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Muhammad Atif Nawaz has done his Ph.D. in Economics from the School of Economics, Finance & Banking, Northern University of Malaysia. Currently, he is serving as an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan. His research interests include environmental economics, tourism economics, sustainable development, and governance dynamics.
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Research Publication
1. Zhao, Jianhao and Ragmoun, Wided and Dong, Ziguang and Nawaz, Muhammad Atif and Sattarov, Abdisamat. 2026. “Circular Economy Implementation Through AI Adoption, CSR and Green Finance: The Mediating Role of Green Product Innovation and Green Supply Chain.” Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management / Wiley 33. https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.70289
2. Sobia Hanif, Muhammad Atif Nawaz. 2026. “Green Finance, Financial Development, and CO2 Emissions Mitigation in BICS Economies: Evidence from Advanced Panel Estimation.” iRASD Journal of Energy and Environment 7. https://doi.org/10.52131/irasd-jee.2026.v7i1.3171
3. Junyu Chen, Muhammad Atif Nawaz, Thi Thuy Linh Tran, Sanjar Mirzaliev. 2025. “Role of digitalization and governance in sustainable entrepreneurship: evidence from developing economies.” International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal / Springer Nature 21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-025-01139-9
4. Zijun Shen, Siao-Yun Wei, Muhammad Atif Nawaz, Tusawar Iftikhar Ahmad. 2025. “Mitigating food insecurity through sustainable livelihoods framework (SLF): fresh global evidence.” International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology / Taylor & Francis 32. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504509.2025.2573417
5. Fengsheng Chien, Abdurrahman Adamu Pantamee, Muhammed Sajjad Hussain, Supat Chupradit, Muhammad Atif Nawaz, Muhammad Mohsin. 2025. “Nexus between financial innovation and bankruptcy: evidence from information, communication and technology (ict) sector.” The Singapore Economic Review / World Scientific Publishing 70. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217590821500181
6. Muhammad Azhar Bhatti, Altaf Hussain, Tusawar Iftikhar Ahmad, Muhammad Atif Nawaz. 2025. “E-Government Development and its Role in Enhancing Government Effectiveness and Public Sector Governance.” Review of Applied Management and Social Sciences 8. https://doi.org/10.47067/ramss.v8i1.467
7. Muhammad Sadiq, Muhammad Atif Nawaz, Fengsheng Chien, Arshian Sharif, Sobia Hanif. 2025. “Enhancing environmental quality and mitigating climate change: a renewable energy policy perspective based on evidence from most polluted European countries.” Gondwana Research / Elsevier 148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2025.07.007
8. Shuang He, Fuad Mohammed Alhamdi, Ch Paramaiah, Sobia Hanif, Muhammad Atif Nawaz. 2025. “Role of blue economy and green economy in economic growth: Evidence from Pakistan.” Natural Resources Forum / Wiley 49. https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-8947.70009
9. Anam Aziz, Muhammad Atif Nawaz. 2024. “Causes of Deforestation: Evidence from Top Deforested Countries.” iRASD Journal of Economics / International Research Alliance for Sustainable Development (iRASD) 6. https://doi.org/10.52131/joe.2024.0603.0236
10. Ramsha Saleem, Shahzada M Naeem Nawaz, Faiz-ul Hassan Nasim, Muhammad Azhar Bhatti, Muhammad Atif Nawaz. 2024. “Multifaceted factors and indices contributing towards malnutrition (underweight) among children residing in Cholistan desert, Punjab, Pakistan.” Quality & Quantity / Springer Netherlands 58. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-024-01870-5
11. Muhammad Sadiq, Muhammad Atif Nawaz, Arshian Sharif, Sobia Hanif. 2024. “Bridging green supply chain practices and environmental performance in Chinese semiconductor sector: With the role of energy efficiency and green HRM.” International Journal of Production Economics / Elsevier 277. https://doi.org/10.1142/10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109381
