), 35200-35213.

10.   Kousar, S., Sabir, S. A., Ahmed, F., & Bojnec, Š. (2022). Climate Change, Exchange Rate, Twin Deficit, and Energy Inflation: Application of VAR Model. Energies, 15(20), 7663.

11.   Ahmed, F., Kousar, S., Pervaiz, A., & Shabbir, A. (2022). Do institutional quality and financial development affect sustainable economic growth? Evidence from South Asian countries. Borsa Istanbul Review, 22(1), 189-196.

12.   Kousar, S., Shabbir, A., & Shafqat, R. (2022). Investigation of socioeconomic determinants on child death in South Asian countries: A panel cointegration analysis. OMEGA-Journal of Death and Dying, 84(3), 811-836.

13.   Abbas, S., Kousar, S., & Khan, M. S. (2022). The role of climate change in food security; empirical evidence over Punjab regions, Pakistan. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-19.

14.   Kousar, S., Afzal, M., Ahmed, F., & Bojnec, Š. (2022). Environmental awareness and air quality: The mediating role of Environmental protective behaviors. Sustainability, 14(6), 3138.

15.   Alam, M. Z., Kousar, S., Rizwan Ullah, M., & Pervaiz, A. (2022). How creative destruction functions in corporate entrepreneurial process: an empirical investigation of Schumpeterian concept in engineering firm settings in Pakistan. Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 11(1), 1-15.

16.   Ahmed, F., Ali, I., Kousar, S., & Ahmed, S. (2022). The environmental impact of industrialization and foreign direct investment: empirical evidence from Asia-Pacific region. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(20), 29778-29792.

17.   Arslan, Z., Kousar, S., Kannaiah, D., Shabbir, M. S., Khan, G. Y., & Zamir, A. (2022). The mediating role of green creativity and the moderating role of green mindfulness in the relationship among clean environment, clean production, and sustainable growth. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(9), 13238-13252.

18.   Ahmed, F., Kousar, S., Pervaiz, A., Trinidad-Segovia, J. E., del Pilar Casado-Belmonte, M., & Ahmed, W. (2022). Role of green innovation, trade and energy to promote green economic growth: a case of South Asian Nations. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(5), 6871-6885.

19.   Batool, A., Hasan, H., & Kousar, S. (2022). Influence of Tax Awareness, Simplicity, and Knowledge on Voluntary Tax Compliance in Pakistan: The Mediating and Moderating Role of Tax Fairness and Social Norms. Pakistan Journal of Economic Studies (PJES), 5(1), 53-91.

20.   Tabassum, R., Kousar, S., & Aziz, F. (2022). Faculty Professional Development and Use of ICT as Moderators between Quality of Education and SLO’s of Primary School Students. Indian Journal of Economics and Business, 21(2).

21.   Kousar, S. (2022). Asymmetric effect of oil prices on export performance: the role of export financing schemes in Pakistan. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy.

22.   Abbas, S., Kousar, S., Shirazi, S. A., Yaseen, M., & Latif, Y. (2022). Illuminating empirical evidence of climate change: Impacts on rice production in the punjab regions, Pakistan. Agricultural Research, 11(1), 32-47.

23.   Kousar, S., Ahmed, F., Pervaiz, A., & Bojnec, Š. (2021). Food Insecurity, Population Growth, Urbanization and Water Availability: The Role of Government Stability. Sustainability, 13(22), 12336.

24.   Husain Tahir, S., Kousar, S., Ahmed, F., & Rizwan Ullah, M. (2021). Impact of economic freedom on air pollution: configuration analysis of Asia-Pacific region. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28(35), 47932-47941.

25.   Zafar, M., Sabir, S. A., Manzoor, S., Isran, M. A., & Kousar, S. (2021). An Application of VECM to Investigate the Role of Socio-Economic Factors in Poverty: New Evidence from Pakistan. Estudios de economía aplicada, 39(2), 14.

26.   Abbas, S., & Kousar, S. (2021). Spatial analysis of drought severity and magnitude using the standardized precipitation index and streamflow drought index over the Upper Indus Basin, Pakistan. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 23(10), 15314-15340.

27.   Kousar, S., & Shabbir, A. (2021). Analysis of environmental degradation mechanism in the nexus among energy consumption and poverty in Pakistan. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28(22), 27528-27541.

