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Firdous Ahmad Malik

Dr. Firdous Ahmad Malik was born in India and is currently employed by the University of People as an Assistant Professor of Economics (instructor), Department of Management. Currently, he is pursuing post-doctoral research at Amity Dubai University. Before that, he was a research fellow at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) in Delhi, India. Before this, he was a senior research associate at the O.P. Jindal Global University in Sonipat, Haryana's Jindal Center for the Global South. He received his PhD from Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University in Lucknow, India. He has a Master's in Economics from the University of Kashmir and an MPhil in Economics from Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Lucknow. His main areas of study interest are Microfinance, financial inclusion, and financial literacy. He has articles in journals that are Scopus-indexed from Springer, Elsevier, Taylor Francis, and others. Moreover, he has published more than six books, including the first on “Financial Inclusion Schemes in India", by Springer. His second book, "Financial Behaviour of Urban Destitutes in India," by Notion Press. The third book, "Health System in Jammu and Kashmir Challenges and Opportunities," is published by Shineeks. His Fourth book, "Asymmetry of Information and Lending Risk Livelihood Pattern of Street Vendors in India," is published by Booksclinic. The fifth book, "Linkage Between Interest Rate Policy and Macro Economic Variables Issues and Concerns of Indian Economy," is published by Booksclinic. The sixth book, "Repatriation Management and Competency Transfer in a Culturally", is published by Springer. His forthcoming books are Economics of Financial Inclusion, to be published by Routledge Publication, and Fostering Industry-Academia Partnerships for Innovation-Driven Trade by IGI publication. Microfinance, Development Economics, Monetary Economics, and Public Finance are areas of expertise. Dr. Firdous is currently associated with specific international organizations, such as the Young Scholars Initiative (YSI), to promote research among the upcoming young generation. He further contributes and promotes research by participating as a presenter and serving as session chair and review panellist at national and international conferences across the globe. For his tireless contribution to promoting young researchers, he has been awarded by the Jindal Center for Global South two best paper presentations and AIBPM Malaysian conference organizers the best reviewer award in June 2023.
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