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Dr Malik Fahim Bashir

Dr Malik Fahim Bashir

Associate Professor

Area of Interest: Macroeconomics , Institutional Economics

Email: [email protected]

HEC Approved PhD Supervisor

Academics / Degrees

  • Ph.D. in Economics , 2014,  Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, P.R. China
  • M.Phil. Economics , 2008,  Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • M.Sc. Economics , 2004 , International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan
  • B.Sc. (Hons) Economics,  2003, International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan

Profile / Bio

  • May 2023 till now: Associate Professor, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus
  • December,2014 -May,2024: Assistant Professor, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus
  • February 2009 – September 2011:  Lecturer COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus
  • April 2007 -February 2007: Lecturer, Government Post Graduate College Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir

Research Interests

Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, Financial Economics & Economics of Education

Journal Publications

1. Muhammad Shafiq Khan,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a>,Syed Tahir Hussain Shah Analyzing the joint impact of economic policy uncertainty and growth opportunities on corporate investments across developed and developing economies, Southern African Business Review, 2025
2. Barakatullah Waziri,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a> Health, Demography, and Growth: Exploring the Drivers of Life Expectancy in Afghanistan, Archives of the Social Sciences: A Journal of Collaborative Memory, 2025
3. Muhammad Shafiq Khan,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a>,Muhammad Akram The impact of economic policy uncertainty on corporate investment decisions, İktisat Politikası Araştırmaları Dergisi–Journal of Economic Policy Researches, 2025
4. Saima Zarbat,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=577" title="Dr. Yasir Bin Tariq">Tariq, Y. B.</a> Impact of Afghan refugees on the labor market of Pakistan, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 2025
5. Saima Zarbat,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=577" title="Dr. Yasir Bin Tariq">Tariq, Y. B.</a> Impact of Afghan Refugees on the Labor Market of Pakistan , Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 2025
6. Muhammad Shafiq Khan,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a> Threshold effects of economic policy uncertainty on corporate investment, Administrative and Management Sciences Journal,3(1),72-83. , 2024
7. Saba Nourin,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a>,Muhammad Shahid Iqbal,Rashid Ahmad Unpacking the Environmental Cost: The impact of tourism, globalization, and urbanization on carbon emissions in the most visited countries, Review of Education, Administration & Law, 2024
8. Hamna Ahsan,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a>,Ismat Nasim,Furrukh Bashir The linkage among energy transition, urbanization, and ecological footprint of selected Asian economies, Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2024
9. Omer Younas,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a>,Dr. Kashif Rashid Impact of corporate governance on the corporate social responsibility disclosure: Empirical evidence from financial and non-financial sectors of Pakistan, International Journal of Contemporary Economics and Administrative Sciences, 2023
10. <a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=577" title="Dr. Yasir Bin Tariq">Tariq, Y. B.</a>,Syeda Qurat Ul Ain,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=303" title="Dr. Naveed Iqbal">Iqbal, N.</a> Impact of governance structure, infrastructure, and terrorism on tourism, Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 2022
11. <a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=577" title="Dr. Yasir Bin Tariq">Tariq, Y. B.</a>,Muhammad Akram,Taimur Malik Does Capital Flight Undermine Growth: A Case Study of Pakistan, Journal of Money Laundering Control, 2022
12. <a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=583" title="Tabbasam Rashid">t.rashid</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a> Stock Prices and Exchange Rate Nexus in Pakistan: An Empirical Investigation Using MGARCH-DCC Model, Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Banking, 2022
13. <a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=577" title="Dr. Yasir Bin Tariq">Tariq, Y. B.</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a>,Amir Ejaz Convergence and Compliance of Corporate Governance Codes: A Study of Eleven Asian Emerging Economies, Corporate Governance, 2022
14. Abdul Mansoor,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=577" title="Dr. Yasir Bin Tariq">Tariq, Y. B.</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a> The Dynamics of Monetarists Versus Keynesians Perspectives and Their Role in Economic Growth of Pakistan, Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business, 2022
15. <a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a>,Sarfaraz Ahmed,Syed Imran Rais,Syed Tahir Hussain An analysis of primary healthcare in terms of service management standards in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Journal of Public Value and Administrative Insight, 2022
