Dr Asif Ahmad
Lecturer

Profile

Biography

Asif is a Lecturer in Economics at the University of York. Prior to that, he was an Associate Lecturer and Teaching Fellow/Scholar in the Department of Economics and Related Studies at the University of York. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree, dual major in Economics and Finance from North South University, Bangladesh, a Masters degree in Economics and Finance from the Queen Mary, University of London and PhD in Economics from the University of York, United Kingdom.

Departmental roles

PST Leader in Finance
     
Departmental Equality and Diversity Champion
     
Member of Equality Challenge Working Group

Athena Swan Working Group Member
     
Departmental Representative on The Royal Economic Society Diversity & Inclusion Network
     
1st and 2nd Admissions Assessor for MSc in Finance, Investments and Economics
     
1st and 2nd Admissions Assessor for MSc in Finance
     
Education Outreach - Royal Economic Society Annual Public Lecture 2018-2020

Research

Overview

Asif’s primary research interests lie in the fields of Applied Macroeconomics, Macroeconomic Policy and Business Cycles. He also has interests for International Macroeconomics and Finance, Sudden Stops and Financial Crises, Macro-prudential Policy, Political Economics, Development Economics and Emerging Markets.

Projects

Projects

“Does fear of floating shape monetary policy and does it matter", January 2021, (with Gulcin Ozkan and Richard McManus).

Work in Progress

Ahmad. A, “The Role of Trade Demand and External Debt in Global Financial Crisis: Evidence from Emerging Economies.”

Ahmad. A, “On the Consequences of Macroeconomic Policy: Procyclicality, Volatility and Growth.”

Research group(s)

Macroeconomics and Finance

Political Economy

Publications

Full publications list

“Fiscal space and the procyclicality of fiscal policy: The case for making hay while the sun shines” (with Richard McManus and Gulcin Ozkan). Economic Inquiry, (2021), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecin.13008

This article has also been selected to feature in Wiley’s Research Headlines. Following is the link to the Press Release Details:

https://newsroom.wiley.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2021/Study-on-fiscal-policy-advocates-for-making-hay-while-the-sun-shines/default.aspx

Teaching

Undergraduate

Financial and Time Series Econometrics
Commodity Markets and Derivative Securities

Postgraduate

MSc Economics and Finance Dissertation

Other teaching

Teaching Awards

Aronson Teaching Prize, Best Designed Module, In Recognition of Outstanding Contribution in Econometrics 2 (Academic Year 2015-16).

Acknowledgement of Teaching Excellence Over the Academic Year 2013-16 for the Following Modules: Applied Economics 3, Econometrics 2, Economics , Economic Policy 1.

Ellis Hunter Teaching Scholarship (Academic Year 2014-16).

Teaching Fellowships (Academic Year 2013-14).