Ashar Awan is an accomplished economist, specialising in the field of energy economics. He earned his PhD in Economics from Erciyes University in Türkiye in 2022 and studied household energy use and power sector reforms, such as privatisation, deregulation, unbundling, and regulations. His research interests include microdata, R-Studio, and programming in MATLAB. Presently, he holds positions as an editor and reviewer for various Scopus indexed journals.
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1. Awan, A., Bilgili, F., Bahadur, D., 2023. Household fuel choices and consumption intensity in Pakistan : evidence from HIES data 2001 – 2019. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-27227-3
2. Awan, A., Abbasi, K.R., Rej, S., Bandyopadhyay, A., Lv, K., 2022a. The impact of renewable energy, internet use and foreign direct investment on carbon dioxide emissions: A method of moments quantile analysis. Renew. Energy 189, 454–466. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2022.03.017
3. Awan, A., Alnour, M., Jahanger, A., Chukwuma, O.J., 2022b. Do technological innovation and urbanization mitigate carbon dioxide emissions from the transport sector? Technol. Soc. 102128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2022.102128
4. Awan, A., Bilgili, F., Rahut, D.B., 2022c. Energy poverty trends and determinants in Pakistan: Empirical evidence from eight waves of HIES 1998–2019. Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev. 158, 112157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112157
5. Awan, A., Sadiq, M., Hassan, S.T., Khan, I., Khan, N.H., 2022e. Combined nonlinear effects of urbanization and economic growth on CO2 emissions in Malaysia. An application of QARDL and KRLS. Urban Clim. 46, 101342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2022.101342
6. Awan, A., Rahut, D.B., Sadiq, M. et al. Drivers of clean fuel adoption and consumption intensity at the household level in Pakistan. Energy Efficiency 17, 24 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-024-10208-x
7. Saddique, R., Zeng, W., Zhao, P., Awan, A., 2023. Understanding multidimensional poverty in pakistan: implications for regional and demographic-specific policies. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-28026-6
8. Jahanger, A., Hossain, M.R., Awan, A., Sunday Adebayo, T., Zubair Chishti, M., 2023. Linking tourist’s footprint and environmental tragedy through transportation, globalization and energy choice in BIMSTEC region: Directions for a sustainable solution using novel GMM-PVAR approach. J. Environ. Manage. 345, 118551. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118551
9. Ahmad, M., Peng, T., Awan, A., Ahmed, Z., 2023. Policy framework considering resource curse, renewable energy transition, and institutional issues: Fostering sustainable development and sustainable natural resource consumption practices. Resour. Policy 86, 104173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2023.104173
10. Alnour, M., Awan, A., & Hossain, M. E. (2024). Towards a green transportation system in Mexico: The role of renewable energy and transport public private partnership to curb the emissions. Journal of Cleaner Production, 140984. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.140984

Ashar Awan is an accomplished economist, specialising in the field of energy economics. He earned his PhD in Economics from Erciyes University in Türkiye in 2022 and studied household energy use and power sector reforms, such as privatisation, deregulation, unbundling, and regulations. His research interests include microdata, R-Studio, and programming in MATLAB. Presently, he holds positions as an editor and reviewer for various Scopus indexed journals.

Energy poverty, Renewable Energy, Health, Multi-dimentional poverty, SDGs, particularly Goal #7, gender and Tourism.

Research grant from Asian Development Bank Institute to examine Early Childhood Development in Kiribati.
Research grant from Asian Development Bank Institute to suggest policy about Child Stunting and Wasting in Balochistan, Pakistan.
Research grant from UNICEF to conduct KAP survey for hygience practices in AJK.
Travel grant to participate in ASREC conference Washington, USA

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