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Khuda Bakhsh

Associate Professor

Management Science , Vehari Campus
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Biography:

Dr. Khuda Bakhsh is working as Associate Professor (Economics) at Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Camus-Pakistan. He has research interests in the areas of health economics, climate change and adaptation, water and sanitation and adoption of technology. He has presented several research articles in national and international conferences, in addition to 65 peer reviewed publications. He has completed 7 research projects funded by national and international funding agencies. Currently he is working on two research projects

Postal Address:

COMSATS University, Mailsi Road,
Off Multan Road, Ada Pir Murad, Vehari, Punjab, Pakistan.

Profile

Educational Information

Year	Degree	Board / University

2007	PhD	University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
2002	MSc (Hons)	University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Academic Experience

From	To	Post Held	Organization

July 14, 2006	Nov 22, 2007	Lecturer	University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
Nov 23, 2007	August 31, 2014	Assistant Professor	University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
September 1, 2014	to-date	Associate Professor	Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus

Publications

Key Publications

Muhammad Imran,Özçatalbas, O. ,Khuda Bakhsh''Rural household preferences for cleaner energy sources in Pakistan'',Environmental Science and Pollution Research,2019.
Sundas Zulfiqar,Muhammad Asim Yasin,Khuda Bakhsh''Environmental and economic impacts of better cotton: a panel data analysis'',Environmental Science and Pollution Research,2019.
Muhammad Luqman,Najid Iqbal,Khuda Bakhsh''Nuclear energy, renewable energy and economic growth in Pakistan: Evidence from non-linear autoregressive distributed lag model'',Renewable Energy,2019.
Khuda Bakhsh,,''Adaptation to climate change in arid and canal irrigation systems of Pakistan'',2nd Ostrom Retreat Titled as “Redefining Diversity and Dynamism of Natural Resource Management in Asia”,2019.
Khuda Bakhsh,Faiza Sana,Najid Ahmad''Dengue fever in Punjab, Pakistan: knowledge, perception and adaptation among urban adults'',Science of the Total Environment,2018.
Khuda Bakhsh,Sara Rauf,Farhad Zulfiqar''Adaptation strategies for minimizing heat wave induced morbidity and its determinants'',Sustainable Cities and Society,2018.
Khuda Bakhsh,,''Health hazards and adoption of personal protective equipment during cotton harvesting in Pakistan'',Science of the Total Environment,2017.
Khuda Bakhsh,,''Economic growth, CO2emissions, renewable waste and FDI relation in Pakistan: New evidences from 3SLS.'',Journal of Environmental Management,2017.
Khuda Bakhsh,,''Impacts of Bt cotton on profitability, productivity and farm inputs in Pakistan: use of panel models'',Environment and Development Economics,2017.
Sara Rauf,Khuda Bakhsh,''How hard they hit? Perception, adaptation and public health implications of heat waves in urban and peri-urban Pakistan'',Environmental Science and Pollution Research,2017.
M Farhan Saeed,,''Pesticide exposure in the local community of Vehari district in Pakistan: an assessment of knowledge and residues in human blood'',Science of the Total Environmen,2017.
Khuda Bakhsh,,''. Occupational hazards and health cost of women cotton pickers in Pakistani Punjab'',BMC Public Health,2016.
Sara Rauf,Khuda Bakhsh,''Determinants of the household’s choice of drinking water source in Punjab, Pakistan'',Polish Journal of Environmental Studies,2015.
Khuda Bakhsh,,''The economic role of livestock assets in cotton productivity in Punjab, Pakistan'',Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences ,2014.

