Faculty Profile

Dr. Heman Das Lohano

Professor and Program Director BS (Economics and EM)

Department: Economics

Specialization: Applied Economics

Onboard Status: Available

Email: hlohano@iba.edu.pk


Work Experience

  • Professor and Program Director PhD/MS (Economics) & BS (EM) at Institute of Business Administration, Karachi (Dec-2019 to Oct-2022)
  • Professor and Program Director BS (Economics and EM) at IBA (Dec-2019 to PRESENT)
  • Associate Professor, Chairperson Economics Department and Program Director PhD/MS (Economics) & BS (EM) at Institute of Business Administration, Karachi (Aug-2013 to Dec-2019)
  • Associate Professor & Coordinator (MS Economics) at Institute of Business Administration, Karachi (Dec-2009 to Jul-2013)
  • Associate Professor at IBA (Aug-2007 to Dec-2009)
  • Associate Professor at Sindh Agriculture University (Apr-2006 to Jul-2007)
  • Assistant Professor at Sindh Agriculture University (Aug-2002 to Jul-2007)
  • Lecturer at Sindh Agriculture University (Apr-2002 to Aug-2002)
  • Teaching Assistant at University of Minnesota, USA (Jan-2001 to Mar-2001)
  • Visiting Lecturer at University of Minnesota (Apr-2000 to Apr-2000)
  • Visiting Lecturer at University of Minnesota (Dec-1999 to Dec-2000)
  • Lecturer at Sindh Agriculture University (Feb-1995 to Mar-1995)

Academic Qualification

  • PhD (Applied Economics), University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA - 2002
  • MS (Applied Economics), University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA - 1997
  • MSc (Agricultural Economics), Sindh Agriculture University - 1994

Research Interests

  • Applied Economics

Courses Taught

  • APPLIED ECONOMETRICS I
  • COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE & ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE
  • DATA ANALYTICS FOR ECONOMISTS
  • ECONOMETRICS
  • ECONOMETRICS I
  • ECONOMETRICS II
  • ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS
  • ECONOMICS COMPRE EXAM
  • ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
  • ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS
  • FINANCIAL ECONOMETRICS
  • FINAL YEAR ECONOMICS PROJECT
  • INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS
  • INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS
  • MACROECONOMIC THEORY - 1
  • MACROECONOMIC THEORY I
  • MACROECONOMIC THEORY II
  • MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
  • MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMISTS
  • MICROECONOMIC THEORY
  • MICROECONOMIC THEORY - 1
  • MICROECONOMIC THEORY I
  • MICROECONOMICS
  • MS IBF PROJECT
  • MS ISLAMIC FINANCE THESIS
  • MS RESEARCH PROJECT
  • MS THESIS
  • MS THESIS
  • NATURAL RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
  • PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
  • RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
  • RESEARCH METHODS IN ECONOMICS
  • RESEARCH PROJECT/ PAPER FOR MS
  • TOPICS IN ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS

Research Output

Journal Publication(s)

