Address

Department of Management Sciences

Khuda Bakhsh COMSATS Institute of Information Technology,
Vehari, Pakistan
PhD Environmental & Resource Economics (Pakistan)
M.Sc (Honors) Agri. Economics (Pakistan) Mob #. +92 300 6693012
B.Sc (Honors) Agri. Economics (Pakistan) Email: kbmultan@hotmail.com
Date of Birth April 5, 1977 kbakhsh@ciitvehari.edu.pk

Professional Experience
 Working as Associate Professor (Economics) in Management Sciences Department,
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Vehari since September 1, 2014
 Worked as Assistant Professor in the Institute of Agricultural and Resource
Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan from November 23,
2007 to August 31, 2014
 Worked as Lecturer in the Department of Environmental and Resource Economics,
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan from July 14, 2006 to November
22, 2007
 Worked as Teaching Assistant in the Department of Environmental and Resource
Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan from January 11, 2005
to January 10, 2006
 Worked as a Research Fellow in the Department of Environmental and Resource
Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Pakistan from September 9, 2002
to October 14, 2004
Professional Activities
 Teaching courses of Environmental Economics, Managerial Economics, Principles
of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Economics of Environmental and
Resource Policy Issues, Principles of Microeconomics, Econometrics, Resource
Economics, Project Management and Evaluation at under-graduate and post-
graduate levels for a period of above eight years
 Worked as the team leader in collecting data for the research project entitled
“comparative advantage of wheat crop in Pakistan: Price risk analysis” from
various districts of Punjab and Sind provinces during 2006-2007. Also worked as
Research Team Member in the said project
 Being a Research Fellow, analyzed data collected from various districts and wrote
comprehensive reports on profitability, and constraints in vegetable production
Educational Qualifications
Division / Year of
University/ Degree
Per pa
Examination Specialization awarding Distinctions
cen ssi
Institution
t ng
Environmental and 1st University of Agriculture,
Ph.D.
Resource Economics 2007 Faisalabad (Pakistan)
University of Agriculture, Stood second
M.Sc. (Hons) Agricultural Economics 1st /77.50
2002 Faisalabad (Pakistan) in class
Agriculture University of Agriculture, Stood third in
B.Sc. (Hons) 1st /76.28
(Agric. Economics) 2000 Faisalabad (Pakistan) class
Board of Intermediate and
H.S.S.C. Science 1st /67.64 1996 Sec. Education, Multan,
Pakistan
S.S.C. Science 1st /82.71 Board of Intermediate and Stood third in
1994 Sec. Education, Multan, class

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Research Projects

a. Economics of adopting Bt cotton: Evidence from Pakistani Punjab funded by South

Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE), Nepal
for a period of 24 months with budgeted amount of Rs1.297 Million (Principal
Investigator)—completed in 2011
b. Synthesis of available fertilizer trials data for site-specific recommendations and
diagnostic survey for low adoption of fertilizer use technology funded by
Endowment Fund, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-Pakistan for a period of
12 months (Co-Principal Investigator)—completed in December 2011
c. Estimating the impacts of natural resource availability and social networks on rural
to urban migration in Punjab, Pakistan funded by the Higher Education
Commission (HEC), Pakistan for a period of 12 months with budgeted amount of
Rs 0.438 Million starting from September 1, 2011-Principal Investigator
d. Working as Project Scientist (Economist) in the project on “Development and
Implementation of Code of Practices in Kinnow and Mango Industries” starting
from January 15, 2012 to June 30, 2014 with the budgeted amount of Rs 4 Million
funded by UNIDO.
e. Adoption of biogas as an alternative energy source? Evidence from Punjab funded
by South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics
(SANDEE) for a period of 24 months from 2012 with the budget amount of Rs 2
Millions-Co Principal Investigator
f. Assessing agricultural management practices and externalities of Bt cotton
plantation in Pakistani Punjab funded by Biosafety Research in Pakistan managed
by ILSI under PSSP for a period of 12 months from February 1, 2014 with the
budgeted amount of Rs1.36 Millions-Principal Investigator
g. Water economics of growing basmati, hybrid and coarse rice in Punjab, Pakistan
funded by Endowment Fund Secretariat, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad for a
period of 12 months from 2013 with the budgeted amount of Rs0.83 Million-Co
Principal Investigator
h. Farmers knowledge and perception regarding storage of sowing seed health of
cotton and wheat funded by Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan for a
period of one year from February, 2016 with the budgeted amount of Rs.0.2645
Million-Co-Principal Investigator
i. Health cost of women cotton pickers in better cotton vs. conventional cotton
production in Southern Punjab funded by Higher Education Commission (HEC) of
Pakistan for a period of one year from March, 2017 with the budgeted amount of
Rs.0.275 Million-Co-Principal Investigator

