Vaseem Akram
Qualification
Assistant Professor,
Economics & Business Environment
E-mail: vakram[at]iimj[dot]ac[dot]in
Dr. Vaseem Akram is an Assistant Professor in Economics & Business Environment Area at Indian Institute of Management Jammu. He has received his Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad.
He has published numerous papers in internationally refereed journals, including Economic Modelling, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Energy Policy, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Utilities Policy, Economic Analysis and Policy, Applied Economics Letter, Journal of Economic Studies, International Economics and Economic Policy, and Global Economy Journal.
Dr. Akram also received academic excellence, research excellence and best paper awards from IIM Jammu, IIT Hyderabad, ICAI, and Bank Indonesia, respectively.
- Ph.D. (Economics), Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, 2020
- M.Phil. (Economics), Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, 2017
- M.A. (Economics), School of Economics, University of Hyderabad, 2014
- B.A. (Hons-Economics), Aligarh Muslim University, 2012
Indian Institute of Management Jammu (Current)
- Akram, V. & Mukherjee, R. (2024). Housing price convergence: new evidence from Indian cities. Journal of Economic Studies, 51(2), 424-436 DOI : https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JES-02-2023-0100/full/html
- Akram, V. & Bhargava, . (2023). Club convergence analysis of fossil fuels material footprint at the global level. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(53), 114283-114293 DOI : https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-023-30515-7
- Akram, V., Singh, S. & Sahoo, P. K. (2023). A club convergence analysis of financial integration: cross-country evidence. Studies in Economics and Finance, 40(4), 647-660. (ABDC), DOI : https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/SEF-11-2022-0543/full/html
- Akram, V. (2023). Convergence analysis of science, technology, and environment expenditure: evidence from Indian states. Studies in Economics and Finance, 40(4), 757-772. (ABDC), DOI : https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/SEF-10-2021-0442/full/html
- Akram, V. & Rath , B. N. (2022). Public health expenditure convergence across Indian states: New evidence from LM and RALS-LM tests. The Singapore Economic Review, (ABDC), DOI : https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S0217590822500631
- Ali, J., Akram, V. & Burhan , M. (2022). Does economic complexity lead to global carbon emissions convergence?. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, (SCI/SSCI/ESCI,Scopus), DOI : https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-022-19188-w
- Akram, V. & Haider, S. (2022). A dynamic nexus between COVID-19 sentiment, clean energy stocks, technology stocks, and oil prices: global evidence. Energy RESEARCH LETTERS, DOI : https://doi.org/10.46557/001c.32625
- Akram, V. (2022). Causality Between Access to Electricity and Education: Evidence From BRICS Countries. Energy RESEARCH LETTERS, DOI : https://doi.org/10.46557/001c.32597
- Ansari, M., Akram, V. & Haider, S. (2022). A link between productivity, globalisation and carbon emissions: evidence from emissions by coal, oil and gas. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, (SCI/SSCI/ESCI,Scopus), DOI : https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-022-18557-9
- Ansari, M., Villanthenkodath, M., Akram, V. & Rath, B.N. (2022). The nexus between ecological footprint, economic growth, and energy poverty in sub-Saharan Africa: a technological threshold approach. Environment, Development and Sustainability, (SCI/SSCI/ESCI,Scopus), DOI : https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10668-022-02377-5
- Ansari, M., Haider, S., Kumar, P., Kumar, S. & Akram, V., (2022). Main determinants for ecological footprint: an econometric perspective from G20 countries. Energy, Ecology and Environment , 7(3), 250-267. (Scopus), DOI : https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40974-022-00240-x
- Akram, V. & Ali, J. (2022). Do countries converge in natural resources rents? Evidence from club convergence analysis. Resources Policy, (ABDC), DOI : https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S030142072200191X
- Akram, V., Rath , B. N. & Panda, B. (2022). Convergence Analysis of Social Sector Expenditure and its Components: Evidence from the Indian States. Applied Economics, (ABDC), DOI : https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00036846.2022.2118962
- Akram, V., Rath , B. N. & Panda, B. (2022). Convergence Analysis of Social Sector Expenditure and its Components: Evidence from the Indian States. Applied Economics, (ABDC), DOI : https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00036846.2022.2118962
