Saqib Farid

Lecturer

Dr Hasan Murad School of Management (HSM)

Department of Banking and Finance

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Introduction

Saqib Farid is a distinguished academic and researcher with a strong background in finance, financial economics, and financial markets. He holds extensive experience as a Lecturer at the Dr. Hassan School of Management, UMT Lahore. Farid’s research has been recognized globally, earning prestigious awards such as the Venture Finance SIG Best Paper Award at the USASBE Conference and the Best Paper Award at the SME International Conference. His work has featured in top-tier journals such as Energy Economics, Energy Policy, Economic modelling, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, International Review of Economics and Finance and International Journal of Economics and Finance. As an Associate Editor for the Journal of Finance and Accounting Research and a Section Editor for PLOS ONE, he actively shapes the discourse in his fields of interest. With multiple teaching engagements across MS Finance, MBA, and BSAF programs, he continues to inspire the next generation of financial experts, and continues to influence both academic and corporate spheres. 

 Impact Factors

  1. Farid, S., & Zafar, Q. (2024). Impact of Economic Policy Uncertainty on Global Carbon Emissions. Research in Economics, forthcoming.(IF: 0.6 , ABDC B, ABS 1)
  2. Naeem, M. A., Farid, S., Yousaf, I., & SH Kang. (2023)  Asymmetric efficiency in petroleum markets before and during COVID-19. Resources Policy, forthcoming. (IF: 10.2, ABDC B, ABS 2)
  3. Naeem, M. A., Gul, R., Karim, S.,Farid, S., & Lucey, B. M. (2023). Assessing Linkages between Alternative Energy Markets and Cryptocurrency. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, forthcoming. (IF: 2.00, ABDC A*, ABS 3)
  4. Farid, S., Naeem, M. A., Karim, S., Nepal, R., & Jamasb, T. (2023). Co-Movement between Dirty and Clean Energy: A Time-Frequency Perspective. Energy Economics, forthcoming.(IF: 9.252, ABDC A*, ABS 3) 
  5. Anwer, Z., Farid, S., Khan, A., & Benlagha, N. (2023). Cryptocurrencies Versus environmentally sustainable assets: Does a perfect hedge exist? International Review of Economics and Finance, forthcoming. (IF: 3.339, ABDC A, ABS 2)
  6. Naeem, M. A., Yousaf, I., Karim, S., Tiwari, A.K., & Farid, S. (2022). Asymmetric efficiency in regional Environmental, Social and Governance investments pre and during COVID-19. Economic modeling, forthcoming. (IF: 3.875, Q1, ABDC A, ABS 2)
  7. Naeem, M. A., Karim, S., Farid, S., &  Tiwari, A. K. (2022). Comparing the asymmetric efficiency of dirty and clean energy markets pre and during COVID-19. Economic Analysis and Policy, forthcoming. (IF: 2.497, Q1, ABDC B, ABS 1)
  8. Naeem, M. A., Arif, M., Farid, S., Nepal, R., & Jamasb, T. (2022). Diversifier or More? Hedge and Safe Haven Properties of Green Bonds during COVID-19. Energy Policy, forthcoming. (IF: 6.142, Q1, ABDC A, ABS 2)
  9. Ahad, M., Farid, S., & Anwer, Z. (2022).  Designing energy policy in the presence of informal economy: the case of Pakistan. International Journal of emerging markets, forthcoming. (IF: 2.488, Q2, ABDC B, ABS 1)
  10. Naeem, M. A., Farid, S., Arif, M., Paltrinieri, A., & M., Alharthi. (2022). COVID-19 and connectedness between Sustainable and Islamic equity markets. Borsa Istanbul Review, forthcoming. (IF: 3.348, Q2)
  11. Farid, S., Naeem, M. A., Paltrinieri, A., & Nepal, R.(2022). Impact of COVID-19 on the quantile connectedness between energy, metals and agriculture commodities. Energy Economics, forthcoming.  (IF: 7.042, Q1, ABDC A*, ABS 3 )  
  12. Rehman, A.U., Farid, S., & Naeem, M.A. (2022). The link between corporate governance, corporate social sustainability and credit risk of Islamic bonds. International Journal of emerging markets, forthcoming. (IF: 2.488, Q2, ABDC B, ABS 1)