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Research Publications/Books
Book Chapters
1. Bakhsh, K., Rauf, S. and Abbas, A. 2016. Knowledge, perception and socioeconomic
vulnerability of urban and peri-urban households to heat waves in Pakistan. Nautiyal S. et
al. (eds.),Climate Change Challenge (3C) and Social-Economic-Ecological Interface-
Building, Environmental Science, Springer International Publishing Switzerland.
Research articles
1. Bakhsh, K., Ahmad, N., Tabasum, S., Hassan, S., and Hassan, I. 2017. Health
hazards and adoption of personal protective equipment during cotton harvesting in
Pakistan. Science of the Total Environment, 598:1058-1064.
2. Bakhsh, K., Rose, S., Ali, M.F., Ahmad, N. and Shahbaz, M. 2017. Economic
growth, CO2emissions, renewable waste and FDI relation in Pakistan: New
evidences from 3SLS. Journal of Environmental Management, 196:627-632.
3. Bakhsh, K. Impacts of Bt cotton on profitability, productivity and farm inputs in
Pakistan: use of panel models. Environment and Development Economics,
available online.
4. Rauf, S., Bakhsh, K., Abbas, A., Hassan, S., Ali, A. and Kächele, H. 2017. How
hard they hit? Perception, adaptation and public health implications of heat waves
in urban and peri-urban Pakistan. Environmental Science and Pollution Research,
DOI 10.1007/s11356-017-8756-4.
5. Saeed, M.F., Shaheen, M., Ahmad, I., Ali, Z., Nadeem, M., Chisht, M.A., Shahid,
M., Bakhsh, K. and Damalas, C.A. 2017. Pesticide exposure in the local
community of Vehari district in Pakistan: an assessment of knowledge and residues
in human blood. Science of the Total Environment, 587-588: 137-144. DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.02.086
6. Maqbool, S., Hussain, M., Bakhsh, K., Ayub, M., Zia, S., Anwar, H., Imran, M.A.
(2017). Does dairy farm size matter in technical efficiency? A case of dairy
producers from district Layyah, Punjab. Journal of Agricultural Research, 55(1):
173-184.
7. Bakhsh, K., Ahmad, N., Kamran, M.A., Hassan, S., Abbas, Q., Saeed, R. and
Hashmi, M.S. 2016. Occupational hazards and health cost of women cotton pickers
in Pakistani Punjab. BMC Public Health, 16:961.
8. Bakhsh, K., Akram, W., Jahanzeb, A. and Khan, M. 2016. Estimating productivity
of Bt cotton and its impact on pesticide use in Punjab (Pakistan). Pakistan
Economic and Social Review, 54(1): 15-24.
9. Qasim, M., Bakhsh, K., Tariq, S.A., Nasir, M., Saeed, R. and Mahmood, M.A.
2016. Factors affecting groundnut yield in pothwar region of Punjab, Pakistan.
Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research, 29(1): 76-83.
10. Nadeem, A.M., Akram, Z., Rafique, M.Z. and Bakhsh, K. 2016. Potential income
diversification for poverty alleviation in Pakistan. The Asian Economic Review,
58(1): 15-28.
11. Imran, M., Bakhsh, K., Hassan, S. 2016. Rural to urban migration and crop
productivity: evidence from Pakistani Punjab. Akdeniz Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi
Dergisi, 29(1):17-19.
12. Abbas, S., Azeem, M., Bakhsh, K., Fatima, A. and Samie, A. 2016. Poverty
reduction in Pakistan: The role of agricultural and industrial subsector’s growth.
Pakistan Journal of Applied Economics, 24(2):143-157.
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13. Rauf, S., Bakhsh, K., Hassan, S., Nadeem, A.M. and Kamran, M. A. 2015.
Determinants of the household’s choice of drinking water source in Punjab,
Pakistan. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 24 (6):2751-2754.
14. Hashmi, M.S., Kamran, M.A., Bakhsh, K., Bashir, M.A. and Israr, M. 2015.
Technical efficiency of cotton farms and its determinants. Science International-
Lahore, 27 (4): 3561-3568.
15. Hashmi, M.S., Kamran, M.A., Bakhsh, K. and Bashir, M.A. 2015. Technical
efficiency and its determinants in wheat production: evidence from the Southern
Punjab, Pakistan. Journal of Environmental and Agricultural Sciences, 3:48-55.
16. Akhtar, M., Hassan, S., Bakhsh, K. and Tabasum, N. 2015. Determinants of
manufactured goods exported from Pakistan: use of ARDL approach. Pakistan
Business Review, 17(2):225-242.
17. Elahi, E., Zhang, L., Abid, M., Altangered, O., Bakhsh, K., Uyanga, B., Ahmed,
U.A. and Zinru, X. (2014) Impact of balance use of fertilizers on wheat efficiency
in cotton wheat cropping system of Pakistan. International Journal of Agricultural
Innovation and Research, 3(5): 1470-1474.
18. Adil, S.A., Bakhsh, K., Qamar, S. and Kamran, M.A. 2014. Better management
practices and sugarcane productivity: An econometric analysis. Pakistan Journal of
Social Sciences, 34(2):577-587.
19. Bakhsh, K., Hassan, S., Kamran, M.A and Saeed, R. 2014. Determinants of
environmental efficiency in bitter gourd production in Pakistani Punjab. Pakistan
Journal of Social Sciences, 34(1): 167-176.
20. Yasin, A., Ashfaq, M., Adil, S.A. and Bakhsh, K. (2014). Profit efficiency of
organic vs conventional wheat production in rice-wheat zone of Punjab, Pakistan.
Journal of Agricultural Research, 52(3): 439-452.
21. Bakhsh, K., Maqsood, A., Hassan, S. and Kamran, M.A. (2014). The economic
role of livestock assets in cotton productivity in Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal
of Agricultural Sciences 51(4): 1189-1192.
22. Ijaz, A., Adil, S.A., Hassan, S., Bakhsh, K., Bashir, M.K. and Abbas, Q. (2014).
Agro-economic dimensions of intercropping in citrus farms: the case of district
Toba Tek Singh, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 51(3): 763-
767.
23. Tariq, A., Tabassum, N., Bakhsh, K., Ashfaq, M. and Hassan. S. (2014). Food
security in the context of climate change in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of
Commerce and Social Sciences, 8(2): 540-550.
24. Sher, F., M. Hussain, S. Hassan, K. Bakhsh, M. Q. Baig and M. Q. Waqar. (2014).
Comparison of economic return of approved and unapproved varieties of fine rice.
Journal of Agricultural Research, 52(1): 127-136.
25. Saeed, R., A. Bashir, M. Qasim and K. Bakhsh. (2013). Does productivity matter
in the adoption of hybrid rice? A comparative study. European Journal of Business
and Economics, 8(3): 29-33.
26. Shahid, F., S. Hassan, K. Bakhsh and N. Tabasum. (2013). Role of foreign direct
investment and remittances in economic growth of Pakistan. Forman Journal of
Economic Studies, 9:63-80.

