Zahid Mehmood Akhtar

Education

PhD Scholar (Finance) 

Experience

• Deputy Diretor Advanced Studies and Research in DASR from October 3, 2023 
• Deputy Director Research in Acad Branch from February 15, 2023 to October 3, 2023 
• Coordinator, Department of Economics from January 11, 2018 to February 15, 2023
• Lecturer, Department of Management Sciences from 27 July 2023 to date 
• Lecturer, Department of Economics from March 16, 2016 to 27 July 2023 

Publications

1. “Relationship between Stock Prices and Macroeconomic Variables: A case study of Karachi Stock Exchange” published in NUML International Journal of Business and Management in 2017.
2. “The Impact of Macroeconomic and Bank Specific Variables on Non-Performing Loans in Pakistan (A Panel Analysis)” published in NUML International Journal of Business and Management in 2020.
3. “Impact of Fiscal Policy on Economic Growth: A Panel Data Analysis across Political Regimes” published in RADS Journal of Business Management in 2021.
4. “Causality of Higher Education and Unemployment: An Empirical Evidence from Pakistan Economy” published in Global Social Sciences Review (GSSR) in 2021.
5. “The Impact of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and Technical Barriers to Trade on Imports of China with Partner Countries” published in Journal of Development and Social Sciences in 2022

Interests

• Finacial Economics 
• Micro Economics 
• Behavioral Finance