Office Number: E-206
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Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Department of Economics

Extension Number: 286

Email ID: humnaahsan@fccollege.edu.pk

Office Number: E-206

Profile:

Brief Profile
Dr Humna Ahsan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the Forman Christian College (A Chartered University). She has over six years of teaching experience. Her research interests include Applied Economics, Health Economics and Gender Economics.

Education

• PhD Economics, University of Manchester, UK
• MSc Economics, University of Manchester, UK
• BSc Economics, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)

Research and publications

1. Rizvi Jafree., Ahsan H., Mustafa M. (2023). Low Odds of Poor Women with Small Business Loans Emerging from Poverty and Critical Social Policy Implications for Pakistan. Poverty & Public Policy, 15(3), 308-331.
2. Jafree, S. R., Shah, G., Zakar, R., Muzamill, A., Ahsan, H., Burhan, S. K., … & Durrani, R. R. (2023, August). Characterizing Social Determinants of Maternal and Child Health: A Qualitative Community Health Needs Assessment in Underserved Areas. In Healthcare (Vol. 11, No. 15, p. 2224). MDPI.
3. Rizvi Jafree S., Zakar R, Ahsan H, et al. (2021) Impact of microfinance health interventions on health-related outcomes among female informal workers in Pakistan: a retrospective quasi-experimental study. BMJ Open; http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen- 2020-043544
4. Ahsan, H., & Haque, M. E. (2017). Threshold effects of human capital: Schooling and economic growth. Economics Letters, 156, 48-52