Department: Economics
Extension Number: 365
Office Number: E207

Brief Profile

Dr. Bhatti has well-rounded experience in teaching, administration, and research. His 35-year-long and productive career of diversified teaching ranges from intermediate to Ph.D. levels. His areas of interest include Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Econometrics. He has also taught for more than ten years as a visiting faculty member at the Department of Economics/School of Economics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.

Dr. Bhatti is presently serving as the Chairperson, Department of Economics, FCCU. His tenure as Principal of Government Gordon College, Rawalpindi, was successful prior to this. Upon assuming the role of principal, he implemented several measures aimed at enhancing the prestige of this venerable college by revitalizing both academic and extracurricular pursuits. As a result, the college won two awards in the BISE Rawalpindi and took first place in the Punjab English Essay Competition.

His research papers have been published in HEC-recognized journals and presented at international conferences within Pakistan and abroad. Twelve MPhil students have completed their theses under his supervision.

He has worked as a member of the HEC Scientific Review Panel in the discipline of Management Sciences; and the Board of Studies (Economics), University of the Punjab, and Lahore School of Economics. He is also the Chief Editor of the Forman Journal of Economic Studies (HEC-recognized Y-Category Journal). He has also worked as an Advisor and a Punjab Higher Education Department (HED) representative to the Punjab Public Service Commission.

Education (latest 3 degrees)

• 2011: Ph.D., Department of Economics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
• 1996: M. Phil, Department of Economics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad (“A” Grade)
• 1987: M.Sc. Economics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad (“B” Grade, GPA 3.7)

Research and publications

1. Rafique, D., Shaukat, S., Rasul, S., Ahmed, Z., Shahzad, I., & Bhatti, MA (2020). Socio-economic Determinants of School Attendance of Punjab, Pakistan. Economics ,9 ( 1 ), 8-16. doi: 10.11648/j.eco.20200901.12
2. Rafique, D., Bhatti, MA, Shahzad, I., & Shaukat, S. (2019). Socioeconomic Determinants of Child Mortality (Under Age One): Reported by Mothers of Reproductive Age in Punjab, Pakistan. Economics ,8 ( 4 ), 142-148. doi: 10.11648/j.eco.20190804.13
3. Bhatti, M. A., Ahmad, E., & Iqbal, M. (2016). Detecting Mean-Variance Shifts in a Financial Time Series: A Firm Level Case Analysis of Karachi Stock Exchange. Forman Journal of Economic Studies, 12.
4. Tashfeen, MA, Hussain Hamdani, SN, & Bhatti, MA (2015). The Role of Religiosity in Philanthropic Behavior. Forman Journal of Economic Studies, 11 .
5. Haq, R., & Bhatti, M. A. (2010). Estimating poverty in Pakistan: The non-food consumption share approach. Working Papers & Research Reports, RR-No.

Conference Proceedings

1. (2017). Democratic Accountability-Growth Nexus in Pakistan: A Multivariate Cointegration Approach. Presented in 1st National Conference on Economy of Pakistan: Vulnerabilities and Opportunities, Tuesday, 9th May 2017, organized by Department of Economics, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University)
2. (2016). FDI and Economic Growth in Pakistan: A Sector Wise Multivariate Cointegration Analysis. A paper presented in 32^nd Annual General Meeting & Conference of Pakistan Society of Development Economists, Islamabad, 2016.
3. (2013). Ricardian Equivalence and Twin Deficit Hypotheses: Empirical Investigation for Pakistan. A paper presented in Divine Economics Conference, University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, December 12-14, 2013
4. (2013). The Role of Religiosity in Philanthropic Behavior. A paper presented in Divine Economics Conference, University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, December 12-14, 2013
5. (2013). Faith Based after Life Incentives in Philanthropic Behavior. A paper presented in the annual conference of the Association for Study of Religion, Economics and Culture (April 11 to 14, 2013), Washington DC, USA.
6. (1999). A Sectoral Analysis of Poverty in Pakistan. A paper presented in 15th Annual General Meeting & Conference of Pakistan Society of Development Economists, November 5-8, 1999.