Work Experience

• Associate Professor at Institute of Business Administration, Karachi (Sep-2022 to PRESENT)
• Assistant Professor at Institute of Business Administration, Karachi (Aug-2021 to Sep-2022)
• Visiting Faculty at Applied Economics Research Centre (Sep-2020 to Jan-2021)
• Assistant Professor at University of Karachi (May-2011 to Jul-2021)
• Visiting Faculty at Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Sci & Tec (Sep-2009 to Jan-2012)
• Visiting Teaching Faculty at Preston University (Sep-2009 to Jan-2010)
• Lecturer at University of Karachi (Mar-2004 to Apr-2011)

Education

• MA (Economics), University of Karachi - 1999
• BA (Hons) (Economics), University of Karachi - 1998
• PhD (Economics), Pakistan Institute of Development Economics Islamabad - 2016

Research Interests

• Environmental Health

  
  
  

  Maternal and Child Health

  
  
  

  Health Economics

  
  
  

  Human Capital

Courses Taught

• ANALYTICAL TOOLS IN DEVELOPMENT
• APPLIED ECONOMETRICS-II
• DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
• DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
• EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROGRAM (ELP)
• FINAL YEAR ECONOMICS PROJECT
• MS THESIS
• POVERTY AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION
• TOPICS IN MICROECONOMIC THEORY

Research Output

• Rafi Amir-ud-Din, Dr. Lubna Naz, Aneela Bibi, Muhammad Usman, Umesh Ghimire "Impact of High-Risk Fertility Behaviours on Underfive Mortality in Asia and Africa: Evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys", BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, May 01, 2021, Pakistan
• Dr. Lubna Naz, Kamlesh Kumar Patel, Azer Dilanchiev "Are Socioeconomic Status and Type of Residence Critical Risk Factors of Under-Five Mortality in Pakistan? Evidence from Nationally Representative Survey", Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, Apr 01, 2021
• Dr. Lubna Naz, Umesh Ghimire, Abida Zainab "Behavioral Factors Associated with Utilization of Healthcare Services among Elderly in Pakistan: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Survey", BMC Geriatrics, Jan 12, 2021, Pakistan
• Dr. Lubna Naz "Integration and Social Cohesion in the Migrants Neighborhood in Karachi, Pakistan", Journal of Public Affairs, Dec 11, 2020, Pakistan
• Abdul Salam Lodhi, Daniel W Tsegai, Dr. Lubna Naz "Parents’ Perception of Education and Choice of Childhood Activities: Evidence from Pakistan", Pakistan Development Review, Dec 01, 2020, Pakistan
• Dr. Lubna Naz, Kamalesh Kumar Patel, Ifeoma Evan Uzoma "Crucial Predicting Factors of Under-five Mortality in Sierra Leone", Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, Dec 01, 2020
• Dr. Lubna Naz, Kamalesh Kumar Patel, Ifeoma Evan Uzoma "The Prevalence of Undernutrition and Associated Factors among Preschool Children: Evidence from Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey 2017-18", Children and Youth Services Review, Dec 01, 2020, Pakistan
• Dr. Lubna Naz, Kamalesh Kumar Patel "Decomposing Socioeconomic Gap in Chronic Malnutrition among Preschool Children in Pakistan", Children and Youth Services Review, Dec 01, 2020, Pakistan
• Dr. Lubna Naz, Umesh Ghimire "Assessing the Prevalence Trend of Childhood Pneumonia Associated with Indoor Air Pollution in Pakistan", Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Aug 08, 2020, Pakistan
• Muhammad Umair, Dr. Lubna Naz "Occupational Health Injuries and Safety Management among Internal Migrant Workers in Pakistan: Challenges and", Journal of Independent Studies and Research-Management, Social Sciences and Economics, Jul 01, 2020
• Dr. Lubna Naz, Kamalesh Kumar Patel "Determinants of Infant Mortality in Sierra Leone: Applying Cox Proportional Hazards Model", International Journal of Social Economics, Jun 03, 2020
• Muhammad Umair, Dr. Lubna Naz "Gender Pay Gap Among Urban-Urban Migrant Workers: Pakistans Two-Tier Urban Labor Market", Pakistan Journal of Gender Studies, Apr 02, 2020
• Dr. Lubna Naz "The Utilization of Quality Antenatal Care in Pakistan: Analyzing Health Inequity in Various Periods", Journal of Population and Social Studies, Jan 28, 2020
• Muhammad Umair, Dr. Lubna Naz "The Index Value Trend Analysis of Rural-Urban Migration in Pakistan: The Current and Future Perspectives", Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, Sep 03, 2019
• Dr. Lubna Naz, Munir Ahmed, G.M.Arif "Estimating Food Demand System and Rural Household Welfare: A Case Study from Pakistan", Economics and Business Review, Jan 01, 2018
• Syed Ammad Ali, Dr. Qazi Masood Ahmed, Dr. Lubna Naz "Public Spending on Human Capital Formation and Economic Growth in Pakistan", Asia-Pacific Development Journal, Feb 01, 2017
• Muhammad Azhar Khan, Muhammad Zahir Khan, Khalid Zaman, Dr. Lubna Naz "Global estimates of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions", Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Jan 01, 2014
• Munir Ahmed, Dr. Lubna Naz "What Inspires Electricity Crises at the Micro Level: Empirical Evidence from Electricity Consumption Pattern of Households from Karachi", Pakistan Development Review, Dec 02, 2013, Pakistan
• Syeda Rabab Mudakkar, Khalid Zaman, Huma Shakir, Mariam Arif, Imran Naeem, Dr. Lubna Naz "Determinants of Energy Consumption Function in SAARC Countries: Balancing the Odds", Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Dec 01, 2013, Pakistan
• Dr. Lubna Naz "Paul Roberts (ed). The End of Food. New York: Mariner Books Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Bosten. 2009. xv+330 pages. (Price not given). (BOOK REVIEW)", Pakistan Development Review, Jun 01, 2011, Pakistan

Projects

• Principal investigator in project “Climate variability and Schooling outcomes in rural Pakistan (Project funded by ICIMOD/SANDEE, in progress)


• Principal investigator in project titled “Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of Diamer-Basha Dam in Pakistan: A storyline approach (Small grant study in collaboration with Reading University UK and ICIMOD, in progress).


• Consultant in the UNWOMEN/ILO/FAO sponsored project, “Access of women home based workers to social security schemesMirpur Khas-Sindh, A baseline study executed by SPACE in 2015.


• Co-Principal investigator in Nationwide Survey on COVID-19 & Enhanced Community Quarantine in the Philippines” with Country Coordinator, Capacity Building for Asia on Resilience Education, De La Salle University 2401 Taft Avenue Manila 0922 Philippines (data cleaning/compilation in progress)


• Team Leader on project, “Linkages among Efficiency, Competitiveness and Poverty Reduction: A Micro-level Analysis of Karachi-based knitwear and Garment firms”, PSSP Competitive Grants Program (CGP) in 2014.