  13. Naeem, M. A., Farid, S., Qureshi, F., & Taghizadeh–Hesary, F. (2022). Global factors and the transmission between US and Emerging stock markets. International Journal of Finance and Economics. (IF: 3.070, Q2, ABDC B, ABS 3 )
  14. Umar, M., Farid, S., & Naeem, M. A. (2022). Time-frequency connectedness among clean-energy stocks and fossil fuel markets: Comparison between financial, oil and pandemic crisis. Energy, 240, 122702. (IF: 7.147, Q1) 
  15. Tu, CA., Farid, S., Naeem, M. A., Younas, K., & Farhad Taghizadeh, F. (2022). Causal links between hot money and investment markets: Evidence from small-scale economy. Economic research-Ekonomska istraživanja, forthcoming.(IF: 3.004, Q2) 
  16. Naeem, M. A., Qureshi, F., Farid, S., Tiwari, A. K., & Elheddad, M. (2021). Time-frequency information transmission among financial markets: evidence from implied volatility. Annals of Operations Research, 1-29. (IF: 4.845, Q1, ABDC A, ABS 3)
  17. Naeem, M. A., Farid, S., Ferrer, R., & Shahzad, S. J. H. (2021). Comparative efficiency of green and conventional bonds pre-and during COVID-19: An asymmetric multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis. Energy Policy, 153, 112285. (IF: 6.142, Q1, ABDC A, ABS 2)
  18. Farid, S., Kayani, G. M., Naeem, M. A., & Shahzad, S. J. H. (2021). Intraday volatility transmission among precious metals, energy and stocks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Resources Policy, 72, 102101. (IF: 5.634, Q1, ABDC B, ABS 2)
  19. Naeem, M. A., Farid, S., Nor, S. M., & Shahzad, S. J. H. (2021). Spillover and Drivers of Uncertainty among Oil and Commodity Markets. Mathematics, 9(4), 441. (IF: 2.258, Q2)
  20. Farid, S., Khan, T.M., Tashfeen, R., & Burhan, A. (2021). Forecasting Stock Prices using a Data Mining Method: Evidence from an Emerging Market. International Journal of Finance and Economics, 1-7. (IF: 3.070, Q2, ABDC B, ABS 3)
  21. Liu, C., Naeem, M. A., S., Rehman, M. U., Farid, S., & Shahzad, S. J. H (2020).Oil as hedge, safe-haven, and diversifier for conventional currencies. Energies, 13(17), 4354.(IF: 3.004, Q2)
  22. Naeem, M. A., Farid, S., Balli, F., & Shahzad, S. J. H (2020). Can Happiness Predict Future Volatility in Stock Markets? Research in International Business and Finance, 54, 101298.(IF: 4.091, Q1, ABDC B, ABS 2)
  23. Naeem, M. A.,Farid, S., Balli, F., & Shahzad, S. J. H (2020). Hedging the commodities downside risk through cryptocurrencies. Applied Economic Letters, 1-8. (IF: 1.157, Q3, ABDC B)
  24. Rafay, A., & Farid, S. (2019). Islamic banking system: a credit channel of monetary policy–evidence from an emerging economy. Economic research-Ekonomska istraživanja, 32(1), 742-754. (IF: 3.034,Q2)
  25. Rafay, A., & Farid, S. (2018). Shariah Supervisory Board Report (SSBR) in Islamic Banks: An experimental study of Investors’ perception and behavior. International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, 11(2), 274-294. (IF: 2.276, Q2, ABDC B, ABS 1).
  1. Honey, D., Nosheen, S., & Farid, S. (2023). Identifying the Moderating Role of Income Smoothing and Credit Quality towards Corporate Governance and Determinants. Iranian Economic Review, forthcoming.
  2. Farid, S., Jan, M.W., & Khan, T.M. (2022). Do Islamic Stocks Reinforce Real Economic Activity? Evidence from an Emerging Islamic Capital Market. Iranian Economic Review, forthcoming.
  3. Rafay, A., Farid, S., Yasser, F., & Safdar, S. (2020). Social Collateral and Repayment Performance: Evidence from Islamic Micro Finance. Iranian Economic Review, 24(1), 41-74.
  4. Rafay, A., & Farid, S. (2017). Dynamic Relationship between Islamic Banking System and Real Economic Activity: Evidence from a South Asian Economy. Journal of Islamic Economics, 30(2), 97-116.
  5. Rafay, A., & Farid, S. (2017). Financial Integration in Money Markets: Evidence from SAARC Region. DLSU Business and Economics Review, 26 (2), 87-114.
  6. Rafay, A., & Farid, S. (2017). Islamic Banking and Finance in Pakistan Journey from Shariah Compliance to Shariah Based System. Journal of Islamic Thought andCivilization, 7(2), 41-51.

