Dr. Abdullah has been associated with the Karachi Institute of Economics & Technology since 2014 and is presently designated as Associate Professor. He has a Ph.D. degree with a major in financial management from Southwest Jiaotong University, China, Master in Business Administration, and Bachelors in Business Administration with a major in finance from Karachi Institute of Economics & Technology. He has published several research papers in esteemed research journals indexed by ABDC, SSCI, and ESCI. He has published in notable research journals such as Research in International Business & Finance and Emerging Markets, Finance & Trade. Dr. Abdullah also has presented research papers in several international conferences held in Malaysia, China, Singapore, Turkey, and Pakistan. He is also an HEC approved Ph.D. supervisor. Moreover, he serves as a reviewer for several international research journals. His research interests include capital budgeting, corporate governance, political connections, earnings quality, Islamic finance, and stock market development.
List of Publications
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Abdullah, Hashmi, M. A. & Iqbal, M. S. (2022). Impact of working capital management on firm profitability and liquidity: The moderating role of family ownership. Accounting Research Journal, forthcoming, https://doi.org/10.1108/ARJ-07-2021-0212(ESCI-Web of Science & Scopus)
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Hashim, M. H., Zouping, X., Abdullah, Qureshi, S., Ahmad, M. & Ahmad, M. (2021). Complex ownership, contract enforcement, creditor rights and leverage, Aisa-Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics, forthcoming, https://doi.org/10.1080/16081625.2021.2020668. (SSCI, Scopus & Impact Factor: 1.38)
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Badshah, Y. A., Abdullah, Hashmi, M. A. & Shah, M. H. (2021). Board Oversight and Financial Performance of Islamic Banks in Arab & Non-Arab Countries, International Journal of Business and Society, 22(3), 1384-1401. (ESCI-Web of Science and Scopus)
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Salim, M., Hashmi, M. A. & Abdullah. (2021). The Predictive Power of Multi-Factor Models; Evidence from Pakistani Banks, Journal of Asian Finance, Economics & Business, 8(11), 1-10. (ESCI-Web of Science)
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Hashmi, M. A., Abdullah & Ghani, M. (2021). COVID-19 Pandemic and Stock Returns in Asian Economies, International Journal of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity, 12(1), 2111-2128. (ESCI-Web of Science)
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Sajid, A., Hashmi, M. A., Abdullah & Hassan, M. A. (2021). Foreign Capital Inflows and Stock Market Development in Pakistan, Journal of Asian Finance, Economics & Business, 8(6), 543-552. (ESCI-Web of Science)
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Shah, M. H., Zouping X., Abdullah, Qureshi S. & Ahmad M. (2020). Internal Pyramid Structure, Contract Enforcement, Minority Investor Protection, and Firms’ Performance: Evidence from Emerging Economies. Research in International Business and Finance, 52, (SSCI, Scopus & Impact Factor: 4.091)
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Sheikh, R. A. G., Abdullah & Shah, M. H. (2019). Impact of Audit Committee Characteristics on Voluntary Disclosures: Evidence from Pakistan. Asian Journal of Economics and Empirical Research, 6(2), 113-119.
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Shah, M. H., Xiao Zouping & Abdullah. (2018). Effect of Complex Ownership Structure and Judicial Efficiency on Leverage: Evidence from Pakistani Listed Companies. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 54(10), 2258-2277. (SSCI, Scopus & Impact Factor: 1.214)
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Abdullah, Jia’nan, Z. & Shah, M. H. (2017). Performance of cross listed Dual-class firms; Evidence from Chinese firms cross listed on US exchanges. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 54(15), 3411-3425. (SSCI, Scopus & Impact Factor: 1.214)
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Abdullah, Jia’nan, Z. & Shah, M. H. (2017). Dual-Class Firms: Evidence from IPOs of Chinese Firms Cross-Listed on US Exchanges. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 53(7), 1691-1704. (SSCI, Scopus & Impact Factor: 1.214)
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Abdullah, Jia’nan, Z. & Shah, M. H. (2017). Effect of Disproportional Voting Rights on Firm’s Market Performance; Evidence from Chinese firms Cross Listed on US Exchanges. International Journal of Financial Studies, 5(3) (ESCI-Web of Science & Scopus)
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Abdullah, Jia’nan, Z. & Shah, M. H. (2017). Effect of Structure Choice on Firm Governance: Evidence from Chinese Firms Cross Listed in US Exchanges. Review of Integrative Business and Economics Research, 6(2), 28-37. (Best Paper Prize)
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Abdullah (2014), Waqf: A Proposed Model for Islamic Finance. Market Forces, 9(1), 15-28.