28.   Abbas, S., Kousar, S., & Pervaiz, A. (2021). Effects of energy consumption and ecological footprint on CO2 emissions: an empirical evidence from Pakistan. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 23(9), 13364-13381.

29.   Kousar, S., Ahmed, F., López García, M. D. L. N., & Ashraf, N. (2020). Renewable energy consumption, water crises, and environmental degradation with moderating role of governance: Dynamic panel analysis under cross-sectional dependence. Sustainability, 12(24), 10308.

30.   Alam, M. Z., Kousar, S., Shafqat, N., & Shabbir, A. (2020). Drivers and challenges of tacit knowledge sharing in automotive workshop employees. VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems.

31.   Shabbir, A., Kousar, S., & Batool, S. A. (2020). Impact of gold and oil prices on the stock market in Pakistan. Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Science, 25(50), 279-294.

32.   Kousar, S., Ahmed, F., & Bukhari, S. A. A. (2020). Macroeconomic Determinants of Brain Drain in the Era of Globalization: Evidence from Pakistan. Liberal Arts and Social Sciences International Journal (LASSIJ), 4(2), 24-41.

33.   Ahmed, F., Kousar, S., Pervaiz, A., & Ramos-Requena, J. P. (2020). Financial development, institutional quality, and environmental degradation nexus: New evidence from asymmetric ARDL co-integration approach. Sustainability, 12(18), 7812.

34.   Shabbir, A., Kousar, S. & Alam, M. Z. (2020). Factors affecting level of unemployment in South Asia. Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences.

35.   Alam, M. Z., Kousar, S., Shabbir, A., & Kaleem, M. A. (2020). Personality traits and intrapreneurial behaviour: Moderated role of knowledge sharing behaviour in diverse group of employees in developing country. Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

36.   Shabbir, A., Kousar, S., & Kousar, F. (2020). The role of natural resources in economic growth: new evidence from Pakistan. Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Science, 25(50), 221-238.

37.   Rehman, W., Khan, R. A., & Kousar, S. (2020). Government revenue and economic growth of Pakistan. Studies of Applied Economics, 38(3).

38.   Abbas, S., Kousar, S., Yaseen, M., Mayo, Z. A., Zainab, M., Mahmood, M. J., & Raza, H. (2020). Impact assessment of socioeconomic factors on dimensions of environmental degradation in Pakistan. SN Applied Sciences, 2(3), 1-16.

39.   Azeem, S., Nasir, N., Kousar, S., & Sabir, S. (2020). Impact of e-commerce investment and enterprise performance based on customer relationship management. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 24(9), 9-31.

40.   Kousar, S., Batool, S. A., Batool, S. S., & Zafar, M. (2020). Do Government Expenditures on Education and Health Lead Toward Economic Growth? Evidence from Pakistan. Journal of Research & Reflections in Education (JRRE), 14(1).

41.   Bhutta, E., Kousar, S., & Rehman, A. (2020). Mediation Analysis of Factors Affecting the Performance of Public Schools at Early Childhood Level in Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Education, 36(3), 187-210.

42.   Majid, D. A., Ali, S., Awan, F. A., & Kousar, S. (2020). Kashmir: The Major Source of Conflict between Pakistan and India. South Asian Studies, 34(2).

43.   Kousar, S., & Masood, D. S. (2020). Factors Promoting Foreign Aid Dependence in South Asian Countries. South Asian Studies, 32(1).

44.   Kousar, S., Zafar, M., Sabir, S. A., & Sajjad, A. (2019). A Step toward Realization of Vision 2030; Reduction in Child Mortality: New Evidence from South Asian Countries. Journal of Independent Studies & Research: Management & Social Sciences & Economics, 17(1).

45.   Kousar, S., Zafar, M., Batool, S. A., & Ali, S. (2019). The mediating role of absorptive capacity in the relationship between intellectual capital and organizational innovation in higher education institutes Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences (PJCSS), 13(3), 656-679.

46.   Bhutta, E., Kousar, S., & Rehman, A. (2019). Factors affecting the performance of market committees in Punjab, Pakistan: an empirical assessment of performance through smart PLS mediation analysis. Journal of Agricultural Research (03681157), 57(3).

47.   Zafar, M., Kousar, S., & Sabir, S. A. (2019). Impact of globalization on green growth: a case of OECD Countries. Journal of Indian Studies, 5(2), 145-159.