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27. Sardar, A., Azeem, M., Hassan, S. and Bakhsh, K. 2013. Comparison of efficiency
between pure Islamic banks and Islamic bank windows and role of Islamic banking
in agriculture sector. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 50(1): 155-161.
28. Chattha, M.W.A., Fatima, A., Bakhsh, K. and Hassan, S. (2013). Production and
supply response of milk in Pakistan: price and non-price determinants. International
Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 15(1):170-174.
29. Ashfaq, M., Abid, M., Bakhsh, K. and Fatima, N. 2012. Analysis of resource use
efficiencies and return to scale of medium sized Bt cotton farmers in Punjab,
Pakistan. Sarhad Journal of Agriculture, 28(3):493-498.
30. Bakhsh, K. (2012) Environmental and Technical Efficiency in bitter gourd
production. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 49(4): 583-588.
31. Mahmood, N., Ahmad, B., Hassan, S. and Bakhsh, K. (2012) Impact of
temperature and precipitation on rice productivity in rice-wheat cropping system of
Punjab province. The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, 22(4):993-997
32. Mushtaq, S., Bakhsh, K. and Hassan, S. (2012). Estimating impact of trade
liberalization on tax revenue in Pakistan. Journal of Agriculture and Social
Sciences, 8:148-150.
33. Mehmood. Y., Farooqi, Z.U.D., Bakhsh, K., Anjum, M.B. and Ahmad, M. (2012)
Impact of Bt. Cotton Varieties on Productivity: Evidence from District Vehari,
Pakistan. Journal of Agricultural and Social Sciences, 8:109-111
34. Adli, S.A., Maqsood, A and Bakhsh, K. (2012) Forecasting demand and supply of
onion in Pakistani Punjab. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 49:205-210.
35. Bakhsh, K., Hassan, I., Khursheed, W. and Hassan, S. (2012) Econometric analysis
of adoption of water conservation practices: a case of cotton crop. Journal of
Agricultural Research, 50:445-455.
36. Bakhsh, K., B. Ahmad, S. Hassan and Z.A. Gill. 2007. An analysis of technical
efficiency of growing bitter gourd in Pakistani Punjab. Pakistan Journal of
Agricultural Sciences, 44:350-355.
37. Bashir, M.K., Gill, Z.A., Hassan, S., Adil, S.A. and Bakhsh, K. (2007). Impact of
micro-credit disbursed by commercial banks on the productivity of sugarcane in
Faisalabad district. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 44 (2): 356-360.
38. Adil, S.A., Chattha, M.W.A., Bakhsh, K. and Hassan, S. (2007). Profitability
analysis of summer vegetables by farm size. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural
Sciences, 44 (1): 184-188.
39. Maqbool, A., Abedullah and Bakhsh, K. (2007) Issues and economics of poultry
production: a case study of Faisalabad, Pakistan. Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 27
(1): 25-28.
40. Ahmad, B., Hassan, S., Bakhsh, K. and Ahmad, W. (2007). Profitability and
various constraints in potato cultivation. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences,
42 (3-4): 68-73.
41. Bakhsh, K., Ahmad, B. and Hassan, S. (2006). Estimating technical efficiency in
potato production: Use of stochastic frontier approach. European Journal of
Scientific Research, 15:1, 75-87
42. Bakhsh, K., Ahmad, B. and Hassan, S. (2006). Estimating indicators of higher
yield in radish cultivation. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 8 (6):
783-787.

