Dr. V.Muhammed Ashiq

Teaching

Education

Work Experience

Research

Area of Research Interest

• Energy Economics
• Environmental Economics
• Financial Economics
• Economic History.

Publications

• Villanthenkodath, M. A., & Mahalik, M. K. (2020). Technological innovation and environmental quality nexus in India: Does inward remittance matter? Journal of Public Affairs, (Wiley) (ABDC-B)
• Mahalik, M. K., Villanthenkodath, M. A., Mallick, H., & Gupta, M. (2021). Assessing the effectiveness of total foreign aid and foreign energy aid inflows on environmental quality in India. (Energy Policy) 149, 112015. (Elsevier) (ABDC-A)
• Ansari, M. A., & Villanthenkodath, M. A. (2021). Does tourism development promote ecological footprint? A nonlinear ARDL approach. Anatolia, 0(0), 1–13. (Routledge) (ABDC-B) 
• Villanthenkodath, M. A., & Mahalik, M. K. (2021). Does economic growth respond to electricity consumption asymmetrically in Bangladesh? The implication for environmental sustainability. Energy, 233, 121142. (Elsevier) (SCI/SSCI/Scopus) 
• Villanthenkodath, M. A., & Mushtaq, U. (2021). Modelling the Nexus Between Foreign Aid and Economic Growth: A Case of Afghanistan and Egypt. Studies of Applied Economics, 39(2), Article 2. (ESCI/SCOPUS)
• Villanthenkodath, M. A., Ansari, M. A., Shahbaz, M., & Vo, X. V. (2021). Do tourism development and structural change promote environmental quality? Evidence from India. Environment, Development and Sustainability. (Springer) (SCI/SSCI/Scopus) 
• Sahoo, M., Saini, S., & Villanthenkodath, M. A. (2021). Determinants of material footprint in BRICS countries: An empirical analysis. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28(28), 37689–37704. (Springer) (SCI/SSCI/Scopus)
• M.K., A. N., & V., M. A. (2020). Role of energy use in the prediction of CO2 emissions and economic growth in India: Evidence from artificial neural networks (ANN). Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27(19), 23631–23642. (Springer) (SCI/SSCI/Scopus)
• Villanthenkodath, M. A., & Arakkal, M. F. (2020). Exploring the existence of environmental Kuznets curve in the midst of financial development, openness, and foreign direct investment in New Zealand: Insights from ARDL bound test. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27(29), 36511–36527. (Springer) (SCI/SSCI/Scopus) 
• Ashiq, M., & Mushtaq, U. (2020). The Convergence of Crowd Funding and Zakat System in India: An Integrated Approach for Human Welfare. Ihtifaz: Journal of Islamic Economics, Finance, and Banking, 3(1), 27–36.  (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan) The Indonesian Association of Islamic Economist (IAEI)
• Pal, S., Villanthenkodath, M. A., Patel, G., & Mahalik, M. K. (2021) The impact of remittances on economic growth, unemployment, and income inequality in high-, middle-, and low-income countries
• Villanthenkodath, M. A., & Mahalik, M. K. (2021). Does COVID-19 outbreak asymmetrically affect the spot electricity price in India? Evidence from  Non- Linear ARDL Model (Energy Research Letters)
• Villanthenkodath, M.A.,Gupta.M., Saini, S., & Sahoo, M. (2021). Impact of Economic Structure on the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis in India. Journal of Economic Structures. (Springer) (SCI/SSCI/Scopus) 
• Villanthenkodath, M. A., & Mahalik, M. K. (2022). Does overseas eco‐friendly innovation collaboration matter for environmental quality sustainability in India?. OPEC Energy Review. (Wiley) (ABDC/Scopus) 
• Villanthenkodath, M. A., & Velan, N. (2022). Can educational attainment promote renewable energy consumption? Evidence from heterogeneous panel models. International Journal of Energy Sector Management. (Emerald) (ABDC/Scopus) 

International Conference

• A paper presented on “Does the eco-friendly innovation collaboration matters for the environmental quality in India?”  was presented at the International Conference on Sustainable Finance, Economics & Accounting in the Pre- and Post- Pandemic Era held during July 30-31, 2021., jointly organized by Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Jammu, University of Bradford United Kingdom, Institute of Company Secretaries of India, and Institute of Cost Accountants of India.

Paper and poster presentation

• A paper on “Unemployment among Graduates in India” was presented at 59th annual conference of Indian Society of Labor Economics (ISLE) held during 16-18 December 2017., organized by Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
• A poster on “Does Energy Aid Impede Environmental Quality in Emerging Market Economies? Time Series Evidence from China and India” CoRe: IGIDR PhD. Colloquium – 2019 held during 5-8November 2019., organized by Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai.

Extension

Awards

• Qualified twice University Grant Commission National Eligibility Test with JRF in Economics. (2017Jan & 2018 Dec)
• Central Sector Scholarship During UG and PG from Ministry of Human Resource `Development ` (MHRD), Government of India. (2013-2018)
• Qualified the British Council Aptis test through Additional Skill Acquisition Program(ASAP), Government of Kerala. (2014-2015)

Additional Responsibilities

Referee of Following International Journals:

• Energy Policy
• Resources Policy
• International Journal of Finance & Economics
• International Journal of Energy Sector Management.
• Environmental Science and Pollution Research (ESPR)
• SN Business & Economics
• Mineral Economics
• OPEC Energy Review