12. Shiru Sun, Fei Meng, Muhammad Atif Nawaz, Sobia Hanif. 2024. “A re?assessment of the Resource Curse Hypothesis in top resource?rich developing countries: Fresh insights using method of moments quantile regression.” Natural Resources Forum / Blackwell Publishing Ltd 49. https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-8947.12486
13. Muhammad Ali Zafar, Abid Rashid Gill, Muhammad Atif Nawaz, Tusawar Iftikhar Ahmad. 2024. “Fostering Environmental Friendly Habits through Awareness Intervention: An Experimental Study to analyze SDG 12.” The Asian Bulletin of Green Management and Circular Economy 4. https://doi.org/10.62019/abgmce.v4i1.88
14. Sadia Mahwish, Muhammad Atif Nawaz, Shahbaz Ali Khan. 2024. “Nexus Between Women Empowerment and Financial Inclusion: Empirical Evidence from Developing Countries.” Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 12. https://doi.org/10.52131/pjhss.2024.v12i2.2288
15. Altaf Hussain, Muhammad Atif Nawaz. 2024. “Economic Growth Through Tourism: A Global Analysis Using CS-ARDL Approach.” iRASD Journal of Economics / International Research Alliance for Sustainable Development (iRASD) 6. https://doi.org/10.52131/joe.2024.0602.0221
16. Altaf Hussain, Muhammad Azhar Bhatti, Tusawar Iftikhar Ahmad, Muhammad Atif Nawaz. 2024. “The role of secure property rights in driving economic growth: A review of recent evidence.” Current Trends in Law and Society / iRASD 4. https://doi.org/10.52131/ctls.2024.0401.0040
17. Muhammad Sadiq, Ch Paramaiah, Ziguang Dong, Muhammad Atif Nawaz, Nizomjon Khajimuratov Shukurullaevich. 2024. “Role of fintech, green finance, and natural resource rents in sustainable climate change in China. Mediating role of environmental regulations and government interventions in the pre-post COVID eras.” Resources Policy / Elsevier BV 88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2023.104494
18. Xingpeng Zheng, Saeed Mousa, Hafizah Mat Nawi, Muhammad Atif Nawaz, Sobia Hanif. 2024. “Does resource richness help in uplifting the economic status of resource?abundant developing countries? Evidence from Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries using method.” Natural Resources Forum / Blackwell Publishing Ltd 49. https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-8947.12429
19. Altaf Hussain, Muhammad Atif Nawaz, Ruqayya Ibraheem, Furrukh Bashir. 2024. “Bibliometric Mapping of Renewable Energy, Carbon Emissions, and Sustainable Development: Evidence from VOSviewer Analysis.” iRASD Journal of Energy & Environment 5. https://doi.org/10.52131/jee.2024.0502.0050
20. Sobia Hanif, Muhammad Atif Nawaz. 2024. “Economic Complexity, Green Technologies and Environmental Degradation in World’s Top Polluting Countries: Evidence from Advance Panel Estimation.” Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences / iRASD 12. https://doi.org/10.52131/pjhss.2024.v12i3.2481
21. Muhammad Ali Zafar, Muhammad Azhar Bhatti, Muhammad Atif Nawaz, Tusawar Iftikhar Ahmad. 2023. “Assessing the Influence of Renewable Energy Sources on CO2 Emissions: New Insights from Pakistan.” iRASD Journal of Economics / International Research Alliance for Sustainable Development (iRASD) 5. https://doi.org/10.52131/joe.2023.0503.0164
22. Komal Urooj, Tusawar Iftikhar Ahmad, Muhammad Atif Nawaz, Muhammad Azhar Bhatti. 2023. “Family Planning Decision in the Context of Women Empowerment: Case of a Middle-income Economy.” iRASD Journal of Economics / International Research Alliance for Sustainable Development (iRASD) 5. https://doi.org/10.52131/joe.2023.0501.0119
23. Zheng Wenlong, Muhammad Atif Nawaz, Amena Sibghatullah, Syed Ehsan Ullah, Supat Chupradit, Vu Minh Hieu. 2023. “Impact of coal rents, transportation, electricity consumption, and economic globalization on ecological footprint in the USA.” Environmental Science and Pollution Research / Springer Berlin Heidelberg LLC 30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-20431-7
24. Muhammad Azhar Bhatti, Ahsan ul Haq, Muhammad Atif Nawaz, Tusawar Iftikhar Ahmad, Snober Fazal. 2023. “Model Specification and Inflation Forecast Uncertainty in the Case of Pakistan.” Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences / International Research Alliance for Sustainable Development (iRASD) 11. https://doi.org/10.52131/pjhss.2023.v11i2.2010
