Ali Raza
PhD · Economics
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Center for Economic Research, Shandong University, China
Economist and researcher with academic and teaching experience across economics, development, environmental issues, governance and related areas of economic research.
Professional Experience
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Center for Economic Research, Shandong University, Jinan, China
Lecturer — Economics
University of Management and Technology, Sialkot, Pakistan
Lecturer — Economics
Government Murray College, Sialkot, Pakistan
Visiting Lecturer
Standard College of Business Administration, Sialkot
Intern
Prime Minister Youth Training Scheme, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
Education
PhD in Economics
Center for Economic Research, Shandong University, Jinan, China
Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters in Developing Economies
MPhil in Economics
Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Vulnerability to Climate Change and Socio-economic Factors; Comparison of Selected Districts of Punjab
MSc
Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Islamabad
Major: Economics
B.A
University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Major: Economics and Political Science
Publications
Published and ongoing research across economics, environmental policy, development and related areas.
Published Research
Association between the stock market and green economic growth: green recovery from BRICS economics.
Corresponding Author · Economic Change and Restructuring, 56, 3861–3884 · SSCI Q1
A Long-Term Analysis of the Relationship between CO2 Emissions, Patents, and Fossil Fuel Pricing: A Case Study of Pakistan
First Author · International Research Journal of Management and Social Sciences, 5(3), 327–342
Research in Progress
- The Impact of Natural Disasters on External Debt and FDI in the Developing Economies
- The Role of Governance in Unlocking AI’s Potential to Reduce Energy Poverty
- Redirecting, Not Expanding: Ecological Compensation Policy and the Reallocation of Firm Innovation Toward Green Invention in China
- Carrots and Sticks in Environmental Governance: Evidence from China’s Reward–Punishment Policy
- The Assessment of the Impact of Natural Disasters on Navigating Income Inequality
- Country-Level ESG Scores and Energy Poverty: New Panel Data Evidence from Developing Nations
- Competing State Objectives and the Effectiveness of Environmental Regulation: Evidence from China’s ETS
- Digital Minds as Drivers of Digital Startups: How Generative AI Adoption Fosters Start-up Behaviour Among Business Students
Teaching Experience
Selected Conferences
The Role of Governance in Unlocking AI’s Potential to Reduce Energy Poverty — Development Trajectories Conference 2026, ITU Lahore.
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Climate Change: The Mediating Role of Governance — International Conference on Climate Resilience, Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence.
Natural Disasters, Governance Quality and Income Inequality: New Empirical Evidence — HUSNAT II, Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland.
Pakistan Development Update — World Bank, Pakistan.
Awards & Professional Service
Chinese Government Scholarship
University Graduate Program for Doctoral Students, 2020–2025.
Journal Referee
Referee for Environmental and Resource Economics, Journal of Business Economics and Management, Urban Climate, and Journal of Environmental Planning and Management.
International Student Committee
Volunteer Head, CER International Student Committee, 2020–2024.
Flood Relief
Volunteer in flood relief camps in Pakistan, 2022.
Technical Skills & Memberships
Technical Skills
Professional Memberships
Pakistan Society of Development Economics · Chinese Economic Society
Languages
English — Fluent · Urdu — Native · Punjabi — Native