1. Lecturer, Faculty of Management Sciences, Department of Economics, NUML 2022-Present
2. Visiting Lecturer, Department of Economics, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan, 2019-2022
3. Visiting Lecturer, Department of Economics, Government Degree Collage, Gulabad, District Lower Dir, 2020-2022
4. Visiting Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Malakand Women Campus, Lower Dir, 2021-2022
5. Scientific Research Fellow, System for Decision Support, University of Aveiro, Portugal, Sep 2018-Dec 2018
6. Exchange Research Fellow, Forest Research Center, Institute of Agronomy, University of Lisbon, Portugal, March 2018-Sep 2018
7. Research Fellow, Department of Development Studies, NUST, Sep 2016- Feb 2017: Research Executive: Phantom Enterprises, Pakistan, July 2017-Dec 2017

1. Tufail, M., Alvi S., Khayyam, U., and Ahmed. M. A “How does energy demand cause deforestation and carbon emission in Pakistan” Accepted in the International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2021.
2. Tufail, M., Ali, J., Khan, F., Economic Valuation of Goods and Services Provided by the Pine Forest Ecosystems in Pakistan.  International Journal of Social Sciences and Sustainability 18 April 2021.
3. Tufail, M., Ahmed. M. A., and Alvi S., Conservation of Forest Resource through Provision of Alternative Sources of Income; A case Study of Rural Households in Northern Pakistan.  Journal of Forest Science 01 January-2021.
4. Joao M, Tufail M, Jan W, Madaleno M. Population growth and the local provision of services: the role of primary schools in Portugal. Population Research and Policy Review. 22 Jan 2020.
5. Ali I, Naqvi S, Shah M, Tufail M. Trade Openness and Environmental Degradation: A Case of Pakistan Economy. Baluchistan Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences April 2018
6. Tufail, M., and Ahmed. M. A Measuring total factor productivity and finding the determinant of TFP on sectoral bases, a case study of Pakistan. Journal of Industrial engineering letters. Volum5. 6 (2015). Pp 38-51.

   Books and Books Chapters

1. Mara Madaleno, Joao Marques, Muhammad Tufail “Data Science in Economics and Business: Roots and Applications” (Book Chapter) published in the “Handbook of Research on Applied Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in Business and Industry” Publishing Agency Idea Group Inc. (IGI) Global 27 May 2021.

2. Muhammad Tufail and Ather Maqsood Ahmed “Total Factor Productivity and Economic Growth” (Book) Published by Lambert Academic Publishing (LAP) June 2015.

Conference Papers

1. Tufail, M., Ahmed. M. A., and Ali. Junaid Assessment of Economic Values of Goods and Services Provided by the Conifer Forest Ecosystem in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. Conference Proceeding 18th RSEP International Economics, Finance & Business Conference, 26-27 August 2020, Istanbul-Turkey.
2. Tufail, M., and Ahmed. M. A. A Theoretical Approach to Conservation of Forest Resources: A Case Study of Himalaya and Hindu Kush Mountain in Pakistan. Presented in INFER conference Vrije University Brussels Belgium 5-7 June 2019.
3. Ali, I. and Tufail, M. “The Relationship between Trade Liberalization and Environmental Degradation: Conference Proceeding, Opportunities and Threats for Pakistan presented in the First International Conference on Economics, Business and Social Research at the Department of Economics, Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences, Uthal, Baluchistan, Pakistan April 2017.

Presentation in National and International Seminars

1. Deforestation Trend, Carbon Emission, and Biomass Loss in the Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Presented in the Biannual Seminar of Department of Economics, School of Social Sciences (S3H), NUST, Pakistan 26 November 2020.
2. Population Growth and the Provision of Local Services: A Case Study of Primary School Closer in the Portuguese Territory. Presented in the Monthly Seminar of the research group Governance, Competition and Public Policy (GOVCOPP), University of Aveiro, Portugal December 2018.
3. Food and Shelter Demand in the Presence of Agricultural Inefficiency, and its Impact on Forest Cover: A Special Case of Malakand Division of Pakistan. Presented in the monthly seminar at Forest Research Center, Institute of Agronomy, University of Lisbon, Portugal September 2018.
4. Population Dynamics and Land Use Land Cover Changes (LULCC) in the North West Region of Pakistan. Presented in the monthly seminar at Forest Research Center, Institute of Agronomy, University of Lisbon, Portugal April 2018.
5. Household Model of Income Generation: A Case Study of Indigenous Communities in the Forest Peripheries of Malakand Division of Pakistan in the Biannual Seminar of Department of Economics, School of Social Sciences and Humanities (S3H), NUST, Pakistan 26 March 2017

1. Agricultural, and Environmental Economics: Financial Development and Sustainable Finance, Agricultural Productivity, Efficiency, and Sustainable Agriculture, UN SDGs Goals- Zero Hunger, Poverty, Circular Economy, and Environmental Sustainability.
2. Natural Resource Economics: Land Use Land Cover Changes (LULCC), Deforestation, Carbon Emission, Bio-economy, Conservation, Economic Valuation of Natural Resource and Biodiversity.
3. Applied Econometrics and Data Science for Social Sciences: Primary Data Analysis (Qualitative and Quantitative), Time Series Analysis, Contour Mapping, and Spatial Analysis.

