
Tusawar Iftikhar Ahmad
Associate Professor
PhD
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About Me
Dr. Tusawar Iftikhar Ahmad is an Associate Professor of Economics whose research and academic work lies at the intersection of development economics, agricultural economics, human capital development, climate change economics, and sustainable development. He holds a PhD from University of Toulouse, France. Through his teaching, research, and professional engagement, he strives to advance knowledge, influence evidence-based policymaking, and promote sustainable development at local, regional, and global levels.
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1. Raza, K.; Ahmad, T. I. 2026. “Multidimensional Energy Poverty and Maternal Health Outcome: Evidence from Pakistan.” Journal of Asian Development Studies 15. https://doi.org/10.62345/jads.2026.15.2.9
2. Gillani, S.; Wang, F.; Balsalobre-Lorente, D.; Ahmad, T. I.; Shafiq, M. N. 2026. “Navigating the Landscape of Child Health Insurance Coverage in Punjab, Pakistan: A Socioeconomic Perspective.” International Journal of Social Determinants of Health and Health Services 0. https://doi.org/10.1177/27551938261451648
3. Shen, Z.; Wei, S.-Y.; Nawaz, M. A.; Ahmad, T. I. 2025. “Mitigating food insecurity through sustainable livelihoods framework (SLF): fresh global evidence.” International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology 32. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504509.2025.2573417
4. Fares, M.; Raza, S.; Ahmad, T. I. 2025. “Complementarity in mixed farming systems enhances the smallholders income: Evidence from Punjab, Pakistan.” PloS one 20. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319995
5. Bhatti, M. A.; Hussain, A.; Ahmad, T. I.; Nawaz, M. A. 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
6. Ahmad, A.; Ahmad, T. I. 2024. “The Role of Investments in Energy in Enhancing Environmental Sustainability in Developing Countries.” Journal of Contemporary Macroeconomic Issues 5. Not available
7. Zafar, M. A.; Gill, A. R.; Nawaz, M. A.; Ahmad, T. I. 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
8. Hussain, A.; Bhatti, M. A.; Ahmad, T. I.; Nawaz, M. A. 2024. “The Role of Secure Property Rights in Driving Economic Growth: A Review of Recent Evidence.” Current Trends in Law and Society 4. https://doi.org/10.52131/ctls.2024.0401.0040
9. Bhatti, M. A.; Hussain, A.; Ahmad, T. I.; Ibraheem, R. 2024. “Assessing the Impact of Fiscal Policy on Economic Growth: A Case Study of Pakistan.” Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 12. https://doi.org/10.52131/pjhss.2024.v12i2.2427
10. Bhatti, M. A.; Hashmi, S. R.; Hussain, A.; Ahmad, T. I. 2024. “The Role of E-Governance on Corruption in East Asia & Pacific: A Panel Data Analysis.” Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 12. https://doi.org/10.52131/pjhss.2024.v12i3.2618
11. Ahmad, T. I.; Abbas, S.; Bhatti, M. A.; Kousar, R. 2024. “Livestock Entrepreneurs' Willingness to Pay (WTP) for Livestock Insurance: The Role of Capital and Financial Burden of Lumpy Skin Disease.” iRASD Journal of Economics 6. https://doi.org/10.52131/joe.2024.0603.0234
12. Ahmad, I.; Bhatti, M. A.; Rehman, M. A.-u.; Ahmad, T. I. 2024. “Macroeconomic Impacts of Oil Price Fluctuations: Panel Data Evidence from Oil-Importing Developing Countries.” iRASD Journal of Economics 6. https://doi.org/10.52131/joe.2024.0602.0224
13. Farooq, M.; Ahmad, T. I.; Jahan, M. 2023. “An Empirical Investigation of the Relationship Between Students' Digital Consumption Time and Their Academic Outcome.” iRASD Journal of Educational Research 4. https://doi.org/10.52131/jer.2023.v4i1.2195