- Rath, B. N., Panda, B. & Akram, V. (2022). Convergence and determinants of ICT development in case of emerging market economies. Telecommunications Policy, (SCI/SSCI/ESCI,Scopus), DOI : https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308596122001665
- Akram, V. (2021). Spillover effect of greenhouse gas emissions across five major continents. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(8), 11634-11643. (SCI/SSCI/ESCI,Scopus), DOI : https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-021-16535-1
- Rath, B. N. & Akram, V. (2021). Popularity of unit root tests: A review. Asian Economics Letters, 2(4), DOI : https://a-e-l.scholasticahq.com/article/24141-popularity-of-unit-root-tests-a-review
- Akram, V. (2021). Spillover effect of greenhouse gas emissions across five major continents. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-10. (SCI/SSCI/ESCI,Scopus), DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-16535-1 Download citation
- Akram, V. & Rath, B. N. (2021). Understanding the evolution of fiscal performance of Indian states. Growth and Change, (ABDC), DOI : https://doi.org/10.1111/grow.12544
- Akram, V. & Ali, J. (2021). Output convergence at sector level across Indian states: Evidence from weak sigma and club convergence analysis. Journal of International Development, (ABS,ABDC,Scopus), DOI : https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.3571
- Akram, V. & Ali, J. (2021). Global disparities of greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture sector: panel club convergence analysis. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-8. (SCI/SSCI/ESCI), DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-14786-6
- Akram, V. & Rath, B. N. (2021). Does government revenue converge across Indian states? Evidence from club convergence. Applied Economics Letters, 1-5. (ABDC,Scopus), DOI : https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2021.1897734
- Akram, V., Rath, B. N. & Sahoo, P. K. (2021). Do COVID-19 cases follow a similar transition path? Evidence from Indian states. MethodsX, 8, (Scopus), DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2020.101196
- Rath, B. N., Akram, V. & (2020). Does COVID-19 outbreak cause spot electricity price discovery in India?. Journal of Public Affairs, (ABDC), DOI : https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.2439
- Akram, V. & Rath, B. . (2020). Does export diversification lead to income convergence? Evidence from cross-country analysis. Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking, 23(3), 319 -344. (Scopus), DOI : https://doi.org/10.21098/bemp.v23i3.1251
- Akram, V., Rath, B. N. & Sahoo, P. K. (2020). Stochastic conditional convergence in per capita energy consumption in India. Economic Analysis and Policy, 65, 224-240. (ABDC), DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eap.2020.01.006
- Akram, V. & Rath, B. N. (2020). Optimum government size and economic growth in case of Indian states: Evidence from panel threshold model. Economic Modelling, 88, 151-162. (ABDC), DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2019.09.015
- Akram, V. & Rath, B. N. (2020). What do we know about fiscal sustainability across Indian states? . Economic Modelling, 87, 307-321. (ABDC), DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2019.08.005
- Akram, V., Sahoo, P. K. & Rath, B. N. (2020). A sector level analysis of output club convergence in case of global economy. Journal of Economic Studies, 47(4), 747-767. (ABDC), DOI : https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JES-03-2019-0103/full/html
- Usmani, G., Akram, V. & Praveen, B. (2020). Tourist arrivals, international tourist expenditure, and economic growth in BRIC countries. Journal of Public Affairs, (ABDC), DOI : https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.2202
- Jangam, B. P., Akram, V. & Sahoo, P. K. (2020). Price dispersion across Indian states: A club convergence analysis. Journal of Public Affairs, (ABDC), DOI : https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.2134
- Akram, V., Jangam, B. P. & Rath, B. N. (2020). Examining the linkage between human capital and energy consumption. OPEC Energy Review, 44(1), 3-26. (SCI/SSCI/ESCI), DOI : https://doi.org/10.1111/opec.12167
- Rath, B. N. & Akram, V. (2019). A reassessment of total factor productivity convergence: Evidence from cross-country analysis. Economic Modelling, 82, 87-98. (ABDC), DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2019.08.002
- Rath, B. N., Akram, V., Bal, D. P. & Mahalik, M.K. (2019). Do fossil fuel and renewable energy consumption affect total factor productivity growth?. Energy Policy, 127, 186-199. (ABDC), DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.12.014
- Akram, V., Sahoo, P. K. & Jangam , B. P. (2019). Do shocks to electricity consumption revert to its equilibrium? evidence from across Indian states. Utilities Policy, 61, (SCI/SSCI/ESCI), DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2019.100977