Conferences

Year	Level	Country	City	Conference

2016	National	Pakistan	Lahore	4th Global Forum on Islamic Finance: Value Creation and Impact
2015	International	Pakistan	Gilgat	International Conference on Mountains and Climate Change
2015	National	Pakistan	Islamabad	SAICON2015
2015	National	Pakistan	Islamabad	Climate Change, Social Vulnerability and Food Security in Pakistan
2015	National	Pakistan	Islamabad	3rd International Workshop “Reviewing resources and nation building”
2014	International	Sri Lanka	Colombo	2nd Annual South Asia Biosafety Conference
2014	International	Nepal	Kathmandu	Policy brief writeshop for early career researchers in South Asia
2014	International	Kenya	Nairobi	18th International Consortium on Applied Bioeconomy Research (ICABR)
2014	National	Pakistan	Lahore	LUMS/WWF-Pakistan Consultation on Climate Change Adaptation and Food Security –Dissemination and Action Research
2013	International	Iran	Tehran	4th Congress on Biosafety and Genetic Engineering and 8th Biotechnology Congress of Iran
2019	International	Thailand	Bangkok	on 2nd Ostrom Retreat Titled as “Redefining Diversity and Dynamism of Natural Resource Management in Asia”
2019	National	Pakistan	Lahore	on 2nd Ostrom Retreat Titled as “Redefining Diversity and Dynamism of Natural Resource Management in Asia”

Awards

Year	Awarding Organization	Description

2015	COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan	Research Productivity Award 2014
2014	Travel grant	PSSP-IFPRI travel grant to present research article in ICABR 2014 held at Nairobi, Kenya
2008	Travel grant	HEC travel grant to present research article in DUbai, UAE
2007	Letter of appreciation and cash prize	I received Letter of Appreciation and Cash Prize from Vice Chancellor, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
2004	HEC Award	HEC Indigenous 5000 PhD Fellowship Program Phase I

Memberships

From	To	Title	Organization

2007	to-date	Member	South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE)
2013	to-date	Lead Feloow	lead, Pakistan

Courses Taught

Type	Title	University

Graduate	Economics of Environment and natural resources	COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Vehari campus
Under Graduate	Basic Econometrics	COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Vehari campus
Under Graduate	Micro-economics-I	COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Vehari campus
Graduate	project Management and Evaluation	Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
Graduate	Applied Econometrics	Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
Graduate	Advanced Macroeconomics	Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
Graduate	Resource Economics	Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
Graduate	Valuation of natural resources	Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
Under Graduate	Valuation of natural resources	Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
Graduate	Advanced Microeconomics I	COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus

Supervision

Title	From	To	Organization / Institute	Type

Estimating cost of conflicts and its impact on crop productivity during harsh weather conditions-a case study of Faisalabad	2013	2014	Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	Research Supervision
Factors affecting selection and further studying of agricultural and resource economics: evidence from University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	2013	2014	Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	Research Supervision
Does perception and knowledge lead to adoption of preventive measures? A case of dengue fever	2013	2014	Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	Research Supervision
12. Estimating recreational benefits of Kallar Kahar Lake, district Chakwal, Pakista	2013	2014	Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	Research Supervision
11. Estimating environmental impact of FDI in Pakistan: An econometric analysis	2013	2014	Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	Research Supervision
10. Determination of perception level and adaptation to heat waves in urban and peri-urban Faisalabad	2013	2014	Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	Research Supervision
9. Income diversification and its impact on rural poverty: evidence from punjab province	2012	2013	Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	Research Supervision
8. Exploring relationship between inefficiency in the income use and economic satisfaction of households in the rural and urban areas of Faisalabad and Jhang Districts	2012	2013	Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	Research Supervision
7. An investigation of the impact of commodity producing sector on poverty reduction in Pakistan	2012	2013	Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	Research Supervision
6. Impact of trade liberalization on tax revenue in Pakistan	2011	2012	Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	Research Supervision
5. Estimating the impacts of resource degradation and networks on rural-urban migration	2011	2012	Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	Research Supervision
4. A study into the influence of social capital on willingness to pay for quality drinking water	2010	2011	Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	Research Supervision
3. Economics of seasonal and off-seasonal Bt cotton production: evidence from mixed cropping zone	2009	2010	Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	Research Supervision
2. Economic analysis of pesticide use externality on women cotton pickers	2008	2009	Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	Research Supervision
1. Comparative performance of Bt cotton: economic and environmental aspects	2008	2009	Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	Research Supervision
1. Comparative performance of Bt cotton: economic and environmental aspects	2008	2009	Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	Research Supervision
Analysis of the impact of firm strategic initiatives on network value and firm’s performance in telecommunication industry of Pakistan, China and India	2016	2017	Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Vehari campus	Research Supervision
37. Analyzing socioeconomic characteristics of households affecting adoption of LPG in Pakistan	2017	2019	COMSATS University Islamabad Vehari	Research Supervision
36. The effect of interest-free agricultural e-credit program on crop productivity in southern Punjab; moderating role of digital information	2018	2019	COMSATS University Islamabad Vehari	Project Supervision
35. Factors Affecting Adoption of Electricity and Water Efficient Appliances by Households in Southern Punjab	2017	2019	COMSATS University Islamabad Vehari	Project Supervision
34. Estimating the Effects of Socioeconomic Characteristics and Food Consumption on Child Stunting in Pakistan	2018	2019	COMSATS University Islamabad Vehari	Project Supervision
33. Effect of Prime Minister National Health Insurance Program on Health Services Utilization and .Cost in Vehari District	2018	2019	COMSATS University Islamabad Vehari	Project Supervision
Estimating health cost of hepatitis C and its effect on type of food consumed by households in Vehari district	2018	2019	COMSATS University Islamabad Vehari	Project Supervision
Factors affecting interest-free agricultural credit supply in Khanwewal: A case of Akhuwat Foundation	2018	2019	COMSATS University Islamabad Vehari	Project Supervision

