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Curriculum Vitae Shoaib Abdul Basit
Address:Erlanger Alle 110. Jena, Germany. Nationality: Pakistan Postal Code: 07747
Mobile: 004915218994865 Email: [email protected]
Current Position
Jan 2016 – to date Ph.D. Candidate in Economics
at Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Thomas Kuhn
Guest Researcher
May 2017 – to date Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany The Economics of Innovative Change
Education
Oct 2013 – Mar 2015 M.Sc. Studies in Economic
Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany
Dissertation topic: Dynamics of Foreign Direct Investment Inflows in East Germany
Specialization: Innovation and Change Supervisor Name: Prof. Dr. Uwe Cantner (Chair of Economics/Microeconomics)
Sep 2009 – Aug 2012 M.Sc. Economics, 3 Years’ Program
International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan Major: Microeconomic Theory, Macroeconomic Theory, Development economics, Monetary Theory & Policy,
International Trade Theory, Income Distribution & Poverty
Sep 2007 – Apr 2009 Bachelor of Arts
Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Pakistan Major Subjects: Economics, English, Physical Education
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Research Interest
Economics of Innovation, Analysis of technology policies such as R&D subsidies, tax incentives and returns to R&D & innovation at firm level, Intellectual property rights, Social entrepreneurship and commercial entrepreneurship
Scholarship and Award
May 2018 – May 2019 Ph.D. Scholarship
Sächsisches Landesstipendium, Technische Universität, Chemnitz Germany
June2018 – December 2018 Research Assistantship Award
Received a research assistantship award from German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) at chair of Public Finance, Chemnitz
University of Technology Germany
Publications
Abdul Basit, S., Kuhn, T. and Ahmed, M. (2018), The Effect of Government Subsidy on Non- Technological Innovation and Firm Performance in the Service Sector: Evidence from Germany, Business Systems Research Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 118-137. (Indexed in Clarivate Analytics - Web of Science, Emerging Sources Citation & Scopus)
Fomina, Y., and Abdul Basit, S. (2017), Social Entrepreneurs’ Motives: Searching For Regional and Age Differences. Published at 23rd International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development, (indexed in Web of Science) Madrid, Spain, (University of Warsaw), Ongoing Work and Planned Conference Submission
Abdul Basit, S., Do Knowledge Competencies and Competitive Market Environment Raise Innovation? An Empirical Analysis of German Firms. Extended abstract accepted at 17th International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society (ISS) conference on “Innovation, Catch-up, and sustainable development in Seoul, South Korea | 2-4 July 2018(work in progress)
Work Experience
Aug 2017-Oct 2017 Research Assistant (biodiversity experiment) At The Jena Experiment, Jena, Germany
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Assisted in collecting data related to plant parameters including leaf, measurements, leaves health etc.
Provided first class communication and collaboration with workers May 2015 – July 2015 Plants Experiment Assistant
At The Jena Experiment, Jena Germany Duties:
Assisted in field work examining the influence of Carbon 13 on plants roots and leafs, herbivory patterns
Work and collaborate in biodiversity research project with a variety of people, including administrator’s scientists and Post doc researchers
Experience in carrying out experimental research
Apr 2013- Sep 2013 Graduate Research Assistant
at International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan
Worked in research project entitled: “Estimating Indicator of Skill Mismatch for Pakistan”, Sponsored by USAID
Duties:
Conduct survey and record face-to-face/telephone interviews with academic institutions and companies, in accordance with predetermined interview protocol
Organized research team meeting regarding project output discussion, data collection procedures and documentation standards, data coding & querying, data description
Project planning, research collaboration and time management
Created and submitted research reports July 2012- Dec 2012 Field Coordinator
At State Bank of Pakistan
Worked in a field project entitled: Knowledge & preferences about Islamic Banking Duties:
Responsible for the management and logistics of survey projects, also involved in collecting, analyzing and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data and information
Interviewed finance officers of different firms in order to collect the information about knowledge and their preference about Islamic banks
Responsible for data cleaning, data editing, data matching
Building relationships and maintaining dialogue with project advisory groups
Identifying ways to validate information and also overseeing data entry procedures
Project report writing to higher authority
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Supervision
Worked as a freelancer and supervised some master student’s in theses in Economics at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
Research Experience/ Course Project in M.Sc. Economics
May 2012 Research Project
Project Title: “Role of Trade Development Authority in Economic Development of Pakistan”
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Arshad Ali Bhatti
at International Islamic University Islamabad Pakistan
The purpose of the study was to find the relationship between exports and economic growth. In this study the data was used from WDI: Comparison of Export and GDP (1990-2004) US$.
After the comparison of GDP and exports from 1990-2004, result showed that small fluctuation in exports but overall trend of exports were increasing. As export were increasing GDP were also increasing. This study shows that there is positive relationship between exports and GDP.
Mar 2012 Course project of Econometrics Methods -1
Research Topic: GDP function of UK from 1971-200 Supervisor: Assistant Prof Dr. Mumtaz Ahmed
at International Islamic University Islamabad Pakistan
My objectives of this project were the following points: Estimation of equation, Interpretation of estimated value, Test for significance of coefficients and Homoscedasticity of regression residuals.
Nov 2011 Course Project
Project title: “Household survey on poverty and its effects on economic growth”
Supervisor: Assistant Prf. Dr.Faiz Ur-Rahim at international Islamic University Islamabad
5 I conduct filed survey in the region of Rawalpindi & Islamabad Pakistan. In the specified areas of survey, I collect primary data about people income, poverty, consumption level, basic facility etc.
Course Presentations
July 2017 Topic: “Multilevel Regional Network Structures”
at Friedrich Schiller university Jena Germany
Mar 2014 Topic: “The evolution of productivity gaps and specialization
Patterns” at Friedrich Schiller university Jena Germany
July 2012 Topic: “A case study of waste management corporation”
at International Islamic university Islamabad Pakistan
Summer School & Conference July 23- Aug 5, 2017
Participated in 11th summer school on “Innovation and Uncertainty” Jointly offered by Max Planck Institute of Economics Jena and Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany
July 24- Aug 6, 2016
Participated in 10th summer school on “Innovation and Uncertainty”Jointly offered by Max Planck Institute of Economics Jena and Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany
Conference
27-30 July, 2014
I have attended the International Schumpeter Society conference in Jena Germany.
Workshop Participations
14-15 July, 2016 Academic Writing (Individual writing and discussion) Center for Young Scientists at Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany
09-10 May 2016 Teaching in English (lectures presentations, speeches) Center for Young Scientists at Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany
08 March 2018 Grant Writing (presentations, round table discussion&
writing guidelines) Center for Young Scientists at Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany
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Skills
Data analysis
STATA 14: Advanced Eviews: Good R studio: Basic Computer Skills
MS- Office Package: Proficient
Organization Skills and Competencies
Effectively work in group and team in different types of organizational culture as team player as well as team leader.
Language Skills
(1) English: Fluently (2) Urdu: Mother Tongue (3) German: Basic level
Reference
Prof. Dr. Uwe Cantner Chair of Microeconomics
Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany Email: [email protected]
Prof. Dr. Thomas Kuhn Chair of Public Finance
Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany Email: [email protected]
