Dr. Abdul Majeed is an Associate Professor of Finance and Economics at the Huanggang Normal University’s Business School since August 2021. He has several years of work experience as a teacher and researcher and has been widely published in prestigious journals. He is also an Editorial board member and reviewer for a number of prestigious journals. Dr. Majeed’s research spans multiple areas of financial economics and sustainable development. He has also collaborated in several international research projects funded by NNSFC, NSFYS, and Poland.
Dr. Majeed holds a Ph.D. in Finance & Economics from the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, China, and a master’s degree in Finance from the National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad in Pakistan.
Contact Information
Email: abdulmajeed@hgnu.edu.cn
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5231-8756
Research Interests
· Financial Development
· Financial Markets and Institutions
· Financial Inclusion
· Foreign Direct Investment
· Sustainable Development
· Environmental Economics
· Energy Finance
Professional Experience
2021.08 – Present | Associate Professor Business School, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang, Hubei China |
2020.12 – Present | Research Associate ILMA University, Karachi, Pakistan |
2014.11 – 2017.08 | Lecturer Department of Management Sciences, Chenab College of Advanced Studies Faisalabad, Pakistan |
2014.09 – 2015.12 | Visiting Lecturer Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan |
2009.10 – 2014.10 | Lecturer M.A Jinnah College of Commerce, Faisalabad, Pakistan |
Awards and Achievements
2017-2021 | Ph.D. scholarship from China Scholarship Council Awarded by the China Scholarship Council, Ministry of Education, China. |
2020-2021 | Research Scholarship Award Research Scholarship from University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China. |
2017-2018 | Academic Excellence Performance Award Academic Excellence Performance award from the University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China. |
2017-2018 | Academic Excellence Performance Award Academic Excellence Performance award from Pakistani Ambassador in Beijing.
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Selected Publications
Majeed, A., Jiang, P., Ahmad, M., Khan, M. A., & Olah, J. (2021). The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Financial Development: New Evidence from Panel Cointegration and Causality Analysis. Journal of Competitiveness 13(1), 95–112. https://doi.org/10.7441/joc.2021.01.06
Majeed, A., Wang, L., Zhang, X., & Kirikkaleli, D. (2021). Modeling the dynamic links among natural resources, economic globalization, disaggregated energy consumption, and environmental quality: Fresh evidence from GCC economies. Resources Policy, 73(June), 102204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2021.102204
Xiaoman W, Majeed A, Vasbieva DG, Yameogo CEW, Hussain N. Natural resources abundance, economic globalization, and carbon emissions: Advancing sustainable development agenda. Sustainable Development. 2021;1–12. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2192
Ahmad, M., Ahmed, Z., Majeed, A., & Huang, B. (2021). An environmental impact assessment of economic complexity and energy consumption: Does institutional quality make a difference? Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 89(April), 106603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2021.106603
Ahmad, M., Jiang, P., Majeed, A., Umar, M., Khan, Z., & Muhammad, S. (2020). The dynamic impact of natural resources, technological innovations, and economic growth on ecological footprint: An advanced panel data estimation. Resources Policy, 69, 101817. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2020.101817
Shehzad, K., Xiaoxing, L., Ahmad, M., Majeed, A., Tariq, F., & Wahab, S. (2021). Does air pollution upsurge in megacities after Covid-19 lockdown? A spatial approach. Environmental Research, 111052. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.111052
Wang, Z., Gao, L., Wei, Z., Majeed*, A., & Alam, I. (2021). How FDI and technology innovation mitigate CO2 emissions in high-tech industries: evidence from province-level data of China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-15946-4 (As corresponding author)
Ahmad, M., Jiang, P., Majeed, A., & Raza, M. Y. (2020). Does financial development and foreign direct investment improve environmental quality? Evidence from belt and road countries. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-08748-7
Ahmad, M., Majeed*, A., Khan, M. A., Sohaib, M., & Shehzad, K. (2021). Digital financial inclusion and economic growth: provincial data analysis of China. China Economic Journal, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/17538963.2021.1882064 (As corresponding author)
Sohaib, M., Hui, P., Akram, U., Majeed, A., Akram, Z., & Bilal, M. (2019). Understanding the justice fairness effects on ewom communication in social media environment. International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems (IJEIS), 15(1), 69-84. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJEIS.2019010104
Sohaib, M., Hui, P., Akram, U., Majeed, A., & Tariq, A. (2019, August). How Social Factors Drive Electronic Word-of-Mouth on Social Networking Sites? In International Conference on Management Science and Engineering Management (pp. 574-585). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21255-1_44