- Haider, S. & Akram, V. (2019). Club convergence of per capita carbon emission: global insight from disaggregated level data. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26, 11074-11086. (SCI/SSCI/ESCI), DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-04573-9
- Akram, V. & Rath, B. N. (2019). Does debt convergence hold in case of India? . Journal of Economic Studies, 46(4), 858-871. (ABDC), DOI : https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JES-02-2018-0064/full/html
- Akram, V. & Rath, B. N. (2019). Fiscal sustainability in India: evidence from Markov switching and threshold regression. Studies in Economics and Finance, (ABDC), DOI : https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/SEF-09-2018-0281/full/html
- Haider, S. & Akram, V. (2019). Club convergence analysis of ecological and carbon footprint: Evidence from cross-country analysis. Carbon Management, 10(5), 451-463. (SCI/SSCI/ESCI), DOI : https://doi.org/10.1080/17583004.2019.1640135
- Akram, V. & Rath, B. N. (2019). Is there any evidence of tax-and-spend, spend-and-tax, or fiscal synchronization from panel of Indian state? . Applied Economics Letters, 26(18), 1544-1547. (ABDC), DOI : https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2019.1584363
- Jangam, B. P., Sahoo, P. K. & Akram, V. (2019). Convergence in electricity consumption across Indian states: A disaggregated analysis. Journal of Energy Sector Management, 14(3), 624-637. (SCI/SSCI/ESCI), DOI : https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJESM-03-2019-0009/full/html
- Akram, V., Jangam, B. P. & Rath, B. N. (2019). Does human capital matter for reduction in energy consumption in India? . International Journal of Energy Sector Management , 13(2), 359-376. (SCI/SSCI/ESCI), DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJESM-07-2018-0009
- Jangam, B. P. & Akram, V. (2019). Does participation in global value chain foster export concentration? . Economics Bulletin, 39(4), 2913-2920. (ABDC), DOI : http://www.accessecon.com/Pubs/EB/2019/Volume39/EB-19-V39-I4-P270.pdf
- Girish, G., Rath, B. N. & Akram, V. (2018). Spot electricity price discovery in Indian electricity market. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 82(1), 73-79. (SCI/SSCI/ESCI), DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.09.009
- Akram, V. & Rath, B. N. (2018). Exchange rate misalignment and total factor productivity growth in case of emerging market economies. International Economics and Economic Policy, 15, 547-564. (ABDC), DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10368-017-0374-6
- Akram, V. (2018). Does export diversification converge? Evidence from cross-country analysis. Economics Bulletin, 38(4), 2141-2151. (ABDC), DOI : http://www.accessecon.com/Pubs/EB/2018/Volume38/EB-18-V38-I4-P197.pdf
- Akram, V. & Rath, B. N. (2017). Export diversification and sources of growth in emerging market economies. Global Economy Journal, 17(3), 1-13. (ABDC), DOI : https://doi.org/10.1515/gej-2017-0018
- Akram, V. & Rath, B. N. (2017). Exchange rate misalignment and economic growth in India. Journal of Financial Economic Policy, 19(4), (ABDC), DOI : https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JFEP-12-2016-0093/full/html
- Rath, B. N. & Akram, V. (2017). Export diversification and total factor productivity growth in case of south Asian region. Journal of Social and Economic Development, 19, 195-210. (ABDC), DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/s40847-017-0037-z
- Managerial Economics
- Macroeconomics
- Business Environment: India & the World
- Research Methods-II
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- Received Young Economist Award (Prof. MJ Manohar Rao) from The Indian Econometric Society (TIES)
- Received Excellence in Academics and Technology Development Award from IIT Hyderabad (2022)
- Received ICAI International Research Award (2022)
- Received Research Excellence Award from IIM Jammu (2022)
- Received Top Downloaded Author Award from Wiley (OPEC Energy Review) (2022)
- Received Best Paper Award from Bank Indonesia (2021)
- Received Research Excellence Award from IIM Jammu (2021)
- Received Research Excellence Award from IIT Hyderabad (2020)
- Received Emerald Literati Award (2020)
- Received Research Excellence Award from IIT Hyderabad (2018)
- Received Academic Excellence Award from IIT Hyderabad (2016)
Associate Editor:
- SN Business & Economics (Springer)
Referee of the Following International Journals:
- Economic Modelling
- Technovation
- Applied Economics
- Journal of Economic Studies
- Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy
- Journal of Public Affairs
- Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences
- Journal of Financial Economic Policy
- International Journal of Energy Sector Management
- International Journal of Emerging Markets
- Emerging Markets Finance and Trade
- Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking
- SN Business & Economics
- Energy Efficiency
- IEEE Access