48.   Shabbir, A., Kousar, S., Kousar, F., Adeel, A., & Jafar, R. A. (2019). Investigating the effect of governance on unemployment: a case of South Asian countries. International Journal of Management and Economics, 55(2), 160-181.

49.   Alam, M. Z., Kousar, S., & Rehman, C. (2019). Role of entrepreneurial motivation on entrepreneurial intentions and behaviour: theory of planned behaviour extension on engineering students in Pakistan. Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, 9(1), 1-20.

50.   Shabbir, A., & Kousar, S. (2019). Impact of founder CEO and CEO ownership on entrepreneurial orientation, moderating role of CEO narcissism. Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

51.   Batool, S. A., Batool, S. S., & Kousar, S. (2019). Do Personal and Familial Factors Matter in Women's Familial Empowerment? A logistic model. Paradigms, 13(2), 41-49.

52.   Kousar, S., Batool, S. A., Sabir, S. A., & Zafar, M. (2019). Social, cultural and institutional barriers to female labour force participation. Pakistan Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 17(2), 62-66.

53.   Kousar, S., Rehman, A., Zafar, M., Ali, K., & Nasir, N. (2018). China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: a gateway to sustainable economic development. International Journal of Social Economics.

54.   Zafar, M., Kousar, S., Rehman, C. A., & Rehman, M. (2018). Problems faced by international students in private higher education institutions: an exploratory study. Pakistan Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 16(2), 53-60.

55.   Kousar, S., Sabri, P. S. U., Zafar, M., & Akhtar, A. (2017). Technological factors and adoption of green innovation: moderating role of government intervention: a case of SMEs in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences (PJCSS), 11(3), 833-861.

56.   Kousar, S., Rehman, M., & Khaliq, C. A. (2017). Deriving Forces of Macroeconomic Instability: A Case of Developing Nations. GMJACS, 7(2), 10-10.

Publications of Dr. Saima Liaqat

1. Anwar, H., & Liaqat, S. (2024). Determinants of QR Code Usage and Pakistani Consumers' Perspective on Its Reapplication During COVID-19. Pakistan Research Journal of Social Sciences, 3(3). Retrieved from https://prjss.com/index.php/prjss/article/view/183
2. Riaz, M. F., Liaqat, S., Bashir, F., & Rubab, F. (2024). From Shadows to Structures: Unveiling the Terrorism-Corruption Nexus in Developing Countries through Structural Equations Modeling (SEMs). Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 12(2), 1658-1666.
3. Riaz, M. F., Jadoon, A. K., Liaqat, S., & Iqbal, M. (2024). Nexus Between Terrorism and Shadow Economy in Developing Countries: An Empirical Investigation by Using Structural Equation Models (SEMs). Journal of Asian Development Studies, 13(2), 365-383.
4. Cheema, K. R., Hussain, A., Liaqat, S., Tarar, M. A., Ahmad, M. S., Muhammad, M. A. W., Ahmad Farrah, H., & Ahmad, Q. (2024). An Assessment of Banks' Efficiency and Performance in Pakistan's Banking Sector Using the CAMEL Rating Framework. Migration Letters, 21(S11), 471–497.
5. Liaqat, S., Riaz, A., Usman, M., Khalid, S., Batool, Z., & Ghani, M. U. (2024, May). Combating Child Labour in Pakistan’s Agriculture Sector: Current Scenario and Emerging Policy Challenges. Kurdish Studies, 12(4), 1154–1160.
6. Arsh, S., Hussain, A., Iftikhar, S., Sarwar, J., Khalid, S., & Liaqat, S. (2024, April). Integrated Analysis of Human Physical Capital: Driving Forces of Economic Expansion in N11 Countries. Remittances Review, 9(2), 1824–1839.
7. Arsh, S., Batool, H., Liaqat, S., Gulzar, S., Shoukat, A., & Zafar, S. (2024). Greening the Economy: Examining the Interplay of Green Finance, Financial Development, and Carbon Emission Reduction in OIC Nations. Remittances Review, 9(1), 1503-1535.
8. Khan, S. S., Liaqat, S., Iqbal, M., & Riaz, M. F. (2023). Assessing the Prospective Yield of Regional Trade in Sino-Pak Bloc, South Asia: Selected Manufacturing Sectors Analysis. iRASD Journal of Economics, 5(4), 1044-1058.
9. Khan, K., & Liaqat, S. (2023). Unleashing the Economic Potential of Balochistan: The Dynamic Power of District Hub. BTTN Journal, 2(1), 26-37.
10. Ahmad, H., Liaqat, S., Zafar, S., & Jadoon, A. K. (2023). Exploring Socio-Economic and Political Discrimination Against the Christian Community in Punjab, Pakistan: A Comprehensive Analysis. Onomázein, 59, 115–120.
11. Jadoon, A. K., Javaid, M. F., Sarwar, A., Batool, S. A., Chatrath, S. K., Liaqat, S., & Pervaiz, B. (2024). Reckonings Of Environmental Efficiency and Convergence in the Asian-Pacific Region: A Malmquist-Luenberger Approach. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 33(2), 1173–1182.
12. Ditta, A., Liaqat, S., Zafar, S., Ahmad, K., Jadoon, A. K., & Hussain, A. (2023). Evaluating Auditor’s Role in Fraud Detection from Financial Statement: A Comprehensive Review of Responsibilities. Russian Law Journal, 11(4), 944-954.
13. Khan, M. S., Khan, M. H., & Liaqat, S. (2023). Economic Growth and Stock Market Performance Under Different Regimes in Pakistan: A Comparison of Dictatorial and Democratic Regimes. Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 11(2), 2455-2464.
14. Gohar, N., Irshad, M. S., Liaqat, S., & Khawer, A. (2022). Trade Opportunities, Competitiveness, and Trade Potential in Pakistan: An Analysis of GCC Regional Countries. Empirical Economic Review, 5(2), 65-87.
15. Khan, I., Liaqat, S., & Khan, K. (2022). The Economic Analysis of Poultry Farming in District Lasbela, Balochistan. Global Social Sciences Review, 7(2), 403–409.
16. Liaqat, S., Ali, N., & Khan, K. (2022). Examining The Impact of Livestock on Poverty Alleviation: A Case Study of Kalla Saifullah, Balochistan. Global Social Sciences Review, 7(1), 330–336.
17. Khan, K., Saeed, A. F., Khattak, S. W., & Liaqat, S. (2022). Determinants Of Poultry Technology Adoption: Evidence from District Lasbela, Balochistan, Pakistan. Sarhad Journal of Agriculture, 38(3), 960-967.
18. Javed, M. F., Jadoon, A. K., Malik, A., Sarwar, A., Ahmed, M., & Liaqat, S. (2022). Gender Wage Disparity and Economic Prosperity in Pakistan. Cogent Economics & Finance, 10(1), 2067021.
19. Jadoon, A. K., Sarwar, A., Qasim, H. M., Javaid, M. F., Liaqat, S., & Ahmed, M. (2022). Some Methodological Considerations for The Relationship Between Environmental Degradation, Economic Growth and Energy Consumption for South Asian Countries. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 12(1), 365-372.
20. Jadoon, A. K., Akhtar, S., Sarwar, A., Batool, S. A., Chatrath, S. K., & Liaqat, S. (2021). Is Economic Growth and Industrial Growth the Reason for Environmental Degradation in SAARC Countries. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 11(6), 418-426.
21. Atiq-ur-Rehman, M., Bashir, F., Maqbool, M. S., Ahmad, R., & Liaqat, S. (2021). Institutional Quality and International Capital Flows to The Emerging Economies. iRASD Journal of Economics, 3(2), 166-176.
22. Memon, M., Khan, K., Parvez, A., Shaikh, S., Khan, K., Xiangyu, G., & Liaqat, S. (2021). Economic Viability of Poultry Farmers in Pakistan: A Case Study of District Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Journal of innovate science, 7(1), 142-151.
23. Atiq-ur-Rehman, M., Liaqat, S., Shaikh, S. A., & Ghaffar, S. (2020). Effect of Openness on Financial Sector Development in Asian Emerging Markets: A System Dynamic Panel Data Approach. Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 40(4), 1631-1640.
24. Khan, K., Wotto, M., & Liaqat, S. (2020). An Essay on Consumption Hypotheses: Evidence from Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Research, 3(01), 23-32.
25. Shahid, A., Ahmad, H. K., & Liaqat, S. (2020). Inflation, Globalization and Interest Rate Nexus to Curb Price volatility: An Empirical Cross-Country Analysis. Global Economics Review, 1, 153-165.
26. Khan, K., Wotto, M., Liaqat, S., Khan, G., Rasheed, B., Rafiq, S., & Xiangyu, G. (2020). An assessment of technical efficiency of tomato farms in District Lasbela, Balochistan. Journal of Innovative Sciences, 6(1), 60-65.
27. Liaqat, S., Wotto, M., & Khan, K. (2020). Estimation of Consumption Function for Developing Economies: China, Turkey, Vietnam and Bangladesh. Global Economics Review, 1, 1-11.
28. Hayat, U., Khan, K., Liaqat, S., & Xiangyu, G. (2020). Determinants Of Rice Productivity in District Nasirabad, Balochistan. Sarhad Journal of Agriculture, 36(2), 567-573.
29. Ahmed, N., Liaqat, S., Yousaf, H., Rasheed, B., & Khan, K. (2020). An Assessment of The Consumption Function for Iran. European Online Journal of Natural and Social Sciences, 9(2), 351-358.
30. Hayat, U., Khan, K., Liaqat, S., & Rasheed, B. (2019). Climate Change and Economic Growth Nexus: Time Series Evidence from Pakistan. Journal of Innovative Sciences, 5(1), 1-5.
31. Liaqat, S., Ahmad, H. K., Kifle, T., & Alauddin, M. (2019). The Aid, Macroeconomic Policy Environment and Growth Nexus: Evidence from Selected Asian Countries. Lahore Journal of Economics, 24(1), 83–102
32. Liaqat, S., & Khalil Ahmad, H. (2019). Assessing Fiscal Behavior of Asian Economies to Foreign Capital. European Online Journal of Natural and Social Sciences, 8(2), 129-141.
33. Khan, K., Liaqat, S., Rasheed, S., & Kakar, I. (2018). Nexus Between Livestock Income and Rural Livelihood: A Case Study of Lasbela, Balochistan. Journal of Innovative Sciences, 4(2), 90-94.
34. Liaqat, S., Bunnika, P., & Khan, K. (2018). China’s Consumption Function: An Empirical Test of Absolute and Permanent Income Hypothesis. Global Economics Review, 3(1), 90-97. 