HEC/LOCAL

  1. Farid, S., Rafay, A., &  Zafar, Q. (2024). Does Bitcoin Hedge Industry Credit Risk? A Comparsion with Gold.  Lahore Journal of Business, forthcoming. (Y Category)
  2. Khan, T.M., Farid, S & Hayat, S. (2020). Transparency, Stock liquidity and Firm Value in Crisis Period: Evidence from Pakistan Stock Exchange.  Global Management Journal for Academic and Corporate Studies, 10 (2), 84-98. (Y Category)
  3. Farid, S., Tashfeen, R., Rashid, A & Naeem, M. A (2020). Does Shariah Based Asset Categorization Improve Portfolio Performance. Paradigms, (SI), 15-21. (Y Category)
  4. Farid, S., & Khan, T.M. (2018) Dynamic Links between Stock Market Returns and Industry Returns. Global Management Journal for Academic and Corporate Studies, 8(2), 99-109. (Y Category)
  5. Rafay, A., & Farid, S. (2018). Competitive Environment in Banking Industry: Evidence from an Emerging Economy. The Business & Economic Review, 10(2),65-84.(X Category)
  6. Rafay, A., & Farid, S. (2015). An Analysis of Oil Price Volatility Using VAR: Evidence from Pakistan. Lahore Journal of Business, 4(1), 23-36.( Y Category)
    1. Farid, S.,& Akhtar, A. (2024, Jan 31). Interdependency between Cryptocurrencies, Artificial Intelligence and FintechStocks. Paper presented at3nd IEAP Meeting: Investor Emotions & Asset Pricing, University of Lille, France.
    2. Arif, M.,Naeem, M. A., Farid, S., Nepal, R & Jamasb, T. (2021, Feb 2). Diversifier or More? Hedge and Safe Haven Properties of Green Bonds During COVID-19. Paper accepted at IX INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC SYMPOSIUM on Energy transition and opportunities for global economic recovery, Barcelona, Spain. 
    3. Arif, M., Alharthi, M., Naeem, M. A & Farid, S. (2021, January 21-22). COVID-19 and connectedness between Sustainable and Islamic equity markets. Paper accepted at Developments in Sustainable Finance and Resposible Investments, University of Birmingham, UK. 
    4. Sarfraz, N., Ashraf, Z., Tashfeen, R., Farid, S. (2019, Mar 24-26). Forecasting Stock Index Movement Using Machine Learning Techniques: Evidence from Pakistan Stock Exchange. Paper presented at 8th Asian Management Research and Case Conference (AMRC) 2019, UAE University, Al AIN.
    5. Farid, S. & Rafay, A. (2019, January 23-27). SME Development: The Tale of Terrorized Economy. Paper presented at United States Association for Small Business and Enterpreneurship (USASBE) Conference 2019, Florida, USA.
    6. Rafay, A., & Farid, S. (2018, May 02-03). Information ordering in Review Report of Shariah Board - A behavioral aspect. Paper presented at 3rd Islamic Finance, Banking and Business Ethics Global Conference 2018, LUMS Lahore, Pakistan.
    7. Rafay, A. Khan, A. & Farid, S. (2018, Mar 23-24). Merger for Survival in the era of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) - An emerging trend. Paper presented at 7th Asian Management Research and Case Conference (AMRC) 2018, LUMS Lahore, Pakistan.
    8. Farid, S. & Rafay, A. (2017, Mar 15-16). SME Financing: A Challenge in a vulnerable Economy. Paper presented at the Second International SME Conference 2017. SMEDA Lahore, Pakistan.
    9. Farid, S. & Rafay, A. (2016, Oct 26-27). Monetary Union puzzle: Case of South Asian Region – Evidence from an Emerging Economy. Paper presented at the Sixth International Conference on Business Management (ICOBM), NUST Islamabad, Pakistan.
    10. Rafay, A., & Farid, S. (2016, Mar 26-27). Dynamic Relationship between Islamic Banking System and Real Economic Activity – Evidence from an Emerging Economy. Paper presented at Islamic Finance Banking & Business Ethics Global Conference 2016, LUMS Lahore, Pakistan.
    11. Rafay, A. & Farid, S. (2016, Mar 26-27). Islamic Banking System as Credit of Monetary Policy – Evidence from an Emerging Economy. Paper presented at Islamic Finance Banking & Business Ethics Global Conference 2016, LUMS Lahore, Pakistan.
    12. Farid, S., Rafay, A. & Gilani, U. J. (2015, Nov 20-22). Estimating Banking Competition using modified PR Model – Evidence from Pakistan. Paper presented at the Fifth Annual Conference of Association of Management Development Institutions of Pakistan (AMDIP), LSE Lahore, Pakistan.

Best Paper/Research Awards/Scholarships

  • 2024        Research Excellence Award for Highest Number of Scopus Listed Papers
  • 2024        Research Excellence Award for Highest h-index
  • 2023        Research Excellence Award for Highly Cited Paper, UMT, Lahore, Pakistan
  • 2023        Research Excellence Award for Highest Number of Scopus listed Publications, UMT, Lahore, Pakistan
  • 2022        Research Excellence Award for Highly Cited Paper, UMT, Lahore, Pakistan

  • 2022        Research Excellence Award for Highest Number of Scopus listed Publications, UMT, Lahore, Pakistan

  • 2019        Venture Finance SIG Best Paper Award in USASBE Florida Conference

  • 2017        NUST Ph.D. Faculty Development Scholarship

  • 2017        Best Paper Award in 2nd SME International Conference Lahore

  • 2016        Highest CGPA/ Gold Medal in MS Finance

  • 2016        Research Recognition Award in MS Finance

  • Financial Planning & Investment – HEC-SECP-World Bank-UKAID
  • Fixed Income Trading and Investments – USAID
  • Interlocutor Training – City & Guilds Institute of London

Google Scholar Profile Page 

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