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43. Hassan, S., Bakhsh, K., Gill, Z.A., Maqbool, A. and Ahmad, W. (2006).
Economics of growing date palm in Punjab, Pakistan. International Journal of
Agriculture and Biology, 8 (6): 788-792.
44. Ahmad, B., Bakhsh, K. and Hassan, S. (2006). Effect of sewage water on spinach
yield. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 8 (3): 423-25.
45. Hassan, I., Bakhsh, K. and Maqbool, A. (2006). Estimating the effects of WTO on
cropping pattern and farm income. International Journal of Agriculture and
Biology, 8 (3): 426-29. (short communication)
46. Abedullah, Bakhsh, K. and Ahmad, B. (2006). Technical efficiency and its
determinants in potato production, evidence from Punjab, Pakistan. The Lahore
Journal of Economics, 11: 1-22.
47. Bakhsh, K., Ahmad, B. and Hassan, S. (2006). Food security through increasing
technical efficiency. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences, 5:6, 970-976.
48. Ali, T., Hassan, S., Mushtaq, K. and Bakhsh, K. (2006). Optimal hedging ratio for
Pakistan’s wheat imports. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 8
(1):97-101.
49. Bakhsh, K., Hassan, I. and Akhter, M.S. (2006). Profitability and cost in growing
mango orchards. Journal of Agriculture and Social Sciences, 2 (1): 46-50.
50. Bakhsh, K. and Hassan, S. (2005). Use of sewage water for radish cultivation: a
case study of Punjab, Pakistan. Journal of Agriculture and Social Sciences, 1: 322-
26.
51. Bakhsh, K., Hassan, I. and Maqbool, A. (2005). Impact assessment of zero-tillage
technology in rice-wheat system: a case study from Pakistani Punjab. Electronic
Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 4:1132-11137.
52. Bakhsh, K; Ashfaq, M; and Alam, M.W. (2005). Effects of poor quality of ground
water on carrot production: A comparative study. Journal of Agriculture and Social
Sciences 1: 52-54.
53. Hassan, I., Bakhsh, K., Salik, M.H., Khalil, M. and Ahmad, N. (2005).
Determination of factors contributing towards the yield of carrot in Faisalabad
(Pakistan). International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 7 (2); 323-324. (short
communication)
54. Hassan, I., Bakhsh, K., Salik, M.H., Khalil, M. and Ahmad, N. (2005). Profitability
of winter vegetables in Faisalabad (Pakistan). International Journal of Agriculture
and Biology, 7 (2); 321-322. (short communication)
55. Bakhsh, K., Hassan, I. and Maqbool, A. (2005). Factors affecting cotton yield: a
case study of Sargodha (Pakistan). Journal of Agriculture and Social Sciences, 1
(4): 332-334.
56. Ahmad, B., Hassan, H. and Bakhsh, K. (2005). Factors affecting yield and
profitability of carrot in two districts of Punjab. International Journal of Agriculture
and Biology, 7 (5):794-798.
57. Maqbool, A., Bakhsh, K., Hassan, I, Chattha, M.W.A. and Ahmad, A.S. (2005).
Marketing of commercial poultry in Faisalabad city (Pakistan). Journal of
Agriculture and Social Sciences, 1 (4): 327-331.
58. Iqbal, N., Bakhsh, K., Maqbool, A. and Ahmad, A.S. (2005). Use of the ARIMA
model for forecasting wheat area and production in Pakistan. Journal of
Agricultural and Social Sciences, 1(2): 120-122.

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 59. Bakhsh, K. Akram, W; Raza, M. A. and Hassan, I. (2004). Determination of
factors affecting cauliflower cultivation. International Journal of Agriculture and
Biology, 21:2, 36-38.
Research/Technical Reports
1) Maqbool, A., Abbas, A., Bakhsh, K. and Hassan, S. (2009). Farmers’ practices,
vegetable production and export potential under WTO regime. WTO Cell,
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.
2) Ahmad, B., Bakhsh, K. and Gill, Z.A. (2005). Analysis of benefit and cost of
research. Department of Environmental and Resource Economics and Department
of Development Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
3) Ahmad, B., Bakhsh, K. and Hassan, S. (2004) Economics of growing watermelon.
Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, University of Agriculture,
Faisalabad, Pakistan.
4) Ahmad, B., Bakhsh, K. and Hassan, S. (2004) Economics of growing onion.
Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, University of Agriculture,
Faisalabad, Pakistan.
5) Ahmad, B., Bakhsh, K. and Hassan, S. (2004) Economics of growing carrot.
Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, University of Agriculture,
Faisalabad, Pakistan.
6) Ahmad, B., Bakhsh, K. and Hassan, S. (2004). Economics of growing radish.
Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, University of Agriculture,
Faisalabad, Pakistan.
7) Ahmad, B., Bakhsh, K. and Hassan, S. (2004) Economics of growing potato.
Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, University of Agriculture,
Faisalabad, Pakistan.
8) Ahmad, B., Bakhsh, K., Hassan, S. and Khokhar, S. B. (2003). Economics of
growing tinda gourd. Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology,
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
9) Ahmad, B., Bakhsh, K., Hassan, S. and Khokhar, S. B. (2003). Economics of
growing bitter gourd. Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology,
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
10) Ahmad, B., Bakhsh, K., Hassan, S. and Khokhar, S. B. (2003). Economics of
growing muskmelon. Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology,
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