  • Inayatullah Jan, Dr. Heman Das Lohano ,"Uptake of Energy Efficient Cookstoves in Pakistan",Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews,Mar 01, 2021,,
  • Naveed Hayat, Anwar Hussain, Dr. Heman Das Lohano ,"Eco-labeling and sustainability: A case of textile industry in Pakistan",Journal of Cleaner Production,Apr 10, 2020,United States,
  • Dr. Heman Das Lohano, Fateh M. Marri ,"Estimating Sectoral Water Demand for Sindh Province of Pakistan",Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology,Apr 01, 2020,Pakistan,
  • Dr. Heman Das Lohano, Fateh M. Mari ,"Climate Change and Implications for Agriculture Sector in Sindh Province of Pakistan",Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology,Jul 01, 2020,Pakistan,
  • Md. Manjur Morshed, Md. Sariful Islam, Dr. Heman Das Lohano, Priya Shyamsundar ,"Production Externalities of Shrimp Aquaculture on Paddy Farming in Coastal Bangladesh",Agricultural Water Management,Aug 01, 2020,,
  • Naveed Hayat, Anwar Hussain, Dr. Heman Das Lohano ,"Factors Determining Government to Introduce National Eco-Label Scheme: Case Study of Pakistan Trade Partners 1994-2014",Pakistan Journal of Applied Economics,Jul 01, 2019,Pakistan,Karachi
  • A. K. Enamul Haque, Dr. Heman Das Lohano, Pranab Mukhopadhyay, Mani Nepal, Fathimath Shafeeqa, Shamen P. Vidanage ,"NDC pledges of South Asia: are the stakeholders onboard?",Climatic Change,Jul 01, 2019,Netherlands,
  • Naveed Hayat, Anwar Hussain, Dr. Heman Das Lohano ,"What Drives a Textile Firm to Adopt an Eco-Label?",IBA Business Review,Nov 06, 2018,Pakistan,Karachi
  • Mohammad Shayan Babar Khan, Dr. Heman Das Lohano ,"Household Air Pollution from Cooking Fuel and Respiratory Health Risks for Children in Pakistan",Environmental Science and Pollution Research,Jun 20, 2018,Germany,Heidelberg
  • Dr. Sana Tauseef, Dr. Heman Das Lohano ,"Capital Structure and Profitability of Firms in Corporate Sector of Pakistan",IBA Business Review,Jul 01, 2017,Pakistan,
  • Dr. Heman Das Lohano ,"Weather Variability, Agricultural Revenues and Internal Migration: Evidence from Pakistan",Climate and Development,Sep 22, 2017,England,
  • Sidrat Asim, Dr. Heman Das Lohano ,"Households’ Willingness to Pay for Improved Tap Water Services in Karachi, Pakistan",The Pakistan Development Review,Jul 01, 2015,Pakistan,
  • Dr. Sana Tauseef, Dr. Heman Das Lohano, Sara Ashfaq ,"Effect of Debt Financing on Corporate Financial Performance: Evidence from Textile Firms in Pakistan",Pakistan Business Review,Jan 01, 2015,Pakistan,Karachi
  • Tehmina Mangan, Dr. Heman Das Lohano ,"Impact of Nature-based Tourism on Earnings of Local People: Evidence from Keenjhar Lake in Pakistan",The Pakistan Development Review,Jul 01, 2015,Pakistan,
  • Tehmina Mangan, Roy Brouwer, Dr. Heman Das Lohano, Ghulam M. Nangraj ,"Estimating the Recreational Value of Pakistan’s Largest Freshwater Lake to Support Sustainable Tourism Management using a Travel Cost Model",Journal of Sustainable Tourism,Jun 01, 2013,,
  • Dr. Heman Das Lohano, Adnan Nazir, Ali M. Khushk ,"Technical, Allocative and Economic Efficiencies in Sugarcane Production in Pakistan: A Nonparametric Approach.",IBA Business Review.,Jan 01, 2011,,
  • Dr. Heman Das Lohano, Robert P. King ,"A Stochastic Dynamic Programming Analysis of Farmland Investment and Financial Management",Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics,Oct 15, 2009,Canada,
  • Velo Suthar, G. R. Pasha, Dr. Heman Das Lohano ,"Identification of Factors Associated with Poverty in Tharparkar District of Sindh-Pakistan",The Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences,Jul 01, 2007,Pakistan,
  • Dr. Heman Das Lohano, Fateh M. Mari, Himayatullah Khan ,"Status, Growth, and Forecast of Tomato and Onion Production in Pakistan",The Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences,Jul 01, 2007,Pakistan,
  • Fateh M. Mari, Dr. Heman Das Lohano ,"Measuring Production Function and Technical Efficiency of Onion, Tomato and Chilies Farms in Sindh, Pakistan",The Pakistan Development Review,Jul 01, 2007,Pakistan,
  • Fateh M. Mari, Rajab A. Memon, Dr. Heman Das Lohano ,"Measuring Returns to Scale for Onion, Tomato and Chilies Production in Sindh Province of Pakistan",International Journal of Agriculture and Biology,Jul 01, 2007,Pakistan,
  • Dr. Heman Das Lohano, Fateh M. Mari, Rajab A. Memon ,"Testing Onion Market Integration in Pakistan",The Pakistan Development Review,Jul 01, 2005,Pakistan,
  • Fateh M. Mari, Dr. Heman Das Lohano ,"Market Integration Analysis of Regional Tomato Markets of Pakistan",Pakistan Journal of Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering and Veterinary Sciences,May 01, 2005,Pakistan,
  • Dr. Heman Das Lohano ,"Do Production Shocks Have Temporary or Permanent Effect on Future Production? An Analysis of Trend in Milk and Wheat Production in Pakistan",Pakistan Journal of Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering and Veterinary Sciences,May 01, 2005,Pakistan,

Case(s)

    Book(s)

      Conference(s)

      • Fizzah Iftikhar Allawala, Salik Javed Barry, Muhammad Sameer Kayani, Dr. Heman Das Lohano ,"Diarrheal Diseases Due To Unsafe Drinking Water In Pakistan: A Defensive Behavior Approach (Supervisor)",Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) Conference Proceedings,Dec 14, 2017,Pakistan,
      • Dr. Heman Das Lohano ,"Weather Change, Agriculture, and Internal Migration in Pakistan",Fifth World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists,Jul 02, 2014,Turkey,Istanbul
      • Dr. Heman Das Lohano ,"Measuring Spatial Integration in Tomato and Onion Markets of Pakistan: An Application of Error Correction Model in the Presence of Stationarity",2012 AAEA Annual Meeting,Aug 14, 2012,United States,Seattle
      • Dr. Heman Das Lohano ,"Weather Change, Agricultural Productivity, and Internal Migration in Pakistan",International Conference on Environment and Natural Resources Management in Developing and Transition Economies,Oct 17, 2012,France,Clermont-Ferrand
      • Dr. Heman Das Lohano ,"Examining Evidence on Climate Impacts on Agriculture and Migration using Historical Census Data in Pakistan",Fifth South Asia Economic Summit,Sep 11, 2012,Pakistan,Islamabad
      • Sara Ashfaq, Dr. Sana Tauseef, Dr. Heman Das Lohano ,"Financial Leverage and the Profitability: An Analysis of the Textile Firms of Pakistan",4th International Colloquium on Business & Management.,Jan 24, 2011,Thailand,Bangkok

      Other(s)


        Projects

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