Education

1. PhD Economics, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan and University of Lisbon, Portugal, 2022
2. MS Economics, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan, 2014

Consultancy

• Worked with International Union for Conservation of Nature, Pakistan (IUCN) as a Consultant on a project of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) “Assessments of Goods and Services provided by the Chilgoza Forest and Income from Pine Nuts, Pakistan. 2020
• Consultant with the Institute of Environmental Science and Engineering (IESE), NUST, on the project of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan titled: Economic Cost Estimation of SMOG Episodes in Pakistan. 2021

Experience

1. Lecturer, Faculty of Management Sciences, Department of Economics, NUML 2022-Present
2. Visiting Lecturer, Department of Economics, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan, 2019-2022
3. Visiting Lecturer, Department of Economics, Government Degree Collage, Gulabad, District Lower Dir, 2020-2022
4. Visiting Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Malakand Women Campus, Lower Dir, 2021-2022
5. Scientific Research Fellow, System for Decision Support, University of Aveiro, Portugal, Sep 2018-Dec 2018
6. Exchange Research Fellow, Forest Research Center, Institute of Agronomy, University of Lisbon, Portugal, March 2018-Sep 2018
7. Research Fellow, Department of Development Studies, NUST, Sep 2016- Feb 2017: Research Executive: Phantom Enterprises, Pakistan, July 2017-Dec 2017

Publications

1. Tufail, M., Alvi S., Khayyam, U., and Ahmed. M. A “How does energy demand cause deforestation and carbon emission in Pakistan” Accepted in the International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2021.
2. Tufail, M., Ali, J., Khan, F., Economic Valuation of Goods and Services Provided by the Pine Forest Ecosystems in Pakistan.  International Journal of Social Sciences and Sustainability 18 April 2021.
3. Tufail, M., Ahmed. M. A., and Alvi S., Conservation of Forest Resource through Provision of Alternative Sources of Income; A case Study of Rural Households in Northern Pakistan.  Journal of Forest Science 01 January-2021.
4. Joao M, Tufail M, Jan W, Madaleno M. Population growth and the local provision of services: the role of primary schools in Portugal. Population Research and Policy Review. 22 Jan 2020.
5. Ali I, Naqvi S, Shah M, Tufail M. Trade Openness and Environmental Degradation: A Case of Pakistan Economy. Baluchistan Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences April 2018
6. Tufail, M., and Ahmed. M. A Measuring total factor productivity and finding the determinant of TFP on sectoral bases, a case study of Pakistan. Journal of Industrial engineering letters. Volum5. 6 (2015). Pp 38-51.

   Books and Books Chapters

1. Mara Madaleno, Joao Marques, Muhammad Tufail “Data Science in Economics and Business: Roots and Applications” (Book Chapter) published in the “Handbook of Research on Applied Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in Business and Industry” Publishing Agency Idea Group Inc. (IGI) Global 27 May 2021.

2. Muhammad Tufail and Ather Maqsood Ahmed “Total Factor Productivity and Economic Growth” (Book) Published by Lambert Academic Publishing (LAP) June 2015.

Conference Papers

1. Tufail, M., Ahmed. M. A., and Ali. Junaid Assessment of Economic Values of Goods and Services Provided by the Conifer Forest Ecosystem in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. Conference Proceeding 18th RSEP International Economics, Finance & Business Conference, 26-27 August 2020, Istanbul-Turkey.
2. Tufail, M., and Ahmed. M. A. A Theoretical Approach to Conservation of Forest Resources: A Case Study of Himalaya and Hindu Kush Mountain in Pakistan. Presented in INFER conference Vrije University Brussels Belgium 5-7 June 2019.
3. Ali, I. and Tufail, M. “The Relationship between Trade Liberalization and Environmental Degradation: Conference Proceeding, Opportunities and Threats for Pakistan presented in the First International Conference on Economics, Business and Social Research at the Department of Economics, Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences, Uthal, Baluchistan, Pakistan April 2017.

Presentation in National and International Seminars

1. Deforestation Trend, Carbon Emission, and Biomass Loss in the Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Presented in the Biannual Seminar of Department of Economics, School of Social Sciences (S3H), NUST, Pakistan 26 November 2020.
2. Population Growth and the Provision of Local Services: A Case Study of Primary School Closer in the Portuguese Territory. Presented in the Monthly Seminar of the research group Governance, Competition and Public Policy (GOVCOPP), University of Aveiro, Portugal December 2018.
3. Food and Shelter Demand in the Presence of Agricultural Inefficiency, and its Impact on Forest Cover: A Special Case of Malakand Division of Pakistan. Presented in the monthly seminar at Forest Research Center, Institute of Agronomy, University of Lisbon, Portugal September 2018.
4. Population Dynamics and Land Use Land Cover Changes (LULCC) in the North West Region of Pakistan. Presented in the monthly seminar at Forest Research Center, Institute of Agronomy, University of Lisbon, Portugal April 2018.
5. Household Model of Income Generation: A Case Study of Indigenous Communities in the Forest Peripheries of Malakand Division of Pakistan in the Biannual Seminar of Department of Economics, School of Social Sciences and Humanities (S3H), NUST, Pakistan 26 March 2017

Interests

1. Agricultural, and Environmental Economics: Financial Development and Sustainable Finance, Agricultural Productivity, Efficiency, and Sustainable Agriculture, UN SDGs Goals- Zero Hunger, Poverty, Circular Economy, and Environmental Sustainability.
2. Natural Resource Economics: Land Use Land Cover Changes (LULCC), Deforestation, Carbon Emission, Bio-economy, Conservation, Economic Valuation of Natural Resource and Biodiversity.
3. Applied Econometrics and Data Science for Social Sciences: Primary Data Analysis (Qualitative and Quantitative), Time Series Analysis, Contour Mapping, and Spatial Analysis.