Shabbir Ahmad
Position:
Senior Research Fellow
Department:
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
Topics:
- Agriculture & environment
- Economics
Research Institution:
Geographic Coverage:
Queensland
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Dr Shabbir Ahmad is a distinguished economist and applied economist with expertise in productivity analysis, financial modelling, and environmental sustainability. His research focuses on evaluating economic and financial impacts across sectors, with a strong emphasis on developing econometric methods to measure and analyse sectoral productivity and its key drivers. A central theme of Dr Ahmad's recent work is addressing sustainability challenges and advancing strategies for achieving net-zero emissions. His research focuses on exploring the potential of biofuels derived from diverse agricultural feedstocks, aiming to enhance resource efficiency while reducing carbon footprints in agriculture and resource sectors.
Dr Ahmad holds dual doctorates: a PhD in Applied Econometrics and a PhD in Financial Economics.