Publications of Ms. Ramsha Saleem

·       Saddique, T., Saleem, R., Ullah, A., & Amjad, M. (2024). The moderating role of per capita income in energy consumption-poverty nexus: empirical evidence from Pakistan. Journal of Asian and African Studies, 59(1), 222-246.

·       Saleem, R., Naeem Nawaz, S. M., Nasim, F.-u. H., Bhatti, M. A., & Nawaz, M. A. (2024). Multifaceted factors and indices contributing towards malnutrition (underweight) among children residing in Cholistan desert, Punjab, Pakistan. Quality & Quantity, 58(5), 4603-4626.

·       Saleem, R., Azam, S., & Hashmi, A. H. (2024). COVID-19 and its global economic effects: Erstwhile and afterwards. In Post-Pandemic Economy, Technology, and Innovation (pp. 1-47). Apple Academic Press.

·       Nawaz, S., Kamran, S., Saleem, R., Ali, M., & Asad, N. (2023). Impact of Commodity Concentration and Geographical Concentration upon Export instability in Pakistan. Zagreb International Review of Economics & Business, 26(2), 21-47.

·       Saleem, R., Nawaz, S. M. N., Hussain, A., & Saleem, R. (2023). Perception of Employees Regarding Employment Opportunities Created under CPEC: A Case Study of Coal Fire and Solar Project in Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Economic Studies (PJES), 6(3), 245-254.

·       Saddique, T., Saleem, R., Ullah, A., & Bukhari, A. A. A. (2023). Exploring the impact of energy consumption on poverty in Pakistan: evidence from the asymmetric ARDL approach. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(57), 120250-120265.

·       Saleem, R., Saleem, R., & Awan, A. G. (2022). A nexus between devaluation and inflation in Pakistan. Pakistan Business Review, 23(4), 417-434.

·       Saleem, R., Nasreen, S., & Azam, S. (2022). Role of financial inclusion and export diversification in determining green growth: evidence from SAARC economies. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(40), 60327-60340.