Articles Published in Newspaper

1) Bakhsh, K. (2009). Growing Bt cotton: merits and demerits. The Daily Dawn
Economic and Business Review, May 25-31.
2) Bakhsh, K. and Maqbool, A. (2006). Cotton productivity potentials not realized.
The Daily Dawn Economic and Business Review, July 3-9.
3) Chattha, M.W.A., Bakhsh, K. and Maqbool, A. (2006). Profitability of summer
vegetables. The Daily Dawn Economic and Business Review, August 7-13.
4) Ahmad, B. and Bakhsh, K. (2004). Profitability of vegetable cultivation. The Daily
Dawn Economic and Business Review, October 25-31.
5) Bakhsh, K. and Ashfaq M. (2004). Encouraging vegetable cultivation. The Daily
Dawn Economic and Business Review, August 2-8.

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 6) Bakhsh, K. and Ahmad, B. (2004). Constraints in vegetable cultivation. The Daily
Dawn Economic and Business Review, September 13-19.
7) Bakhsh, K. and Ashfaq M. (2004). Investment and growth rates: an overview. The
Daily Dawn Economic and Business Review, October 11-17.

Workshops/Trainings Attended
1. Presented research article entitled “Natural resources and social networks in rural-
urban migration: Evidence from Punjab” in the 3rd International Workshop
“Reviewing resources and nation building” organized by Quaid-e-Azam University
and Hans Seidel Foundation-Pakistan, Islamabad March 27-28, 2015.
2. Attended and presented progress report of the project in the 2 nd Annual South Asia
Biosafety Conference, Colombo, Sri Lank during September 14-16, 2014.
3. Completed the policy brief writeshop for early career researchers in South Asia
organized by The Small Earth Nepal at Kathmandu, Nepal during May 1-3, 2014.
4. Presented research article “determinants of adoption of new technology: a case of
cotton crop” in the SAICON-2013 at Bhurban Pakistan organized by COMSATS
Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan on December 4-6, 2013.
5. Completed the training workshop on “Development in applied forecasting for
business and economics” organized by University of Agriculture, Faisalabad,
January 16-17, 2013.
6. Completed the training workshop on “introduction to statistical software R”
organized by University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, January 15, 2013.
7. Attended Pakistan’s National Stakeholder Council for Better Cotton organized by
Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) at Lahore, November 28, 2012.
8. Participated as a Resource Person in the workshop “Research and writing on
environmental economics and policy” organized by SANDEE-SDPI from
September 14, 2012 to September 17, 2012 at Islamabad, Pakistan
9. Attended the training workshop “Econometrics for Environmental Economics:
Theory and Application” organized by South Asian Network for Development and
Environmental Economics (SANDEE), Dhulikhel, Nepal on January 8-18, 2012.
10. Participation at LEAD’s Action Lab on inspiring leadership for sustainable
development from July 23-25, 2011, Islamabad, Pakistan
11. Participated in the training workshop “Policy Analysis for Environmental
Economists” organized by the South Asian Network for Development and
Environmental Economics (SANDEE) from May 22, 2011 to May 24, 2011 at AIT,
Bangkok, Thailand.
12. Participated in the training workshop “Introduction to Environmental and Natural
Resource Economics” organized by the South Asian Network for Development and
Environmental Economics (SANDEE) from May 2, 2011 to May 20, 2011 at AIT,
Bangkok, Thailand.
13. Participated and presented research article in the 13th Sustainable Development
Conference 2010 organized by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI)
from December 21 to December 23, 2010, Islamabad, Pakistan.
14. Participated and presented research article in the conference “SANDEE@10-
Environment and Development in South Asia” organized by South Asian Network

