Associate Professor Dr Sahar Afshan

Associate Professor Dr Sahar Afshan

  • Associate Professor
Department of Economics & Finance

Biography

Dr. Sahar Afshan is working as an Assistant Professor (Finance) at Sunway University Malaysia. She has done her PhD. in Finance & Banking from University Utara Malaysia. She has a number of publications in highly prestigious journals including Business Strategy & Environment, Journal of Cleaner Production, Sustainable Development, Resources Policy, International Journal of Finance & Economics, Renewable energy, Telematics & Informatics, Economic Research, etc. Her main area of interest is Sustainability (Finance & Economics). 

Academic & Professional Qualifications

PhD Finance and Banking, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia (2022)
MBA Finance, Iqra University, Pakistan (2013)
Bachelor of Commerce, University of Karachi, Pakistan (2009)

Research Interests

  • Financial Economics
  • Green Finance
  • Digital Economy
  • Sustainable Development

Teaching Areas

  • Finance
  • Economics
  • Research

Courses Taught

  • Investment Management
  • Financial Economics I
  • Financial Economics II

Notable Publications

2022 -

Suki, N. M., Suki, N. M., Afshan, S., & Sharif, A., (2022). How does green technology innovation affect green growth in ASEAN-6 countries? Evidence from advance panel estimations. Gondwana Research. (Accepted) Elsevier Publisher. (Impact Factor 6.151, Scopus Q1, SCIE). 

2021 -

Suki, N. M., Suki, N. M., Sharif, A., & Afshan, S. (2021). The role iof logistics performance for sustainable development in top Asian countries: Evidence from advance panel estimations. Sustainable Development. Wiley Online Library. (Impact Factor 6.159, Scopus Q1, ABS-2, ABDC-A).

2021 -

Afshan, S., Sharif, S., Zaman, K. & Aloui, S. (2021). The role of information and communication technology on Asian stock market efficiency: Evidence from Quantile-on-Quantile cointegration and causality approach. International Journal of Finance and Economic. Wiley Online Library. (Impact Factor 3.070, Scopus Q1, ABS-3). 

2021 -

Jiang, C., Zhang, Y., Kamran, H. W., & Afshan, S. (2021). Understanding the dynamics of the resource curse and financial development in China? A novel evidence based on QARDL model. Resources Policy, 72, 102091. Elsevier Publisher. (Impact Factor 8.002, Scopus Q1, SSCI, ABS-2, ABDC-B). 

2021 -

Sharif, A., Bhattacharya, M., Afshan, S., & Shahbaz, M. (2021). Disaggregated renewable energy sources in mitigating CO2 emissions: new evidence from the USA using quantile regressions. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-20. Elsevier Publisher. (Impact Factor 5.190, Scopus Q1, SCIE).

2020 -

Sharif, A., Afshan, S., Chrea, S., Amal, A. & Khan, S. A. R. (2020). The role of Tourism, Transportation and Globalization in testing Environmental Kuznets Curve in Malaysia: New Insights from Quantile ARDL Approach. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Springer Publisher. (Impact Factor 5.190, Scopus Q1, SCIE). 

2020 -

Suki, N. M., Sharif, A., Afshan, S. & Suki, N. M. (2020). Revisiting the Environmental Kuznets Curve in Malaysia: The role of Globalization in Sustainable Environment. Journal of Cleaner Production. Elsevier Publisher. (Impact Factor 9.246, Scopus Q1, ABDC-A, ABS-2).

2020 -

Godil, D. I., Sharif, A., Afshan, S., Yousuf, A. & Khan, S. A. R (2020). The asymmetric role of freight and passenger transportation in testing EKC in the US Economy: Evidence from QARDL approach. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Springer Publisher. (Impact Factor 5.190, Scopus Q1, SCIE). 

2020 -

Sharif, A. Mishra, S. Sinha, A., Zjiao, X., Shahbaz, M. & Afshan, S. (2020). The renewable energy consumption-Environmental Degradation Nexus in Top-10 Polluted Countries: Fresh insights from Quantile-on-Quantile Regression Approach. Renewable Energy. Elsevier Publisher (Impact Factor 8.63, Scopus Q1, SCIE).