14. Ahmad, T. I.; Kiran, K.; Alamgir, A. 2023. “Households' Clean Cooking Fuel Poverty: Testing the Energy-Ladder Hypothesis in the Case of Bangladesh.” iRASD Journal of Energy & Environment 4. https://doi.org/10.52131/jee.2023.0401.0034
15. Bhatti, M. A.; ul Haq, A.; Nawaz, M. A.; Ahmad, T. I.; Fazal, S. 2023. “Model Specification and Inflation Forecast Uncertainty in the Case of Pakistan.” Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 11. https://doi.org/10.52131/pjhss.2023.v11i2.2010
16. Zafar, M. A.; Bhatti, M. A.; Nawaz, M. A.; Ahmad, T. I. 2023. “Assessing the Influence of Renewable Energy Sources on CO2 Emissions: New Insights from Pakistan.” iRASD Journal of Economics 5. https://doi.org/10.52131/joe.2023.0503.0164
17. Ahmad, T. I.; Nawaz, M. A.; Kiran, K.; Dagar, V.; Bhatti, M. A.; Hussain, A. 2023. “Dirty versus clean fuel for cooking in Pakistan: regional mapping and correlates.” Environmental Science and Pollution Research 30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-23757-4
18. Urooj, K.; Ahmad, T. I.; Nawaz, M. A.; Bhatti, M. A. 2023. “Family Planning Decision in the Context of Women Empowerment: Case of a Middle-income Economy.” iRASD Journal of Economics 5. https://doi.org/10.52131/joe.2023.0501.0119
19. Javed, H.; Ahmad, T. I.; Adnan, B. 2023. “Cesarean Section Delivery in the Districts of Pakistan: Prevalence, Extent, and Correlates.” Review of Applied Health Research 1. Not available
20. Kousar, R.; Ahmad, T. I.; Abbas, S.; Bhatti, M. A. 2023. “Factors Affecting Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Agricultural Insurance: A Literature Survey (2004-2023).” iRASD Journal of Economics 5. https://doi.org/10.52131/joe.2023.0502.0149
21. Ahmad, T. I.; Bhatti, M. A.; Urooj, K.; Javed, H. 2022. “Urban population growth, per capita energy use, and CO2 emissions: evidence from the world's fifth-most populous country.” iRASD Journal of Energy & Environment 3. https://doi.org/10.52131/jee.2022.0302.0029
22. Gillani, S.; Bhatti, M. A.; Ali, A.; Ahmad, T. I. 2022. “Impact of Health Infrastructure on Child Health in Punjab, Pakistan.” Review of Economics and Development Studies 8. https://doi.org/10.47067/reads.v8i2.437
23. Gillani, S.; Shafiq, M. N.; Bhatti, M. A.; Ahmad, T. I. 2022. “Impact of Economic Growth on Child Malnutrition in Pakistan: A Time Series Analysis.” iRASD Journal of Economics 4. https://doi.org/10.52131/joe.2022.0401.0069
24. Altaf, M.; Ahmad, T. I.; Bhatti, M. A. 2022. “Maternal Employment, Parental Education Levels and Household's Income: Differential Impacts on the Schooling of Male and Female Children in Pakistan.” Annals of Social Sciences and Perspective 3. https://doi.org/10.52700/assap.v3i1.187
25. Ishaq, M.; Nasim, I.; Ahmad, T. I. 2022. “The Socio-Economic Determinants of Anemic Pregnancies in South Asia-Empirical Evidence from National Aggregates.” Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 10. https://doi.org/10.52131/pjhss.2022.1003.0284
26. Hanif, S.; Nawaz, M. A.; Bhatti, M. A.; Ahmad, T. I. 2022. “Demographic transition and saving behaviour: A Study of 45 developing countries.” Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences 42. Not available
27. Hassan, N.; Hussain, A.; Bhatti, M. A.; Ahmad, T. I. 2022. “Perceived Administrative Service Efficiency in Academia: A Case Study of International Islamic University Islamabad.” iRASD Journal of Management 4. https://doi.org/10.52131/jom.2022.0402.0091
28. Ahmad, T. I.; Tahir, A.; Bhatti, M. A.; Hussain, A. 2022. “Yield and Profitability Comparisons of Modern Agricultural Production Technologies Adoption: Evidence from Cotton-wheat Punjab (Pakistan).” Review of Education, Administration & Law 5. https://doi.org/10.47067/real.v5i2.232
