Life at SAIT
Dr. Muhammad Mudasser joined the School of Business in 2015 and teaches microeconomics and macroeconomics. What he loves most about his job is the opportunity to create meaningful, long-lasting impacts in his students’ lives by offering real-world and applicable insights into 21st century economic problems. He is dedicated to creating safe learning environments for his students which encourage them to be their true selves. His goal remains to be an effective economics educator who embodies continuous improvement and 21st century approaches to teaching.
Outside work, Dr. Muhammad Mudasser enjoys chess and soccer.
Education
Dr. Muhammad Mudasser has a PhD in Economics (Environmental Economics) from Karl Franzens University, Austria. He also has a master’s and bachelor’s in Agricultural economics from University of Agriculture, Pakistan. He is a Certified Training Practitioner and has taken certification courses at the Academy for Leadership Development.
Professional Accomplishments
Before teaching at SAIT, Dr. Muhammad Mudasser was an instructor at various post-secondary institutions in Canada and Pakistan, including Lakeland College, Dalhousie University, and IWMI, Pakistan.
Research
Dr. Muhammad Mudasser is a passionate researcher and is focused primarily on conducting economic research on topics such as agricultural production, poverty, environment, and climate change impact assessment. He believes that research and teaching go hand in hand and are inseparable. His research works are below.
SCHOLARLY PARTICIPATION (Refereed Publications):
2024, Effect of Longevity on Economic Growth, Accounting for Variability in Demographic Transition: Evidence for Pakistan using ARDL Bounds Testing Approach. SEISENSE Journal of Management, 7(1), 83-100. https://doi.org/10.33215/5nqqge53
2015, Cost-benefit analysis of grid-connected wind-biogas hybrid energy production, by turbine capacity and site, Renewable Energy Policy 80(0)
2013, Economic feasibility of large community feed-in tariff-eligible wind energy production in Nova Scotia, Energy Policy 62(0)
2007, Prospects for wheat production under changing climate in mountain areas of Pakistan-An econometric analysis, Agricultural Systems, 94.
2004, Improving wheat productivity in Pakistan: Econometric analysis using panel data from Chaj in the upper Indus Basin, Water International, 29, 11
2003, Causes of childhood diarrhea as perceived by mothers in the Punjab, Pakistan, Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical medicine and Public Health, 34.
2001, Irrigation water as a source of drinking water: is safe use possible? Journal of Tropical Medicine and International Health, 6.
1999, Participatory irrigation management and its financial viability: A case study, The Pakistan Development Review, 38.
SCHOLARLY PARTICIPATION (Non-refereed Publications):
2004, Pro-poor intervention strategies in irrigated agriculture in Asia-Poverty in irrigated agriculture: Issues and options. International Water Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
2003, Land and Water Productivity of Wheat in the Western Indo-Gangetic Plains of India and Pakistan: A Comparative Analysis. International Water Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
2002, Impact assessment of infrastructure development on poverty alleviation in Upper Chaj Doab, Punjab, Pakistan. International Water Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
1998, Multiple uses of irrigation water in the Hakra 6-R Distributary, command area, Punjab, Pakistan. International Water Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
SCHOLARLY PARTICIPATION (Conferences & Presentations):
2021, Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Canada: A Decomposition into Scale, Composition, and Technique Effects, Canadian Agricultural Economics Association (CAEA) annual meeting
2019, Decomposing Scale, Composition, and Technique Effects on Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Canada, Canadian Economic Association annual conference, 2019
2018, Effect of longevity on economic growth: Accounting for variability in Demographic Transition: evidence for Pakistan using ARDL Bounds Testing Approach. Canadian Economics Association (CEA) annual conference
2012, Economic viability of large-scale wind energy production in relation to feed-in tariff incentives in Nova Scotia. Canadian Agricultural Economics society’s annual meeting
2005, Impact of Climate Change on Wheat Productivity Selected Cropping Systems in Punjab, Pakistan. APN-CAPaBLE National Workshop on the “Global Change- Challenges, Impacts, Opportunities & Prospects, at Islamabad, Pakistan
2004, Climate variability in mountain regions of Pakistan-Implication for water and agriculture. International Conference on Sustainability of Communities in Remote Environments: Hindu Kush, Pakistan (Baragali, Galiat, Pakistan
2003, Poverty in Pakistan: Trends and Issues. IWMI conference on Poverty reduction through improved agricultural water management.
2003, Institutional intervention in irrigation system of Pakistan: A case of Hakra 4-R Distributary. IWMI conference on Poverty reduction through improved agricultural water management. IWMI conference on Poverty reduction through improved agricultural water management.
1997, Participatory Irrigation Management and its Financial Viability (A case study of Hakra 4-R Distributary). Workshop on Developing Guidelines for Technology Transfer/Farmers Participation in Irrigation and Drainage and Associated Rural Development.
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