Shafiqullah Yousafzai

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I am Shafiqullah Yousafzai, and I recently received my Ph.D. in Economics and Public Policy from the University of Tsukuba, Japan, in March 2025. During my doctoral studies, I gained extensive knowledge and experience in conducting empirical research. My work primarily focuses on the economic analysis of growth, trade, labor market rigidity, inequality, exchange rate volatility, welfare, and health outcomes.

I am particularly interested in the fields of International Trade, Spatial Economics and Development Economics.

Sincerely,
Shafiqullah Yousafzai

My Working Papers

The Effect of Exchange Rate Volatility and Labor Market Rigidity on Export Grwoth: Analysis Based on Country-Industry with Hisahiro Naito submitted for peer-review (https://pepp.hass.tsukuba.ac.jp/RePEc/2024-004.pdf)
Exports, Trade Hubs, and Urban-Rural Inequality: Global Evidence from Nighttime Luminosity with Hisahiro Naito (https://pepp.hass.tsukuba.ac.jp/RePEc/2025-001.pdf)
Can DMSP Night Light Capture Household Level Welfare? Evidence from Cluster-level Quasi-Panel of Demographic Health Survey (with Hisahiro Naito)
The Effect of Trade on Welfare: Analysis Using Trade Cost Instruments and Infant Mortality Data (with Hisahiro Naito)
The Interaction Effect of Unpredictable Exchange Rate Shock and Labor Market Rigidity on Export Growth: Analysis Based on Country-Industry [Draft] (with Hisahiro Naito)

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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My Working Papers

The Effect of Exchange Rate Volatility and Labor Market Rigidity on Export Grwoth: Analysis Based on Country-Industry with Hisahiro Naito submitted for peer-review (https://pepp.hass.tsukuba.ac.jp/RePEc/2024-004.pdf)

Exports, Trade Hubs, and Urban-Rural Inequality: Global Evidence from Nighttime Luminosity with Hisahiro Naito (https://pepp.hass.tsukuba.ac.jp/RePEc/2025-001.pdf)

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

The Effect of Trade on Welfare: Analysis Using Trade Cost Instruments and Infant Mortality Data (with Hisahiro Naito)

The Interaction Effect of Unpredictable Exchange Rate Shock and Labor Market Rigidity on Export Growth: Analysis Based on Country-Industry [Draft] (with Hisahiro Naito)

Ph.D. Committee