29. Urooj, K.; Ahmad, T. I.; Bhatti, M. A.; Hussain, A. 2022. “Drivers of Family Planning Services Utilization in Pakistan: A Literature Survey and Recent Trends in Contraceptive Use.” iRASD Journal of Economics 4. https://doi.org/10.52131/joe.2022.0402.0079
30. Urooj, K.; Ahmad, T. I.; Bhatti, M. A.; Hussain, A. 2022. “Women Empowerment in Pakistan: Multilevel Measurements, Spatial Differences, and Contributing Factors.” iRASD Journal of Economics 4. https://doi.org/10.52131/joe.2022.0403.0094
31. Ahmad, T. I.; Rehman, A.; Mehmood, A.; Sattar, N. 2022. “Nexus among Democracy, Human Resource Development, and Income Inequality: Three Stage Least Square Estimation for 47 Developing Economies.” iRASD Journal of Economics 4. https://doi.org/10.52131/joe.2022.0404.0102
32. Ibraheem, R.; Hussain, A.; Ahmad, R.; Ahmad, T. I. 2022. “Analyzing the Effects of Demographic Transition on Child Labor in Developing Economies.” Sustainable Business and Society in Emerging Economies 4. https://doi.org/10.26710/sbsee.v4i2.2293
33. Ahmad, R.; Faridi, M. Z.; Ahmad, T. I.; Ayub, M. 2021. “Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors of Household Expenditures: A Case Study of Southern Punjab (Pakistan).” Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 9. https://doi.org/10.52131/pjhss.2021.0903.0159
34. Gillani, S.; Shafiq, M. N.; Ahmad, T. I.; Zaheer, S. 2021. “Household food insecurity and mental health amid COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case of urban informal sector labor in Punjab (Pakistan).” Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences 41. Not available
35. Hussain, H.; Nizamani, F. Q.; Umer Hayat, M.; Qasim Nizamani, M.; Ahmad, T. I.; Ali Nizamani, M. 2021. “Achieving Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) in English at Secondary School Level: Gender and Geography Based Comparisons of Teachers' Views.” Ilkogretim Online 20. Not available
36. Hussain, M. S.; Nawaz, M. A.; Ahmad, T. I.; Bhatti, M. A. 2021. “Environmental governance and green energy: An administrative toolkit to reduce environmental degradation.” iRASD Journal of Management 3. https://doi.org/10.52131/jom.2021.0303.0049
37. Gillani, S.; Ahmad, T. I.; Wang, F.; Shafiq, M. N. 2021. “Antenatal Care (ANC) Coverage, Health Infrastructure, and Postnatal Care (PNC) Services Utilization: A District Level Analysis of Punjab-Pakistan.” iRASD Journal of Economics 3. https://doi.org/10.52131/joe.2021.0303.0047
38. Khan, R. E. A.; Ahmad, T. I.; Haleem, J. 2021. “The governance and tourism: A case of developing countries.” Asian Journal of Economic Modelling 9. https://doi.org/10.18488/journal.8.2021.93.199.213
39. Nawab, T.; Ahmad, T. I.; Ibraheem, R. 2021. “The Role of Household Wealth in Combining Child School and Child Labor: Evidence from MICS Balochistan (Pakistan).” iRASD Journal of Economics 3. https://doi.org/10.52131/joe.2021.0302.0036
40. Altaf, M.; Ahmad, T. I.; Bhatti, M. A. 2021. “Role of Female Labor Force Participation in Child Health.” Annals of Social Sciences and Perspective 2. https://doi.org/10.52700/assap.v2i2.119
41. Soharwardi, M. A.; Ahmad, T. I.; Manj, M. A. K.; Khan, R. E. A. 2021. “Correlates of mothers' nutritional status in developing economies: Evidence from demographic and health surveys.” J Pak Med Assoc 73. Not available
42. Ahmad, T. I.; Bashir, F.; Zafar, M. A. 2021. “Gas-and Coal-based Power Generation to Spur Economic Growth in Pakistan?.” iRASD Journal of Energy & Environment 2. https://doi.org/10.52131/jee.2021.0201.0012
