Dr. Inayat Ullah Wani

Assistant Professor
School of Economics

Educational Qualifications

PhD Economics (2024) (Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P.)

M.A. Economics (2017) (University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K)

Research Interests

• Gender Inequality
• Poverty
• Environmental Economics
• Applied Econometrics

Teaching Interests

• Microeconomics (Basic, Intermediate, Advanced)
• Behavioral Economics
• Game Theory
• Economics of Globalisation and International Relations

Teaching Experience: 1 year

Awards and Achievements

• Qualified UGC National Eligibility test in 2018
• UGC Junior Research Fellowship in 2019.
• Qualified GATE in Economics, conducted by IIT Kharagpur in 2022.
• Received UGC Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) in Economics in 2022. (Not Availed).

Research Publications

1. Exploring the complementary interaction between financial inclusion and gender equality on economic growth: fresh evidence from developing countries. Wani, I. U., Alharthi, M., Khanday, I. N., Subhan, M., & Al-Faryan, M. A. S. (2024).  Cogent Economics & Finance, 12(1), 2365585. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2024.2365585
2. Modelling the asymmetric impact of economic growth and poverty on gender inequality: Evidence from India using nonlinear ARDL analysis. Wani, I. U., Haseen, S., & Khanday, I. N. (2024). Journal of Public Affairs, 24(3), e2931. https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.2931
3. Ecofeminism or techno-centrism? Analysing the gender-environment concoction in the Anthropocene: a study of OECD countries. Wani, I. U., Khanday, I. N., & Haseen, S. (2023). Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(54), 115021–115036. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-30598-2
4. Do financial development and institutional quality matter for ecological sustainability in the long run? Evidence from India. Khanday, I. N., Wani, I. U., & Tarique, M. (2023). Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, 34(6), 1668–1689. https://doi.org/10.1108/MEQ-01-2023-0002
5. Poverty and financial development: an asymmetric and nonlinear ARDL analysis for India. Khanday, I. N., Tarique, Md., Wani, I. U., & Dar, M. H. (2024). Journal of Economic Studies, 51(4), 764–782. https://doi.org/10.1108/JES-03-2023-0129
6. Does poverty respond asymmetrically to financial development? Evidence from India using asymmetric cointegration and causality tests. Khanday, I. N., Wani, I. U., Tarique, Md., & Dar, M. H. (2024). Quality & Quantity, 58(3), 2789–2811. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-023-01772-y

Papers presented in National and International Conferences

• Presented a paper titled "Substitutes or Complements? The Role of Financial Inclusion and Gender Equality in Determining Economic Growth: A Study of Developing Countries,” at the International Conference on India 2.0, Vision for India at 2047: Challenges and Prospects, sponsored by the Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi, and hosted by the Department of Economics, Kurukshetra University, Haryana.
• Presented a paper titled "India's Progress towards SDG5: What matters for Women's Health in the Long run?” at the International Conference on Public Finance, Public Policy and Economic Development hosted by the School of Management, Department of Economics, Pondicherry University, India.
• Presented a paper titled "Ecofeminism or Anthropocene? Analyzing the Gender Environment Concoction in India” at Graduate Research Meet (GRM), Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India.
• Presented a paper titled "Do Institutions Really Matter in the Poverty-Gender nexus? A Study of Developing Countries” at Doctoral Colloquium on Management and Development (DOCMAD) hosted by Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), Gujrat, India.