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 for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE) from December 6 to
December 7, 2010, Kathmandu, Nepal.
15. Participated and presented progress report of research project in the 20 th Biannual
Research and Training Workshop organized by South Asian Network for
Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE) from July 7 to July 10,
2010, Negombo, Sri Lanka.
16. Attended National workshop on development of methodology for valuation of
forest products and services organized by WWF-Pakistan in Islamabad, January 28,
2010.
17. Attended a training course on estimating limited dependent variable models in
valuation studies organized by South Asian Network for Development and
Environmental Economics (SANDEE) from December 13 to December 14, 2009,
Katmandu, Nepal.
18. Participated and presented progress report of research project in the 19 th Biannual
Research and Training Workshop organized by South Asian Network for
Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE) from December 8 to
December 12, 2009, Pokhara, Nepal.
19. Participated and presented progress report of research project in the 18 th Biannual
Research and Training Workshop organized by South Asian Network for
Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE) from June 29 to July 3,
2009, Negombo, Sri Lanka.
20. Attended the training course “Introduction to STATA” organized by WTO Cell,
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad and Population Council of Pakistan from June
12—14, 2009.
21. Participated in the Workshop “WTO agreements and their impact on Pakistan’s
economy” organized by WTO Cell, Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural
Sociology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan from June 3 to June 6,
2009.
22. Participated and presented progress report of research project in the 17 th Biannual
Research and Training Workshop organized by South Asian Network for
Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE) from December 9 to
December 13, 2008, Katmandu, Nepal.
23. Participated in “Human and Institutional Capacity Development Conference”
organized by the Azad State of Jammu and Kashmir from August 26 to August 27,
2008, Muzzafarabad, AJK.
24. Participated and presented research proposal in the 16 th Biannual Research and
Training Workshop and Program Evaluation for Environmental and Resource
Economists organized by South Asian Network for Development and
Environmental Economics (SANDEE) from June 30 to July 4, 2008, Bangkok,
Thailand.
25. Participated in the “SPSS training for Social Sciences” organized by University of
Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan held on August 13-20, 2007.

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Conferences/Seminars Attended
1. Presented research article on 4th Global Forum on Islamic Finance: Value Creation
and Impact organized by COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore
on March 8-9, 2016.
2. Presented research article in an International Conference on Mountains and Climate
Change during September 17-19, 2015 at Karakoram International University
Gilgit, Pakistan.
3. Presented research article in SAICON2015 organized by COMSATS Institute of
Information Technology, Islamabad, August 19-21, 2015.
4. Participated in the national conference “Climate Change, Social Vulnerability and
Food Security in Pakistan” on February 16, 2015 at Serena Hotel, Islamabad. The
conference was hosted by the Lahore University of Management Sciences and the
World Wide Fund for Nature – Pakistan, in collaboration with LEAD-Pakistan.
5. Gave presentation “Current status of toilet using in Vehari district” on the World
Toilet Day organized by Public Health Engineering Division, Vehari and Plan-
International on November 19, 2014.
6. Attended and presented research articles in the 18 th International Consortium on
Applied Bioeconomy Research (ICABR) at Nairobi, Kenya during June 17-20,
2014.
7. Participated in the LUMS/WWF-Pakistan Consultation on Climate Change
Adaptation and Food Security –Dissemination and Action Research at Lahore
University of Management Sciences at Lahore, Pakistan on April 8, 2014.
8. Presented research article “Endogeneity, Hausman test, Bt cotton productivity in
Pakistan” in the 4th Congress on Biosafety and Genetic Engineering and 8th
Biotechnology Congress of Iran at University of Tehran, Iran during July 6-8, 2013.
9. Presented research paper “Economic impact of climate change on cotton production
in Punjab, Pakistan” in AgMIP-Pakistan Kickoff Workshop & International
Seminar on Climate Change, at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, June 4-6,
2013.
10. Participated in the All Parties Conference “Election 2013: Problems and
Opportunities in Education Department in Faisalabad District” organized by the
Institute of Social and Policy Sciences, Serena Hotel, Faisalabad, April 15, 2013.
11. Presented the paper “Impact assessment of climate change on agriculture” in the
seminar “Effect of climate change on agriculture, land, water resources and its
acclimatization in Pakistan” jointly organized by University of Agriculture,
Faisalabad, Monsanto and Agricultural Journalists Association, at the Pearl
Continental Hotel, Lahore, February 16, 2013.
12. Participated in the seminar “Remote sensing for monitoring agricultural crops and
assessing soil salinity” organized by Saline Agriculture Research Center, University
of Agriculture, Faisalabad January 14, 2013.
13. Presented research article in the Stakeholders’ Conference “Potential and prospects
of data generation for improving the precision of fertilizer prediction models”
organized by University of Agriculture, Faisalabad August 25, 2012.
14. Participated in the 6th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation,
Hanoi, Vietnam from April 19, 2012 to April 22, 2012.

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 15. Dissemination seminars on economic prospects of Bt cotton in Pakistan at
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore (October 27, 2011), Pir
Mehr Ali Sah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi (November 1, 2011) and
Baha-ud-Din Zakaria University, Multan (November 14, 2011).
16. Presented research findings on perception of the farmers for balanced use of
fertilizer in a workshop on site specific fertilizer recommendations for wheat crop
in Multan district through website organized by Endowment Fund Secretariat, UAF
on November 3, 2011
17. Attended Orientation Training Session on transition towards green economy
organized by LEAD-Pakistan from July 22-25, 2011, Islamabad
18. Presented the findings of the research project in the dissemination seminar entitled
“Economics of adopting Bt cotton” at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad,
Pakistan on July 28, 2010.
19. Presented research article in the conference “Bt cotton and its impact on small
farmers” organized by Lock Sanjh in 13-D Khanewal, January 3, 2010.
20. Participated in the seminar “comparative advantage in agriculture sector” organized
by PERI in Lahore, September 3, 2009.
21. Participated in the seminar “Pakistan’s cotton and textile economy” organized by
PERI in Lahore, May 2, 2009.
22. Presented research article in the conference “Knowledge, Economy and
Management Congress” Istanbul, Turkey in October 30 to November 1, 2009.
23. Presented research article in the 8th International Business Research Conference,
Dubai, UAE from March 27-28, 2008.
24. Participated in the National Conference “Agriculture, Trade and Development
under the WTO Regime” jointly organized by the WTO Cell, University of
Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan and the WTO Cell, Planning and Development
Department, Government of Punjab on April 9, 2008.
25. Presented research article in the 10th Sustainable Development Conference
“Sustainable Solutions: A Spotlight on South Asian Research” organized by SDPI,
Pakistan from 10th December to 12th December, 2007.