43. Ahmad, T. I.; Khan, R. E. A.; Soharwardi, M. A.; Shafiq, M. N.; Gillani, S. 2021. “Socioeconomics and agronomy of wheat yield in cotton-wheat cropping system in Punjab, Pakistan: A quality-quantity assessment.” International Journal of Agricultural Extension 9. https://doi.org/10.33687/ijae.009.01.3527
44. Javed, M. L.; Javed, M. N.; Akhtar, M.; Ahmad, T. I. 2020. “Impact of School Management Councils on Teachers Community Relationship: An Analytical Study.” Review of Economics and Development Studies 6. Not available
45. Khan, R. E. A.; Ahmad, T. I.; Noreen, S.; Ejaz, A. 2020. “Factors associated with the quality of Antenatal Care (ANC) services use in Bahawalpur.” J Pak Med Assoc 70. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.645
46. Nawaz, M. A.; Ahmad, T. I.; Hussain, M. S.; Bhatti, M. A. 2020. “How energy use, financial development and economic growth affect carbon dioxide emissions in selected association of south east Asian nations?.” Paradigms 0. Not available
47. Soharwardi, M. A.; Ahmad, T. I. 2020. “Dimensions and determinants of women empowerment in developing countries.” International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning 15. https://doi.org/10.18280/ijsdp.150620
48. Soharwardi, M. A.; Ahmad, T. I. 2020. “Dynamic role of mother empowerment in reducing malnutrition among children: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa.” Review of Economics and Development Studies 6. https://doi.org/10.47067/reads.v6i1.191
49. Abdullah, M.; Rafay, M.; Rasheed, F.; Ahmad, M.; Kamran, Z.; Azhar, M.; Ahmad, T. I. 2020. “Phytosociological assessment of browsing vegetation in association with edaphic factors in the Cholistan rangelands of Pakistan.” Applied Ecology & Environmental Research 18. https://doi.org/10.15666/aeer/1806_78137827
50. Ahmad, S.; Bukhari, M. H.; Ahmad, T. I. 2020. “Income and Inequality Outcomes of Arms Exports: Where Does the Marxist Argument Stand?.” IUB Journal of Social Sciences 2. https://doi.org/10.52461/ijoss.v2i1.708
51. Ahmad, T. I.; Altaf, M.; Kiran, K. 2020. “Analyzing the long run linkage between Population, Economic Development and Energy Consumption on Carbon emissions of ASEAN Nations.” iRASD Journal of Energy & Environment 1. https://doi.org/10.52131/jee.2020.0101.0003
52. Gillani, S.; Shafiq, M. N.; Ahmad, T. I. 2019. “Military expenditures and health outcomes: a global perspective.” iRASD Journal of Economics 1. https://doi.org/10.52131/joe.2019.0101.0001
53. Fazal, S.; Bhatti, M. A.; Ahmad, T. I. 2019. “Sectorial growth, Exchange rate and Fiscal policy in Developing Economies: The Interlinkages.” iRASD Journal of Economics 1. https://doi.org/10.52131/joe.2019.0101.0006
54. Ahmad, T. I.; Nawaz, M. A.; Bhatti, M. A.; Hussain, A. 2019. “Livelihood assets and livestock income: a case of mixed farming Punjab-Pakistan.” AgBioForum 21. Not available
55. Ahmad, T. I.; Shafiq, M. N.; Gillani, S. 2019. “Foreign remittances and human resource development in developing countries.” IUB Journal of Social Sciences 1. Not available
56. Ahmad, T. I.; Shafiq, S.; Kiran, K.; Alamgir, A. 2019. “The Effect of Health Infrastructure, Adult Literacy, and Household Characteristics on Antenatal Care (ANC) Coverage in Punjab (Pakistan).” iRASD Journal of Management 1. https://doi.org/10.52131/jom.2019.0102.0010
57. Liaquat, S.; Ahmad, T. I. 2019. “Governance, Financial Development, and Investment: The Role of Globalization.” Pakistan Journal of Economic Studies (PJES) 2. Not available
58. Ali, M.; Ahmad, T. I.; Sadiq, R. 2019. “Empirical investigation of foreign direct investment and current account balance in East Asian economies.” Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences (PJCSS) 13. Not available
