Name: Zafar Manzoor

Designation: Lecturer

Department: Economics

Extension Number: 675

Email id: zafarmanzoor@fccollege.edu.pk

Office Number: E-217

Education:

BA Economics (University of Punjab)

Msc Economics (NCBA&E)

MPhil Applied Economics (FCCU)

Brief Profile

Zafar Manzoor is a young aspiring economist, an avid researcher, and a dedicated teacher. He has been teaching at FCCU since 2018. Prior to this, he has held an adjunct faculty position at National College of Business Administration & Economics, Lahore. He has taught various courses including Monetary Economics, Mathematical Economics and Macro and Microeconomics, Financial Management, Auditing, and Performance Management.

In addition to teaching, he has also worked as a Research Fellow in the research grant project of Punjab Economic Research Institute titled “Study on Crime, Business Activity, Unemployment and Economic Growth in Punjab”. His research paper titled “The Measurement of Pakistan’s Black Economy: A Modified Currency Demand Approach” has been published in “Pakistan Economic and Social Review”. He has also authored a book chapter titled “Sustainable development in Pakistan: Vulnerabilities and opportunities” in the book titled “Sustainable Development: Asia-Pacific Perspectives” published by Cambridge University Press (the oldest publication house in the world). He has also worked on the HEC thematic grant project titled “Effectiveness of Criminal Justice System of Pakistan” as a Research Associate.

He has wide-ranging research interests that include socio-economic issues related to institutions, governance, terrorism, crime, climate change, tourism, and sustainable development. Currently, he is working on his research in tourism economics.

Publications:

Manzoor, Z., Shabbir, G., & Syed, S. H. (2018). The Measurement of Pakistan’s Black Economy: A Modified Currency Demand Approach. Pakistan Economic and Social Review, 56(2), 211-229.

Khan, S. U., Manzoor, Z., Rajaguru, G., & Syed, S. H. (2022). Sustainable development in Pakistan: Vulnerabilities and opportunities. In Sustainable Development: Asia-Pacific Perspectives (pp. 339-358). Cambridge University Press.

Lodhi, S., Iqbal, Z., Ayubi, S., & Manzoor, Z. (2023). Exploring and Evaluating the Association between Environmental Sustainability and Economic Progress: A Cross-Country Analysis of Green Tourism. Empirical Economic Review, 6(1), 116-145.