Abstracts/papers published in proceedings of conferences/seminars

1. Ditta, A. and Bakhsh, K. Determinants of individuals’ investment decision in
Islamic banking: A case study from Vehari. 4th Global Forum on Islamic Finance:
Value Creation and Impact organized by COMSATS Institute of Information
Technology, Lahore on March 8-9, 2016.
2. Bakhsh, K. and S. Hassan. Sustainable farm practices adopted by farmers on saline
affected soils: evidence from Punjab, Pakistan. International Conference on Soil
Sustainability for Food Security organized by Institute of Soil and Environmental
Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan on November 15-17,
2015.
3. Bakhsh, K., Kamran, M.A. and Hashmi, M.S. Adaptation to climate change by
farmers in mountainous area of Punjab, Pakistan. International Conference on
Mountains and Climate Change during September 17-19, 2015 at Karakoram
International University Gilgit, Pakistan.

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4. Bakhsh, K. and Hassan, S. Socioeconomic factors and sanitation: a case of Vehari
district.7th South Asian International Conference (SAICON 2015), Meeting
challenge: Navigating the future, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology,
Islamabad, 19th-21st August
5. Bakhsh, K., Imran, M. Hassan, S. Do natural resources and social networks matter
in rural-urban migration? Evidence from Pakistan Punjab. 1 st International
Conference on Social Sciences held at Istanbul, Turkey during May 21-23, 2015.
6. Bakhsh, K. Does Bt cotton lead to sustainable cotton production in Pakistan? Use
of reduced form panel models. 18th ICABR, Nairobi, Kenya, June 17-21, 2014.
7. Bakhsh, K. Balanced use of fertilizer nutrients and its determinants: a case of
cotton crop. International Conference on Energy, Regional Integration and Socio-
economic Development by the Economic Cooperation Organization Think Tank
and EcoMod Network at Baku, Azerbaijan, September 5-6, 2013. Downloaded on
September 18, 2013 from http://ecomod.net/conferences/international-conference-
on-energy-regional-integration-and-socio-economic-development?tab=downloads
8. Bakhsh, K. Economic impact of climate change on cotton production in Punjab,
Pakistan. AgMIP-Pakistan Kickoff Workshop and International Seminar on Climate
Change organized by the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, June 4-6, 2013.
9. Bakhsh, K. Bt Cotton Productivity in Pakistan: Use of Reduced-Form Panel
Methods. 16th ICABR Conference - 128th EAAE Seminar “The Political Economy
of the Bioeconomy: Biotechnology and Biofuel” Ravello, Italy
June 24 – 27, 2012. Available online at: http://www.economia.uniroma2.it/icabr-
conference/paper_view.php?id=2727&p=15
10. Bakhsh, K., Hassan, S. and Rasheed, T. Estimating WTP for quality Bt cotton
seed: an evidence from Punjab, Pakistan. National Conference “Sustainable
agriculture in changing climate” organized by Pakistan Agricultural Scientists
Forum at Bara Gali, Abbottabad, Pakistan on July 7-9, 2011.
11. Bakhsh, K. Bt cotton technology, land use and biodiversity in Pakistan.
SANDEE@10, Environment and Development in South Asia, December 6-7, 2010,
Nepal
12. Bakhsh, K. and Hassan, S. Bt Cotton Technology, Land Use and Biodiversity. 14th
ICABR Conference “Bio-economy Governance: Policy, Environmental and Health
Regulation, and Public Investments in Research” Ravello, Italy, June 16 – 18, 2010.
Available online at: http://www.economia.uniroma2.it/icabr-
conference/paper_view.php?id=733&p=8
13. Bakhsh, K. Early plantation of crops (Bt cotton): The impact on chemical use,
profitability and sustainability-A case study. SDPI’s 13 th Sustainable development
Conference “Peace and sustainable development in South Asia: The way forward”.
December 21-23, 2010, Islamabad
14. Bakhsh, K., Rasool, F. and Hassan, S. (2010). Early plantation of crops (Bt
cotton): the impact on chemical use, profitability and sustainability: Bt cotton, a
case study. Presented at the 13th Sustainable Development Conference organized by
Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) from December 21 to December
23, 2010, Islamabad, Pakistan.
15. Bakhsh, K., Hassan, S. and Chattha, M.W.A. Impact of Price Variation and Market
Distance on Returns in Potato Production. Sustainable Solution: a spotlight on

