
Shahid Bashir
Assistant Professor
shahid.bashir@mahindrauniversity.edu.in
Dr. Shahid Bashir is a recipient of the University Gold Medal from the Central University of Kashmir and the Maulana Azad National Doctoral Fellowship awarded by the University Grants Commission, New Delhi. He has successfully qualified the UGC-NET in Economics on four consecutive attempts.
With four years of teaching experience, Dr. Shahid has taught undergraduate, postgraduate, and research students across a range of courses, including theoretical and applied econometrics, financial econometrics, microeconomics, statistical methods for economics, and data analytics. His research specialisation includes Macroeconomics and Environmental Economics. His doctoral thesis, titled “Twin Deficit Hypothesis: An Econometric Investigation for India,” reflects his expertise in empirical macroeconomic analysis.
Dr. Shahid has published research papers in ABDC, Scopus, and Web of Science (WOS) indexed journals, primarily in the fields of macroeconomics, health economics, and growth economics. He has also co-authored a book titled “Data Economy in the Digital Age” published by Springer. He has actively presented his research at numerous national and international conferences and has participated in various faculty development programmes and workshops. His scholarly contributions have been recognised through two Best Paper Awards at international conferences.
He is a life member of The Indian Econometrics Society (TIES), the World Economics Association (United Kingdom), and the Indian Economics and Allied Sciences Association (IEASA). In addition to his academic and research pursuits, Dr. Shahid has served as a peer reviewer for reputed journals published by Emerald, Elsevier, Springer, and Sage, contributing to the advancement of research in economics.
Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Macroeconomics from Central University of Kashmir, J&K. (July 2018- May 2021)
M.Phil.
Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) in Health Economics from Central University of Kashmir, J&K. (March 2016- July 2018).
M. A.
M. A. (Economics) with Gold Medal from Department of Economics, Central University of Kashmir, J&K (2013-2015).
B. A.
B. A. (with Economics as one of the subjects) from University of Kashmir (2010-2012).
UGC-NET
- UGC-NET in Economics (conducted by CBSE) (Nov 2017)
- UGC-NET in Economics (conducted by CBSE) (Jul 2018)
- UGC-NET in Economics (conducted by CBSE) (Dec 2018)
- UGC-NET in Economics (conducted by NTA) (July 2019)
- April 2025 – Present – Assistant Professor of Economics at Mahindra University
- Feb 2024 – April 2025 – Senior Lecturer of Economics at Mahindra University
Teaching Experience
- July 2021 – February 2024 – Assistant Professor (Economics) at Christ University, Lavasa
Fellowships
- Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) from University Grants Commission (UGC) – (2018-2021)
Journal Articles
2025
- Shrinking Sizes, Swelling Prices: Evaluating the Ripple Effects of Inflation and Shrinkflation on the Economic Growth using Dynamic Panel Framework (with Aleena Joby and Mudaser Ahad Bhat) in The Global Journal of Emerging Market Economies (2025) - (Sage - Scopus Q2)
2024
- Beyond the Basics: Mapping the Inflation Response to Fiscal Deficit in India with Smooth Transition Autoregressive Model (with Asif Tariq & Aadil Amin) in Journal of Economic Studies(2024). (Emerald –Scopus-Q2, Web of Science, ABDC-B).
- The Unseen Ripples: Examining the Links between COVID-19 Induced Disruptions and Trade Dynamics in Asia Pacific Countries (with Mudaser Ahad Bhat, Farhana Wani, Adil Amin, and G M Bhat) in Arthaniti- Journal of Economic Theory and Practice(2024). (Sage – Scopus Q2)
2023
- Revisiting the Twin Deficit Hypothesis in the presence of exchange rate nonlinearities: Evidence from India using Nonlinear ARDL model, (with Tabina Ayoub), Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences (7 June 2023). ISSN: 1026-4116 https://doi.org/10.1108/JEAS-09-2022-0222(Emerald–Scopus Q2, Web of Science, ABDC-C).
- Is Twin Deficit Hypothesis a Myth or Reality in India? Evidence Using Symmetric ARDL Model with Structural Breaks, (with Tabina Ayoub & G M Bhat), IASSI Quarterly, (Mar 2023). 42(1), 58-80, ISSN:0970-9061.
2019
- Impact of Janani Suraksha Yojana on Reproductive and Child Healthcare – A Logistic Regression Analysis. Asian Review of Social Sciences, (2019), 8(1), 138-142, ISSN: 2249-6319.
Books
2023
- Data Economy in the Digital Age (with Samiksha Shukla, Kritica Bisht and Kapil Tiwari) (November 2023, Springer). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7677-5
Chapters in edited books/Conference proceedings:
2023
- Forecasting Demand for Paddy and Cotton in India: Empirical Analysis using Machine Learning Models in Artificial Intelligence in Forecasting: Tools and Techniques (with Aketi Gayatri). (Scopus - CRC Press - Taylor and Francis)
- Are remittance inflows good for economic growth? Evidence from India using the Linear ARDL approach in Indian Migration to the Gulf: Issues Challenges, and Prospects (with Mohsin Majeed), (March 2023) - (Scopus - Routledge).
- Revisiting the Nexus Between Suicides and Economic Indicators: An Empirical Investigation in Artificial Intelligence and Transforming Digital Marketing, Springer, (with S. Keerthana, Jyoti Shaw, & S. Vijayalakshmi), (Oct. 2023) - (Scopus - Springer).
- Dynamics of Sustainable Economic Growth in Emerging Middle Power Economies: Does Institutional Quality Matter? in Artificial Intelligence and Transforming Digital Marketing, Springer, (with Mithilesh Phadke, Jerold Raj, Sujay Rao, & Jibrael Jos), (Oct. 2023) - (Scopus - Springer).
- Sentiment Analysis of Online Hotel Reviews Employing Bidirectional GRU with Attention Mechanism, (with M. M. Mathew and P. Nanjundan), in 2024 International Conference on Emerging Systems and Intelligent Computing (ESIC), Bhubaneswar, India, 2024, pp. 237-242, doi: 10.1109/ESIC60604.2024.10481617. (Scopus- IEEE).
- Prediction of Hazardous Asteroids Using Machine Learning (with N. P. Surekha and P. Nanjundan), in 2024 International Conference on Emerging Systems and Intelligent Computing (ESIC), Bhubaneswar, India, 2024, pp. 169-174, doi: 10.1109/ESIC60604.2024.10481589. (Scopus- IEEE).
Macroeconomics, Environmental Economics, Health Economics and Applied Econometrics.
Research under progress:
- Can too much finance harm India’s environment? Revisiting financial development and environmental quality nexus in India using a dynamic nonlinear framework (with Tabina Ayoub) in International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics (ABDC-B, Scopus Q3) – Under review
- Decentralise to Revitalise? Investigating the nonlinear effects of Fiscal Decentralisation on Environmental quality in India (with Arif Mohd Khah and Tabina Ayoub), in Management of Environmental Quality (Emerald – Scopus-Q1) – Under review
- Revisiting the economic growth-crude oil prices asymmetry in Eagle Countries: An Application of Novel Static and Dynamic Causality Approaches (With Mudaser Ahad Bhat and Nerissa Gomes), in Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research. (Scopus – Q3) – Under review
- Charting the impact of energy transition on youth unemployment in India: What role does the green innovations play? – Under progress
- Building Smart Cities in Harmony with Nature–A Policy Perspective in Encyclopedia of Green and Smart City (with Anupam Kumar). (Book Chapter – Springer) – Accepted