Postdoctoral Researcher – Institute for International Studies, Shandong University
Research Affiliate – The Global Economic Policy Group (GEPG)
University of Westminster (UK), Fern Universität in Hagen (Germany), and Shandong University (China)
Research Fellow – Centre for Global Development and BRI Studies, Shandong University
& Data Analysis Center for Area Studies, Shandong University
Junior Lecturer and Research Assistant – Institute for Development of Central China, Wuhan University
Research Assistant and Visiting Lecturer – Department of Economics, Hazara University
Education
PhD in Regional Economics – Wuhan University, China
Thesis: Essays on International Trade and Climate Change Supervisors: Prof. Huang Yongming (Wuhan University) & Prof. Eric Girardin (Aix Marseille University, France)
M.Phil. in Economics – Hazara University, Pakistan
MA in Economics – Hazara University, Pakistan
BBA Hon’s in Finance – Hazara University, Pakistan
Research and Teaching Interests
Research Interests: Development Economics, Structural Changes, Climate and Trade Interactions (EU Border Carbon Adjustments), Belt and Road Economics, Global Value Chains (GVCs), and Sector Analysis.
Khan, J., Li, Y., & Girardin, E. (2022). "Is a clash coming when trade and climate meet at the border? The impact of the EU’s carbon border adjustment on China’s belt and road initiative."
Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 63, 112-124.
Li, Y. & Khan, J. (2024). "Decoupling with(out) outsourcing? Quantifying emissions embodied in BRI trade with implications for climate policy."
Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene 12(1).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2023.00068
Khan, J., Li, Y., & Mahsud, Q.J. (2024). "Linkages and Structural Changes in the Chinese Financial Sector, 1996–2018: A Network and Input–Output Approach."
Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 70, 33-44.
Han, W., Zhang, T., Khan, J., Wang, L., & Tu, C. (2024). "Going Global in the Digital Era: How Digital Finance Affects Chinese OFDI."
Journal of Organizational and End User Computing (JOEUC), 36(1), 1-22.
Jiang, D., Lin, H., Khan, J., & Han, Y. (2023). "Professor independent directors, marketization process and corporate innovation performance: Empirical evidence from Chinese A-share listed companies."
International Journal of Manpower, 44(1), 152-175.
Huang, Y. & Khan, J. (2022). "Has the information and communication technology sector become the engine of China’s economic growth?"
Review of Development Economics, 26(1), 510–533.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/rode.12821
Li, J., Rehman, A., & Khan, J. (2023). "The Role of Education and Innovation in Renewable Energy Consumption in OECD and BRICS Countries."
Problemy Ekorozwoju, 18(2), 102-110.
Huang, Y., Haseeb, M., Khan, J., & Hossain, M.E. (2022). "Structural changes and economic landscape of the Indian economy: 2000‐2019."
Review of Development Economics.
Xiaoke, G., Hongmei, D., & Khan, J. (2023). "Disentangling the heterogeneous effects of different support policies on livestock and poultry farmers’ willingness to utilize manure resources: Evidence from central China."
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 11, 1070423.
Li, Y., Khan, J., & Mahsud, Q.J. (2023). "Urban housing prices, female labor participation, and economic development in China: A theoretical and empirical analysis."
Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 970039.
Huang, Y., Khan, J., Girardin, E., & Shad, U. (2021). "The Role of the Real Estate Sector in the Structural Dynamics of the Chinese Economy: An Input–Output Analysis."
China World Economy, 29(1), 61-86.
Ge, M., Khan, J., & Li, Y. (2022). "Understanding the effect of organizational innovation environment and customer participation in virtual communities on customer creativity: A study of mediating and moderating influences."
Frontiers in Psychology, 13.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.913525
Cao, X., Kannaiah, D., Ye, L., Khan, J., Shabbir, M.S., Bilal, K., & Tabash, M. (2022). "Does sustainable environmental agenda matter in the era of globalization? The relationship among financial development, energy consumption, and sustainable environmental-economic growth."
