Amena Urooj

Dr. Amena Urooj is an Assistant Professor and Syndicate Member at PIDE with over 23 years of teaching experience in Statistics, Econometrics, Time Series Modeling, and Multivariate Analysis. She has served as Head of the Department of Econometrics & Statistics for six years, leading M.Phil. and PhD programs, and has supervised 6 PhDs and 22+ M.Phil. theses. An HEC-approved supervisor, she has also conducted numerous training and refresher courses. Her research integrates econometric modeling, forecasting, and machine learning using R, applied to policy issues like energy pricing, petroleum reserves, wage indexation, SDGs, and Social Discount Rate estimation, advancing data-driven policy insights.

Primary Research Area:
Data Analytics, Data visualization, Statistical analysis for evidence-based decision making, Theoretical econometrics and Econometric Modeling & forecasting

Secondary Research Area:
Energy analytics, Digital Economy AI and Fintech

Regional Interest:
South Asia, Pakistan

Education:
PhD. (STATISTICS-WITH SPECIALIZATION IN ECONOMETRICS), QUAID-I-AZAM UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD