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Department of Management Science

Dr. Hamid Hassan

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Dr. Hamid Hassan

Associate Professor
Department of Management Science

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PROFILE SUMMARY

Dr. Hamid Hasan is an Associate Professor of Economics in the Department of Management Sciences at Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University (STMU). He brings over three decades of distinguished teaching, research, and policy advisory experience in Applied Econometrics, Development Economics, Micro-econometrics, Islamic Economics, Happiness & Welfare Assessment, and Public Economics. Dr. Hasan holds a Ph.D. in Economics (passed with distinction) from La Trobe University, Australia, an M.Phil. from Pembroke College, University of Cambridge, UK, and complete doctoral coursework in Econometrics from IIUI. He has designed pioneering degree programs (BS Business Analytics and MS Islamic Finance & Banking at STMU; MS Applied Energy Economics at King Faisal University) and served as a national expert on the Poverty Estimation Committee for the Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives, Government of Pakistan.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Degree / Qualification Discipline / Specialty Institution Year
Ph.D. in Economics Welfare Assessment & Capability Approach (Distinction) La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia 2012
Ph.D. Coursework Advanced Econometrics International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) 2008
M. Phil. in Economics Economics / Macroeconomics Pembroke College, University of Cambridge, U.K. 1993
M.Sc. in Economics Economics & Quantitative Methods International Institute of Islamic Economics (IIIE), IIUI 1991
B.Sc. Mathematics & Statistics University of the Punjab, Pakistan 1986

ACADEMIC & TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Designation / Role Institution / Organization Duration
Associate Professor of Economics Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University (STMU), Islamabad 2025 – Present
Visiting Faculty (Econometrics) FAST-NUCES, Islamabad Dec 2024
Assistant Professor / Head of School of Economics International Islamic University (IIUI), Islamabad 2002 – 2024
Assistant Professor (Deputation) King Faisal University, KSA 2013 – 2016
Research & Teaching Assistant La Trobe University, Australia 2008 – 2012
Lecturer in Economics IIUI & Federal Urdu University, Islamabad 1994 – 1997

ADMINISTRATIVE & MANAGEMENT ROLES

Role / Position Department / Section Institution / Organization Duration
Advisor for Islamic Finance & Banking Department of Management Sciences Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University (STMU) 2024 – 2025
Head of School of Economics School of Economics, IIIE International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) Prior to 2024
Member, Poverty Estimation Committee Poverty Alleviation Division Ministry of Planning, Dev. & Special Initiatives, Govt. of Pakistan 2020 – 2022

MEMBERSHIPS & ADVISORY ROLES

  • Government Advisory: Member, National Poverty Estimation Committee, Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Government of Pakistan (2020–2022).
  • Program Development: Developed BS (Business Analytics) and MS (Islamic Finance & Banking) degree programs at STMU; developed MS in Applied Energy Economics at King Faisal University.
  • Research Collaboration: Research Assistant for Harvard University Hajj Project (with Prof. Asim Khwaja, Harvard Kennedy School).

HONORS, GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS

  • Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Research Grant: Awarded $8,000 USD for research on “Developing Maqasid al-Shariah based socio-economic index for OIC countries”.
  • J-PAL MIT Training Grant: Executive Training on Randomized Evaluation of Social Programs at Poverty Action Lab, MIT, Boston, USA (2007).
  • La Trobe Postgraduate Research Scholarship: Awarded AU $68,480 for Ph.D. studies at La Trobe University, Australia.
  • Ph.D. Academic Distinction: Ph.D. degree awarded with Distinction by La Trobe University (2012).

RESEARCH AREAS / INTERESTS

  • Applied Econometrics & Dynamic Modeling
  • Development Economics & Poverty Classification
  • Happiness & Capability Approaches in Welfare Assessment
  • Islamic Economics, Waqf Organizations & Shariah Indices
  • Energy Economics, Environmental Losses & Public Policy

TECHNICAL & ANALYTICAL SKILLS

  • Econometric & Statistical Software: Stata, E-Views, OxMetrics, R, Python
  • Methodologies: Time-Series Analysis, Micro-econometrics, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), Machine Learning for Econometrics, Financial & Mathematical Modeling

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

  1. Monetary Policy and Inflation: A Regime-wise Assessment of Pakistan’s Economy. Hamid Hasan. Journal of Economic Policy Researches, 2026.
  2. Poverty Classification using Machine Learning: A Case of Pakistan. Hamid Hasan. Poverty and Public Policy, 2026.
  3. Environmental Losses and Energy Demand Elasticities. Hamid Hasan. Kurdish Studies, 2024.
  4. Human Capital Development and Inclusive Growth. Hamid Hasan. GCU Economic Journal, 2024.
  5. Efficiency of Waqf Organizations in Pakistan: Data Envelopment Analysis. Hamid Hasan. Pakistan Social Sciences Review, 2024.