Environmental Science and Pollution Research.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-18772-4
Huibo, W., Awan, R.U., Qayyum, A., Munir, A., Khan, J., & Gulzar, F. (2021). "How financial development affects green energy finance? Relationship between environmental regulation and economic performance."
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, pp.1-16.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-16728-8
Wu, S., Alharthi, M., Yin, W., Abbas, Q., Shah, A.N., & Khan, J. (2021). "The Carbon-Neutral Energy Consumption and Emission Volatility: The Causality Analysis of ASEAN Region."
Energies, 14(10), 2943.
Wang, C., & Khan, J. (2020). "Leverage Design of Consumption Coupons under the Financial Pressure and the Funding Source for Promoting Consumption."
Financial Research, 451(09), 31-41.
Zhang, J., Alharthi, M., Abbas, Q., Li, W., Mohsin, M., Khan, J., & Taghizadeh-Hesary, F. (2020). "Reassessing the environmental Kuznets curve in relation to energy efficiency and economic growth."
Sustainability, 12(20), 8346.
Under Review & Working Papers
"The effectiveness of Unilateral vs. multilateral Carbon adjustment mechanisms under WTO and Climate rules" – Nature Sustainability (under review) (With Li, Y. & Girardin, E)
"Should I stay or should I go? The Impact of Public Education Investment on Female Labor Participation" – International Journal of Manpower (under review)
"Agglomeration Economies and Regional Inequalities: Theory and Evidence from Provincial China" – (with Li, Y.)
"Demystifying the ICT sector’s contribution to the Chinese and Indian economies" – Journal of the Knowledge Economy (minor revision submitted)
"Why should you blame your neighbor? A Multi-Regional Input–Output Analysis of emissions embodied in China’s international trade" – (with Girardin, E)
Work in Progress
"The Economic Slowdown in Pakistan: Analyzing Sectoral Growth Patterns and Economic Restructuring"
"The Dynamic Impact of GVC Participation on Sectoral Labor Reallocation and Structural Change"
"Economic Rebalancing of the Chinese Economy: Analyzing Structural Changes and Sectoral Growth Sources"
Books
"Wind from the East: How does the Belt and Road Initiative connect continents to unleash economicpotential?" Co-authored with Li Yuan. Peter Lang, in process.
Conferences & Workshops
Cambridge Sustainability Forum 2024, University of Cambridge
The Belt and Road Initiative Revisited: Times for Restart?
Organized by: The BRImpact Research Group, IFRAE, EURICS, and IN-EAST of the University of Duisburg-Essen
28th International Input-Output Association Conference (28 Aug – 02 Sept 2022, Langkawi Island, Malaysia)
10th Edition of the International School of I-O Analysis, Langkawi Island, Malaysia
The 10th RUSE Conference (21–23 July 2023, Peking University, China)
36th Eurasia Business and Economics Society (EBES) Conference (01–03 July 2021, Istanbul, Turkey)
27th International Input-Output Association Conference (30 June – 05 July 2019, Glasgow, Scotland)
8th RUSE Conference (31 May – 01 June 2019, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China)
26th International Input-Output Association Conference (25–29 June 2018, Juiz De Fora, Brazil)
Awards, Grants & Scholarships
Best Paper Award, University of Cambridge (2024)
Cambridge Sustainability Forum Mobility Grant (28,000 RMB) (2024)
Shandong University Research Annual Seed Fund (10,000 RMB) (2024)
IIOA Mobility Grant (US$ 2500) (2024)
Institute of International Studies Seed Grant (Co-PI, 20,000 RMB) (2024)
Graduate Scholarship in Regional Economics, Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) (2024)
Awarded Best Student Paper Contest (PhD student group), Wuhan University (2023)
Teaching Assistant Scholarship, Wuhan University (2022)
Higher Education Commission Pakistan Mobility Grant for PhD Scholars (2017)
Awarded Laptop under Prime Minister Laptop Scheme (2014)