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 South Asian Research by SDPI at Islamabad, December 10-12, 2007. Available
online at http://www.sdpi.org/sdc/10thsdc/abstracts_globalization_panel1.html#a

Reviewers of journals
International
1. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
2. Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and
access to Food
3. Soil and Plant Nutrients
4. China Agricultural Economic Review
National
1. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences
2. Journal of Agricultural Research
3. Forman Journal of Economic Studies
4. PCST Journal of Science and Technology

Technical Proficiency
Tools and Technologies
 STATA  Statistical Package for Social
 R Sciences (SPSS)
 EVIEWS  Minitab

Awards/Scholarships
1. Research grants won under competitive programs from national and international
funding agencies
2. Travel grants of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, IFPRI-PSSP,
SANDEE, Lead-Pakistan and South Asia Biosafety Program for presenting
research articles in the international conferences
3. Letter of Appreciation from Vice Chancellor, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad,
Pakistan on completion of PhD Degree
4. Cash prize from University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan on completion of
PhD Degree
5. Awardee of the HEC Indigenous 5000 PhD Fellowship Program Phase I
6. Research Productivity Awards-2014 and 2015 by COMSATS Institute of
Information Technology, Pakistan

Dissertation/Thesis
 PhD Dissertation topic: An analysis of Technical Efficiency and Profitability of
Growing Potato, Carrot, Radish and Bitter Gourd: A Case Study from Pakistani
Punjab
 MSc (Hons.) Thesis topic: Economics of Growing Winter Vegetables in Multan
District

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Post-graduate courses developed/revised
 I updated two courses of Postgraduate Degree Program in Environmental and
Resource Economics during 2013. Updates included including new course
contents, addition of books and teaching materials.
 I revised the below mentioned courses, incorporated new and latest books for these
courses. These courses are designed for postgraduate students.
1. ERE-706 Benefit-Cost Analysis and Natural Resource Management 3(3-0)
2. ERE-709 Valuation of Environmental Resources 3(3-0)
3. ERE-715 Environment, Population and Agriculture 2(2-0)
4. ERE-716 Ecological Economics 3(3-0)
5. ERE-713 Health Economics 3(3-0)

Post-graduate students’ theses supervised

1. Comparative performance of Bt cotton: economic and environmental aspects
(Zhaeer uddin Farooqi)-2009
2. Economic analysis of pesticide use externality on women cotton pickers (Naeem
Ahmad)-2009
3. Economics of seasonal and off-seasonal Bt cotton production: evidence from mixed
cropping zone (Faisal Rasool)-2010
4. A study into the influence of social capital on willingness to pay for quality
drinking water (Asima Ameen)-2011
5. Estimating the impacts of resource degradation and networks on rural-urban
migration (M Imran) 2012
6. Impact of trade liberalization on tax revenue in Pakistan (Sumera Mushtaq) 2012
7. An investigation of the impact of commodity producing sector on poverty reduction
in Pakistan (Sadia Abbas) 2012
8. Exploring relationship between inefficiency in the income use and economic
satisfaction of households in the rural and urban areas of Faisalabad and Jhang
Districts (Sanam Zahra) 2013
9. Income diversification and its impact on rural poverty: evidence from punjab
province (Naeem Abbas) 2013
10. Determination of perception level and adaptation to heat waves in urban and peri-
urban Faisalabad (Sara Rauf) 2014
11. Estimating environmental impact of FDI in Pakistan: An econometric analysis
(Tanzila Akmal) 2014
12. Estimating recreational benefits of Kallar Kahar Lake, district Chakwal, Pakistan
(Iqra Mishaal) 2014
13. Does perception and knowledge lead to adoption of preventive measures? A case of
dengue fever (Faiza Sana) 2014

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 14. Factors affecting selection and further studying of agricultural and resource
economics: evidence from University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Abeera Khalid)
2014
15. Estimating cost of conflicts and its impact on crop productivity during harsh
weather conditions-a case study of Faisalabad (Karim Abbas) 2014
16. Member of PhD Supervisory Committee at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-
Pakistan (two students completed PhD)
17. Presently five MS students from Virtual Campus of COMSATS Institute of
Information Technology, Pakistan are working on finance, project management.
References
Dr. Sarfraz Hassan Dr. Jeffrey R. Vincent
Professor, Institute of Agricultural and Resource Professor, Nicholas School of the
Economics, University of Agriculture, Environment and Earth Sciences,
Faisalabad, Pakistan. Duke University, USA.
Email:shassan63@uaf.edu.pk Email: jeff.vincent@duke.edu
Tel: +92419200161-0/Ext.2808 Tel: 919-613-8025

Dr. Priya Shyamsunder Dr Khair-uz-Zaman

Executive Director
South Asian Network for Development and
Environmental Economics (SANDEE), Kathmandu,
Nepal
Email: priyas@sandeeonline.org Tel: +977-1-
5003222
Director, COMSATS Institute of
Information Technology, Vehari
Email: director@ciitvehari.edu.pk
Telephone: +92 3459874944

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