Services

From	To	Institute / Organization	Job Specification

2016	2018	Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus	Head of Department of Management Sciences
2015	to-date	COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus	Chairperson, Campus Disciplinary Committee

Books

Title	Subject	First Author	Second Author	Third Author	Year	Publisher

Climate Change Challenge (3C) and Social-Economic-Ecological Interface-Building, Environmental Science	Book chapter Knowledge, perception and socioeconomic vulnerability of urban and peri-urban households to heat waves in Pakistan	Khuda Bakhsh			2016	Springer International Publishing Switzerland

Fundings

From	To	Type	Title	Source	Amount

2017	2018	Research Grant	i. Health cost of women cotton pickers in better cotton vs. conventional cotton production in Southern Punjab	HEC, Pakistan	0.28
2016	2017	Research Grant	h. Farmers knowledge and perception regarding storage of sowing seed health of cotton and wheat	HEC, Pakistan	0.26
2013	2014	Research Grant	Water economics of growing basmati, hybrid and coarse rice in Punjab, Pakistan	University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	0.83
2014	2014	Research Grant	f. Assessing agricultural management practices and externalities of Bt cotton plantation in Pakistani Punjab	Biosafety Research in Pakistan managed by ILSI under PSSP	1.36
2012	2014	Research Grant	Adoption of biogas as an alternative energy source? Evidence from Punjab	SANDEE, Nepal	2.00
2011	2013	Research Grant	c. Estimating the impacts of natural resource availability and social networks on rural to urban migration in Punjab, Pakistan	HEC, Pakistan	0.44
2010	2011	Research Grant	Synthesis of available fertilizer trials data for site-specific recommendations and diagnostic survey for low adoption of fertilizer use technology	University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	1.30
2008	2011	Research Grant	Economics of adopting Bt cotton: Evidence from Pakistani Punjab	SANDEE, Nepal	1.30
December 2017	December 2019	Research Grant	10. Analysis of benefits and costs of Bt cotton from economic, social and environmental perspectives	NRPU-HEC	963000.00
September 2019	2022	Research Grant	11. Developing competitive and inclusive value chains of pulses in Pakistan	ACIAR Australia	3600000.00

Hobbies	Interests

Recreational visits	Walking and visiting natural sites

Languages	Skills

English Urdu Punjabi Saraiki	MS Office STATA SPSS

Industrial / Consulting Experience

From	To	Post Held	Organization

2013	2013	Consultant	WWF-Pakistan and LUMS

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