·       Hussain, A., Saleem, R., Bhatti, M. A., & Ibraheem, R. (2022). Stronger Bonds versus Weaker Perceptions: Job Opportunities to be Created by CPEC and the Pakistan Workforce's Potential to Benefit. Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 10(2), 771-782.

·       Firdous, A., Saleem, R., & Soharwardi, M. A. (2021). The Nexus Between Financial Liberalization and Private Investment: An Econometric Analysis from Pakistan: A Case Study of Pakistan. Pakistan Business Review, 22(4).

·       Syed Muhammad Imran, R. S., Hafeez Ur Rehman. (2021). The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Firm Performance: Firm-Level Evidence from Pakistan Stock Exchange. International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, 15(8, 2021).

·       Saleem, R., Hashmi, A. A., Batool, H., & Naeem, M. (2021). Income Diversification by Agro-Pastoralists in Cholistan Desert Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Business Review, 130.

·       Saleem, R., Hussain, A., & Ibraheem, R. (2020). Banking Industry Specific Determinants of Financial Distress: Empirical Evidence from ASEAN Countries. iRASD Journal of Economics, 2(2), 113-123.

·       Ahmad, N., Batul, E., & Saleem, R. (2019). The long run and short run relationship between poverty and literacy rate in Pakistan. Pakistan Business Review, 20(4), 875-885.

·       Saleem, R., & Fatima, A. (2018). Enhancing Economic Development through Vocational Education: Insights from Pakistan. Journal of Business and Economic Options, 1(4), 106-112.

·       Fatima, A., & Saleem, R. (2016). The impact of vocational education on economic growth of Pakistan. Bulletin of Business and Economics (BBE), 5(2), 83-91.

·       Nasir, J. A., Akhtar, M., & Salim, R. (2007). Measuring and modeling the domestic empowerment of rural women in Pakistan. Journal of Statistics, 14.

·       Saleem, R. (2006). Demographic Characteristics and Women's Status in Cholistan. South Asian Studies, 21(2), 81-134.

Publications of Dr. Hafsa Batool

Publications of Dr. Ammara Amjad Hashmi

·       Sadiq, N., HASHMI, A. A., HASHMI, M. H. (2024). Effects of ICT and Human Capital on Income Inequality: Evidence from Selected Asian Countries. Journal of Sustainable and Economic Development 2:99-108

·       HASHMI, A. A., HASHMI, M. H., Abdulsalam, S., & Farooq, A. (2024). THE ROLE OF EDUCATION IN SHADOW ECONOMY: A WAY TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN PAKISTAN. Pakistan Economic and Social Review, 62(1), 75.

·       Hashmi, A. A., Niamat, S., Farooq, A., & Hashmi, M. H. (2024). Impact of Food Insecurity on Health Care Utilization in Pakistan: Role of SDG 2 in Achieving Health Equity. Forman Journal of Economic Studies, 20(02), 111-138.

·       Naheed, Z., Hashmi, A. A., & Hashmi, M. H. (2023). Factors Affecting Consumer Satisfaction of Skin Care Products; An Empirical Analysis of Undergraduate Females in Pakistan. Human Nature Journal of Social Sciences, 4(4), 170-183.

·       Hashmi, M. H., Hashmi, A. A., Amir, H., & Arsh, S. (2023). Nurturing Progress: Empowering Pakistani Women Through Education, Employment and ICT’s. Journal of Asian Development Studies, 12(4), 595-606.

·       Saleem, R., Hashmi, A. A., Batool, H., & Naeem, M. (2021). Income Diversification by Agro-Pastoralists in Cholistan Desert Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Business Review, 130.

·       Hashmi, M. H., & Hashmi, A. A. (2019). Wilkinson hypotheses unequal societies are less healthy than more equal societies. The Business & Management Review, 10(2), 20-25.

·       Hashmi, A. A., Sial, M. H., Akram, W., & Hashmi, M. H. (2018). Assessing food insecurity trends and determinants by using mix methods in Pakistan: Evidence from household pooled data (2005–2014). Sarhad Journal of Agriculture, 35(1), 87-101.

·       Hashmi, M. H., Akram, W., & Hashmi, A. A. (2012). Role of investment in the course of economic growth in Pakistan. International Journal of Academic Research in Economics and Management Sciences, 1(5), 48.

