Shafiqullah Yousafzai

Hi Dear,

I am Shafiqullah Yousafzai, a PhD graduate in Economics and Public Policy from the University of Tsukuba, Japan. My research lies at the intersection of international trade and development economics, with a particular focus on how trade exposure affects household welfare, spatial inequality, and child labor outcomes.

My work combines rigorous econometric methods with micro-level household data and geospatial satellite information, including night-time lights as proxies for local economic activity. I am especially interested in identifying causal effects using trade-cost instruments, gravity-model frameworks, and quasi-experimental designs such as Difference-in-Differences and 2SLS approaches.

Previously, I taught Macroeconomics and Development Economics at Pamir Institute of Higher Education. My academic training and teaching experience have strengthened my interest in empirical research that informs policy debates on trade, inequality, and economic development.

Sincerely,
Shafiqullah Yousafzai

Research

Papers Submitted for Peer Review:

1. Exports, Trade Hubs, and Urban–Rural Inequality: Global Evidence from Nighttime Luminosity (with Hisahiro Naito)

2. The Effect of Exchange Rate Volatility and Labor Market Rigidity on Export Growth (with Hisahiro Naito)

Working Papers:

1. The Interaction Effect of Unpredictable Exchange Rate Shocks and Labor Market Rigidity on Export Growth: An Analysis Based on Country–Industry Data (with Hisahiro Naito)

2. Differential Farming Systems, Farm Productivity, and Resource Use Efficiency: The Case of Wheat Production in Afghanistan (with Mohammad Abdul Malek and Kenichi Kashiwagi)

Work in Progress:

1. The Effects of Exports on Infant Mortality: A Panel Data Analysis of Sub-Saharan African Countries (with Hisahiro Naito)

2. Can DMSP Night Light Capture Household-Level Welfare? Evidence from a Cluster-Level Quasi-Panel of the Demographic and Health Survey (with Hisahiro Naito)

3. Trade Costs of Dry Bulk Materials: An Analysis Based on Sea and Air Distances

Ph.D. Committee

i. Hisahiro Naito (chair, University of Tsukuba)

ii. Yoshinori Kurokawa (University of Tsukuba)

iii. Zhengfei Yu (University of Tsukuba)

iv. Kenichi Kashiwagi (University of Tsukuba)

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