25. Komal Urooj, Muhammad Azhar Bhatti, Tasawur Iftikhar Ahmad, Muhammad Atif Nawaz. 2023. “Government’s Income Support and Women Empowerment: Regional Estimates of a Lower Middle-Income Economy.” Review of Applied Management and Social Sciences 6. https://doi.org/10.47067/ramss.v6i2.348
26. Muhammad Atif Nawaz, Maryum Ayub, Furrukh Bashir. 2023. “Role of Economic Values, Social Capital, Security and Religiosity in Happiness and Well-being: Evidence from World Value Survey.” Annals of Social Sciences and Perspective / The Women University Multan, Pakistan 4. https://doi.org/10.52700/assap.v4i1.281
27. Muhammad Atif Nawaz, Ateeb Maryam, Furrukh Bashir. 2023. “Socioeconomic Status, Covid-19 Perception and Willingness to Vaccinate: A Case Study of Pakistani Travelers.” Journal of Law & Social Studies (JLSS) 5. DOI: 10.52279/jlss.05.02.241259
28. Trong Lam Vu, Ch Paramaiah, Bushra Tufail, Muhammad Atif Nawaz, Nguyen Thi My Xuyen, Pham Quang Huy. 2023. “Effect of Financial Inclusion, Eco-Innovation, Globalization, and Sustainable Economic Growth on Ecological Footprint.” Engineering Economics 34. https://doi.org/10.5755/j01.ee.34.1.32402
29. Tusawar Iftikhar Ahmad, Muhammad Atif Nawaz, Kokab Kiran, Vishal Dagar, Muhammad Azhar Bhatti, Altaf Hussain. 2023. “Dirty versus clean fuel for cooking in Pakistan: regional mapping and correlates.” Environmental Science and Pollution Research / Springer Berlin Heidelberg LLC 30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-23757-4
30. Muhammad Azhar Bhatti, Muhammad Atif Nawaz, Tusawar Iftikhar Ahmad, Altaf Hussain. 2023. “Sustainable Development, Law, and Economics Integrative Approaches in the 21st Century.” Current Trends in Law and Society / International Research Alliance for Sustainable Development (iRASD) 3. https://doi.org/10.52131/ctls.2023.0301.0022
31. Samiha Khan, Rafael Alvarado, Muhammad Atif Nawaz, Zahoor Ahmed, Abdul Rehman, Syed Margub Elahi. 2023. “Determinants of environmental quality in India: evidence using the bootstrapped ARDL model with structural breaks.” Environmental Science and Pollution Research / Springer Berlin Heidelberg LLC 30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-26870-0
32. Sobia Hanif, Abou Bakar, Muhammad Atif Nawaz. 2022. “Relationship between Information and Communication Technologies and Sustainable Development: Fresh Evidence from Group of Seven (G-7) Countries.” iRASD Journal of Economics / International Research Alliance for Sustainable Development (iRASD) 4. https://doi.org/10.52131/joe.2022.0403.0096
33. Muhammad Nouman Shafiq, Muhammad Azhar Bhatti, Furrukh Bashir, Muhammad Atif Nawaz. 2022. “Impact of Taxation on Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from Pakistan.” Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies 8. https://doi.org/10.26710/jbsee.v8i2.2309
Research and Development Projects
1. Women's employment concerns and working conditions in Pakistan (WEC-PK)
With: International Labour Organization (2007-01 - 2007-12)
The ILO Office for Pakistan and seven universities across Pakistan, including The Islamia University of Pakistan, collaborated under the initiative “Small Research Grants to University Students” as an integral part of the national project “Women's employment concerns and working conditions in Pakistan” (WEC-PK).
Academic Information
1. Universiti Utara Malaysia
Ph.D, Economics
2014 - 2018
2. The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
Msc Economics & Finance, Economics & Finance
2005 - 2007
Employment Information
1. The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
Chairman, Department of Economics, BJ Campus
2025 to Present
2. The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, BJ Campus
2022 to Present
3. The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
Lecturer
2008 to 2022
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur was established in the year 1975 by upgrading historical institute of the Jamia Abbasia.