·       Hashmi, A. A., Sial, M. H., & Hashmi, M. H. (2008). Trends and Determinants of Rural Poverty: A Logistic Regression Analysis of Selected Districts of Punjab [with Comments]. The Pakistan Development Review, 909-923.

·       Shah, S. R., Bukhari, A. T., Hashmi, A. A., & Anwer, S.. (2008). Determination of credit programme participation and socioeconomic characteristics of beneficiaries: Evidence from Sargodha [with comments]. The Pakistan Development Review, 947-959. 

Publications of Naghmana Ghafoor 

Journal Articles

 

1.     Nisa, M., & Ghafoor, N. (2024). Fiscal decentralization and education outcomes: Empirical evidence from Pakistan. Journal of Asian Development Studies, 13(2). (E-ISSN 2304-375X, P-ISSN 2788-452X). DOI: https://doi.org/10.62345/

2.     Ghafoor, N. (2024). Development of urban agglomerations in Pakistan: Theoretical Considerations. Human Nature Journal of Social Sciences, 5(1); 237-246. ISSN(online): 2788-5240, ISSN(print):2788-5232

3.     Javaid, K., Ghafoor, G, Z., Sharif, F., Shahid, M. G., Shahzad, L., 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: 10.1038/s41598-023-49608-x.

4.     Ghafoor, N., Nisa, M., & Nisa, Q. (2023). A Qualitative Assessment of Factors of Migration in Lahore City, Pakistan. Human Nature Journal of Social Sciences, 4(1): 137-150.

5.     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:10.1007/s13132-021-00855-1.

6.     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.

7.     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.

8.     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.

9.     Ghafoor, G., Qureshi, E. M., Ghafoor, N., & Shehzad, L. (2014). Health Status and Hygiene Practices in Slums: A Case Study of Lahore, Pakistan. Biologia.

10. Khan, N. Y., Ghafoor, N., Iftikhar, R., & Maalik, M. (2012). Urban Annoyances and Mental Health in the City of Lahore, Pakistan. Journal of Urban Affairs. 34(3): 297-315. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9906.2011.00585.x

 

Chapters in Books

1.     Ghafoor, G. Z., Rafique, A., Maher, U., Tahir, M., Shahid, M. G., Sharif, F., Ghafoor, N., Shahzad, L., Hayyat, U., & Afzal, M. (2025). Microalgae as health and disease prevention agents. In (Ed.). Algae Biotechnology for Biomedical and Nutritional Applications. (pp. 69-87). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-24006-5.00017-1.

2.     Ghafoor, N., Ghafoor, G. Z., Shahid, M. G., Qazi, A., & Ikram, K. (2025). The Economic Side of the Issue: Water, Energy, and Food: Case Studies from Developed and Developing Countries. In Riaz, U., Shahzad, L., & Tonelli, F. M. P. (Ed.). Water Governance: Nurturing Resilience for Sustainable Development. Apple Academic Press. https://www.appleacademicpress.com/water.

3.     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. In (Ed.). Tropical Forests - Ecology, Diversity and Conservation Status (pp. 1-14). Intechopen. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.109800. 

Conference Proceedings

1.     Farheen, M., & Ghafoor, N. (2024). Impact of urbanization on food security in Asian Countries. Presented in International Conference, “Contemporary Challenges in Global Sustainability: Navigating towards a resilient future with a focus on economic, environment and gender dynamics” held on 25-27^th June, 2024 at Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan.

2.     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. 

Project Research Report

1.     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. 

 

Publications of Dr. Mehrunisa

1. Irshad, R., Nisa, M., Ghafoor, N. (2022). Infrastructure and Economic Growth: Evidence from Lower Middle Income Countries. Journal of the Knowledge Economy, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13132-021-00855-1.

2. The determinants of stock prices in Pakistan.
   Asian Economic and Financial Review.  Dec 2011, pp-271-296
   
   
3. Impact of Fiscal Decentralization in Improving Public service delivery: A Case Study of Districts in Punjab.
   PUTAJ Humanities & Social Sciences. 2018, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p141-156. 16p.
   