59. Nawaz, M.; Hussain, M.; Riaz, M.; Ahmad, T. I. 2019. “The role of Islamic finance on economic growth: an empirical analysis of Islamic countries.” Al-Qalam 0. Not available
60. RE, A. K.; Ahmad, T. I.; Noreen, S.; Ejaz, A. 2019. “Quantity of Prenatal Care (PNC) services use in Southern Punjab: A case study of Bahawalpur.” JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 69. Not available
61. Hussain, A.; Bhatti, M. A.; Nawaz, M. A.; Ahmad, T. I. 2019. “The influence of geography and its information management system on tourism planning: mediating role of institutional factor.” PalArch's Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology 16. Not available
62. Raza, S.; Bangash, A. A.; Ahmad, T. I.; Khan, M. S. 2019. “Pulmonary health risks of working at a cement plant in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.” JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 69. Not available
63. Qayyum, A.; Khan, J. A.; Hussain, R.; Ahmad, T. I.; Zahoor, I.; Ahmad, M.; Mubeen, M. 2018. “Correlations of Blood Serum and Milk Biochemical Profiles with Subclinical Mastitis in Cholistani Cattle.” Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences 55. Not available
64. Ahmad, I.; Farooq, F.; Azam, A.; Ahmad, T. I. 2018. “Governance and sustainable development in South Asian countries: A panel data analysis.” Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences 38. Not available
65. Javed, M. L.; Javed, M. N.; Azam, A.; Ahmad, T. I. 2018. “The Impact of Islamic Ideology, Political Dominance and Global Mindset on the Education System of Pakistan: Moderating Role of Leadership.” AL-Qalam 23. Not available
66. Bashir, F.; Ahmad, T. I.; Nasim, I.; Parween, K. 2017. “Electricity Generation and Real Output in Asia: A Panel Co-Integration Approach.” Review of Economics and Development Studies 3. https://doi.org/10.26710/reads.v3i1.163
67. Ahmad, T. I.; Mustafa, Z.; Zaidi, S.; Naz, M. 2016. “Caring the Primary Caregivers-Determinants of Farm Women's Health: A View from Rural Punjab-Pakistan.” Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 4. https://doi.org/10.52131/pjhss.2016.0401.0016
68. Ahmad, T. I.; Raza, K.; Saif, A. 2015. “Response of livestock farmers to institutional credit use in Pakistan: A case study of Bahawalnagar District.” Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 3. https://doi.org/10.52131/pjhss.2015.0301.0010
69. Bashir, F.; Ahmad, T. I.; Hidayat, T. 2013. “Causes of Unemployment among Highly Educated Women in Pakistan: A Case Study of Bahawalnagar District.” Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 1. https://doi.org/10.52131/pjhss.2013.0101.0001
70. Ahmad, T. I.; Tanwir, F. 2013. “Factors Affecting Women's Participation in Livestock Management Activities: A Case of Punjab-Pakistan.” Not available 0. Not available
71. Ahmad, T. I. 2013. “The role of rural women in livestock management: Socio-economic evidences from diverse geographical locations of Punjab (Pakistan).” Université Toulouse le Mirail–Toulouse II 0. Not available
72. Ahmad, W.; Mustafa, Z.; Ahmad, W.; Ahmad, T. I. 2012. “Determinants influencing employee satisfaction: A case of government and project type organization.” Pakistan Journal of Life & Social Sciences 10. Not available
73. Ahmad, T. I. 2009. “Dynamics of Community to Undertake Development Activities in Punjab (Pakistan): Case Study of District Faisalabad.” Not available 0. Not available
74. Amin, A. N.; Ahmad, T. I.; Mansoor, M. S.; Zulqurnane, M. 2006. “Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development.” University of Agriculture 0. Not available