Muhammad Shahid Iqbal is a PhD candidate in economics at the University of Karachi. He has over 10 years of experience in teaching, research, and consulting. His areas of research include corporate governance, corporate finance, econometrics, applied economics, and macroeconomics. He has presented research at conferences in Dubai and Karachi. Iqbal has strong research skills in areas like data modeling, writing, monitoring and evaluation, and statistical software like MATLAB, R, E-Views, and Microfit. He is married with three children and is energetic, self-motivated, and innovative in his work.

1. Muhammad Shahid Iqbal
SS-60 Defense View Karachi, Pakistan
Phone: (92-333-2202362),
E-Mail shahid90aerc20@gmail.com
Objective
Continual improvement of academic experience, knowledge and skills, multi-dimensionally and
dynamically, to meet continuously changing global challenges in research world.
Professional Experience
Visiting Faculty and Research Fellow June 2009 to 2012
Department of Economics and Finance, Institute of Business Administration (IOBM), Karachi, Pakistan.
Full time Cooperative Teacher Jan. 2007 to May. 2009
Department of international relations University of Karachi, Karachi.
Research/Teaching Assistant, Industrial Economics April. 2005 to Dec. 2006
Applied Economics Research Centre, University of Karachi, Karachi.
Education
Ph.D. Economics [in-Progress] 2013 - 2016
Department of Economics University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
Dissertation: Essays in Corporate Governance and Firm Behaviors.
M.Phil. Applied Economics 2005 - 2007
Applied Economics Research Centre, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.
M.A in International Relations 2003 - 2004
Department of International Relations University of Karachi, Karachi,, Pakistan.
B.Com. [Hons.] Accounts 1999 - 2001
B.Z.U, Multan, Pakistan.
Areas of Specialization and Research interests
1. Corporate Governance and Corporate Finance
2. Econometrics [Time Series Analysis, Forecasting,].
3. Applied Economics and International Finance.
4. Macroeconomics and Industrial Economics.
Conference Proceedings and Presentations
1. Iqbal shahid. (2015), “Corporate Governance and Firms Behavior and Financial Performance” at
Move and Pick Hotel, DUBAI UAE, Feb, 2015.
2. Iqbal shahid. (2012), “Role of E.U in Economics Development of Pakistan” at Area Study Centre for
Europe, University of Karachi Pakistan, March, 2012.

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Research Experience
 Lead the Research in identification of research requirements and preparation of the research design
 Scientific and Empirical Modeling of Data
 Producing writing products of the projects
 leadership, good Speaker, Demonstrator and Campaigner, Conducting the trainings, Seminars and
Consultation:
 Communication expertise, with Donors Agencies, Government Agencies and Officials, NGOs and
Networking
 Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) by employing models of performance Indicators, Logical Framework
Approach, Cost-Benefit/Cost-Effectiveness Analysis,
 SPSS and E-Views, Marked Command on both computer packages
Computer Skills
Statistical Software
1. Matlab
2. R (Statistical Computation)
3. E-Views
4. Microfit
Trainings:
- 21 Days Trainings of Early Grade Reading Assessment Tools by MSI- Islamabad August 2013
- In-house Five Days Training on Capacity Building by PLIER Dec 2011
- In-House Four Days Training on Advocacy by PLIER Feb 2012
P E R S O N A L
Married and Three children,Energetic and Self-motivated, Creative and Innovative seek
References
Prof. Muhammad Khalid Iraqi, PhD (Public Administration)
Senior Advisor to V.C, Dean [Management Sciences universityof Karachi]
Prof. Khalid Mustafa, PhD [Ph.D. Dissertation Supervisor and Teacher]
Professor of Economics,
Chairperson, Department of Economics Universityof Karachi