   
4. Socioeconomic Determinants of Migration in the City of Lahore, Pakistan
   Naghmana Ghafoor, Mehr-un-Nisa Journal of the Knowledge Economy, doi.org/10.1007/s13132-              021-00844-4
   
   
5. An Empirical Investigation of Socio-economic impacts of agglomeration economies in major cities of Punjab, Pakistan.
   Naghmana Ghafoor, Sana Fayyaz, Mehr-un-Nisa
   Cogent Economics & Finance 9 (1), doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2021.1975915

Publications of Durayab Fatima

1. Fatima, D. (2014), Education, Employment and Women’s Say in Household Decision Making in Pakistan, (Working Paper No. 04-14). Lahore: Centre for Research in Economics and Business
   
   
2. Javed, N., Rehman, A. and Fatima, D. (2014), Mortgage Finance in Housing Sector of Punjab and Urban Land Records, Journal of Research in Architecture and Planning, (NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi) Vol. 16 (1), pp.7-17

Publications of Bushra Mushtaq

1. Afzal, M., Ahmad, H. K. & Mushtaq, B. (2020). National innovative capacity and knowledge creation in advanced economies: an empirical investigation. Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research, Taylor & Francis Group, Manuscript ID-CIEJ1828046.
   
   
2. Mushtaq. B., & Afzal, M. (2014). Human resource, technology and economic development of Pakistan (A Case Study of Pakistan) Journal of Applied Environmental and Biological Sciences, ISSN: 2090-4274, 4(9S) 379-394.
   
   
3. Mushtaq, B., Batool, S. A. & Afzal, M. (2014) Globalization, technology transformation and economic growth (A Case Study of Pakistan) African Journal of Marketing Management (AJMM) ISSN 2141-2421, Vol.6 (5), pp56-67.

Publications of Naghmana Ghafoor

1. Nuzrat Yar Khan, Naghmana Ghafoor, Rabia Iftikhar, and Maria Malik. (2011). Urban Annoyances and Mental Health in the City of Lahore, Pakistan. M .Journal of Urban Affairs. Volume XXXIV, No.3, pp. 297-315.
   
   
2. Khan, N.Y., Abdullah, Y., Naghmana Ghafoor Iqbal. A. (2011). Ecosystem Health of the Indus River Watershed: Socioeconomic Impacts and BehavioralResponses of the Communities to the Environmental Degradation in Ravi-Chenab Watershed. HEC Project Report.
   
   
3. Gul Zareen Ghafoor , Ejaz Mahmood,  Ahmed Qureshi , Naghmana Ghafoor & Laila Shehzad. (2014). Health Status and Hygiene Practices in SSlums: A Case Study of Lahore, Pakistan. Biologia. Volume LX, No.2, pp. 273-278.
   
   
4. Mehr-un-Nisa and Mohammad Nishat. (2011). The Determinants of Stock Prices in Pakistan. Asian Economic and Financial Review. Volume I, No. 4, pp. 276-291.

Publications of M. M. Munawwar

1. Azeem, M. M.,Munawwar, S.,&Mushtaq, K. (2012). An Empirical Analysis of factors affecting food (wheat) inflation in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Agriculture Sciences. Volume. LXVIX, No. 2, pp. 199-203. 

Publications of Sajida Wajid

1. Khalil Ahmad &  Sajida Wajid, (2013). What matter for Economic Growth in Pakistan Fiscal Policy or its composition. Asian Economic and Financial Review. Volume III, No. 2, pp. 196-215.
   
   
2. Zainab Akram, Sajida Wajid, Tahir Mahmood, & Shoiab Sarwar. (2011). Impact of poor Governance of income Inequality on poverty in Pakistan. Far East Journal of Psychology and Business. Volume. IV c., No. 4, pp. 43-55.
   
   
3. Bushra Mushtaq, Syeda Azra Batool and Muhammad Afzal (2014). Globalization, Technology Tranformaton and Economic Development: A case Study of Pakistan. African Journal of Marketing Management, Volume VI, No. 5, pp. 56-67

Working Papers

1. Duryab Fatima (2014), Education, Employment and Women's Say in Household Decision Making in Pakistan (Working Paper No. 04-14). Lahore: Centre for Research in Economics and Business.
   http://creb.org.pk/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Working-Paper-Series-No.04-14-Complete.pdf
   
   
2. Shafi Mariuam and Asghar, Zahid (2015), Tax Policy and Economic Growth: by using Semi-Parametric Approach, AMTR. MPRA Paper No. 66662. https://ideas.repec.org/p/pra/mprapa/66662.html