Biography:

Dr. Bilal Tariq,  HEC (Higher Education Commission of Pakistan)  approved PhD supervisor,  currently working as a Tenured Associate Professor  in the Department of Economics at COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Vehari Campus. He holds a PhD in Economics from the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. He earned his Master in Economics from the Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad and Masters of Philosophy in Environmental Economics from Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad. He is very keen to contribute towards the growth and development of an educational institute through optimum utilization of his personal abilities and knowledge attained during his studies. His research interests focus on processes of technological and institutional change. He is currently involved in a research project concerned with the process of catch-up by developing economies.