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Dr. Naqeeb is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Studies at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. Previously, he held various academic positions in the private and public sector universities. He is a passionate academic researcher in the field of applied economics. He has a firm belief that the synergy between teaching and research is complementary to the high quality of curriculum development, which induces creativity and critical thinking at the university level and beyond.
Regarding his research goals, his curiosity lies in navigating intriguing research questions in the areas of economics of innovation, regional economics, small and medium-sized enterprises, and the digital economy, using both micro- and macro-level data analysis methods. In his research work, his main source of inspiration comes from the Keynesian school of thought by using theories at the micro-and-macro levels. Presently, he is exploring multiple research areas such as the impact of public funds on regional productivity; innovation, real wage growth and productivity nexus; measuring the synergies between firms’ internal and external knowledge sources. In 2023, he received £10,000 research grant as a principal investigator from WIUT-UoW (London) collaboration fund.
In addition to his contemporary research goals, he has been invited in the prestigious international conferences organised by the College of Europe (Belgium), University of Warsaw (Poland), Asian Development Bank Institute (Japan), Otto Biesheim School of Management (Germany), etc. In his paper presentations, his main objective is to identify economic pitfalls and devise effective policy tools to minimise the societal cost in general (including consumers, firms, and regions) through timely public-private interventions. To transmit research skills across wider audience, he delivered guest lectures to the students from University of Salerno (Italy), Handong Global University (South Korea), academic staff from Tashkent Institute of Finance, Universidad del Desarrollo (Chile), and employees from various other public and private institutions in Uzbekistan & Albania. In 2022, he was awarded the Doctor of Sciences (DSc) from the Supreme Attestation Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
PhD in Economics, 2012, University of Glasgow
Master in Economics, 2008, Unversity of Peshawar
Master in Public Administration (Finance), 2003, IMScience
Bachelor in Science (Maths), 2000, University of Peshawar
Economics of Innovation
SMEs
Regional Economics & Digital Economy
Shams, K., & Rehman, N.U.(2025). Traffic congestion, wellbeing, and urban sustainability: A pathway to sustainable cities and communities, Applied Economic Letters.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2025.2541804
Rehman, N.U., & Nunziante, G.(2023). The effect of the digital economy on total factor productivity in European regions, Telecommunication Policy, Vol 14(10), 102650.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2023.102650
Sergio, D.,& Rehman, N.U.(2023). Investment, innovation activities and employment across European regions, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Vol 65, 474-490.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.strueco.2023.03.013
Jain, D., & Rehman, N.U. et al.(2023). Currencies of greater interest for Central Asian economies: an analysis of exchange market pressure amind global and regional interdependence, Financial Innovation, Vol 9, 46.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40854-022-00417-7
Hysa, E., Rehman, N.U.(2023). Economic growth through financial development: Empirical evidence from new member states and Western Balkan countries, 49-67.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30996-0_4
Rehman, N.U., & Hysa, E.(2021). The effect of financial development, remittances on economic growth, Cogent Economics & Finance, Vol 9(1), 1932060.
https://doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2021.1932060
Rehman, N.U., Hysa E., Mao, X. (2020). Does public R&D complement or crowd-out private R&D in pre and post economic crisis of 2008? Journal of Applied Economics, Vol 23(1), 349-371.
https://doi.org/10.1080/15140326.2020.1762341
Hysa, E., Kruja, A., Rehman, N.U. Laurenti, R.(2020). Circular economy innovation and environmental sustainability impact on economic growth: An integrated model for sustainable development, Sustainability, 12(12), 4831.