16. Rizwan Khurshid,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=577" title="Dr. Yasir Bin Tariq">Tariq, Y. B.</a> An Analysis of Service Provision Standards in Primary Health Care Facilities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakista, Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2021
17. Zonaira Akbar,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=577" title="Dr. Yasir Bin Tariq">Tariq, Y. B.</a> An analysis of political uncertainty and corporate investment cycles in Pakistan, Quality & Quantity, 2021
18. <a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=591" title="Dr. Muhammad Tahir">M.Tahir</a>,Ahmad Ali Jan,Syed Quaid Ali Shah,Md Badrul Alam,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=590" title="Dr. Asim Afridi">Asim Afridi</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=577" title="Dr. Yasir Bin Tariq">Tariq, Y. B.</a> Foreign Inflows and Economic Growth in Pakistan: Some New Insights, Journal of Chinese Economic and Foreign Trade Studies, Volume 13, Issue 3, pp97-113 , 2020
19. Asif Ali,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=590" title="Dr. Asim Afridi">Asim Afridi</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a> Do Islamic Banks Perform Better than Conventional Banks? , Turkish Journal of Islamic Economics, 2020
20. Hira Zahid,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=591" title="Dr. Muhammad Tahir">M.Tahir</a> Relationship between Preferential Trade Agreements and Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from a Panel of 147 Countries, International Trade Journal, 2020
21. Ayesha Gulistan,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=577" title="Dr. Yasir Bin Tariq">Tariq, Y. B.</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a> Dynamic Relationship among Economic Growth, Energy, Trade Openness, Tourism and Environmental Degradation: Fresh Global Evidence , Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2020) Vol. 27 issue 12, 2020
22. Syed Mohsin,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=577" title="Dr. Yasir Bin Tariq">Tariq, Y. B.</a> Outreach and Performance Analysis of Microfinance Banks in Pakistan, Business and Economic Review, 2018
23. Sadia Imtiaz,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a> Economic Freedom and Foreign Direct Investment in South Asian Countries, Theoretical and Applied Economics, 2017
24. Omer Zeb,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a> Bank Specific and Macroeconomic Determinants of Net Interest Margin: A Case of Selected Commercial Banks of Pakistan. , International Journal of Economics and Empirical Research, 2016
25. Javed Ahmed,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a> An empirical investigation of banking sector development and economic growth in a panel of selected SAARC countries, Theoretical & Applied Economics, 2016
26. Muhammad Abdul Kamal,Zhaohua Li,Ghulam Akhmat,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a>,Khalid Khan What Determines China’s FDI Inflow to South Asia?, Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2014
27. Khalid Zaman,Ghulam Akhmat,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a>,Changsheng Xu Key factors determining the rationale for brain drain: An irony never recovered, International Journal of Economics and Empirical Research, 2014
28. <a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a>,Changsheng Xu Impact of Political Freedom, Economic Freedom and Political Stability on Economic Growth, Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 2014
29. Muhammad Abdul Kamal,Zhaohua Li,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a>,Khalid Khan,Badar Nadeem Ashraf,Sarfaraz Ahmed Shaikh Trend and Determinants of China’s OFDI in Asia., Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 2014
30. <a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a>,Changsheng Xu Does Foreign Political Instability Hinder China’s Export? , Developing Countries Studies, 2014
31. Bibi Sadia,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a>,Khalid Zaman,Muhammad Nawaz Impact of Disaster Related Mortality on Gross Domestic Product: A Case Study of Pakistan, International Journal of Economics and Management, 2012
32. <a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a>,Khalid Zaman,Muhammad Mazhar Iqbal Estimating Private Rate of Return On Higher Education In Pakistan, Review of Economic and Business Studies, 2011
33. <a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a>,Muhammad Mazhar Iqbal Private Return on Higher Education in Pakistan, Forman Journal of Economic Studies, 2010
34. <a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a>,Muhammad Mazhar Iqbal,Khalid Zaman,Iqtidar Ali Shah Estimating the Economic Return and Cost to Different Degree Programs: A Case Study of Public Sector in Pakistan, The Fed Uni Journal of Higher Education, 2010

Conference Publications

1. <a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=515" title="Dr. Muhammad Asif">Asif, M.</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=592" title="Dr. Malik Fahim Bashir">Bashir, M.F.</a> EXCHANGE RATE VOLATILITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH, , 2022