Energy and Environmental Strategies in the Era of Globalization

Dr. Muhammad Shahbaz is Full Professor at School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China. He is also Affiliated Visiting Scholar at Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom and Adjunct Professor at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. He previously served as Chair Professor of Energy and Sustainable Development at Montpellier Business School, France and Principal Research Officer at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the National College of Business Administration and Economics, Lahore, Pakistan. His research focuses on financial economics, energy finance, energy economics, environmental economics, development economics and tourism economics. He has published more than 300 research papers in peer-reviewed international journals, and is among the world’s top 15 authors in Economics as compiled by IDEAS, and among the top5 authors in Economics in developing countries, as declared by David McKenzie, Chief Economist of the World Bank. Dr. Shahbaz has published papers in various journals, including Applied Economics, Social Indicators Research, Renewable Energy, Journal of Cleaner Production, etc.  



 Dr. Daniel Balsalobre-Lorente holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Castilla-La Mancha, where he is currently an Associate Professor. He has more than ten years experience as a Professor of Economic Growth, Public Economics and Regional Sciences. His main research activities are focused on the energy economy, energy innovation, economic growth and development economics. He has co-authored several articles in various journals – Energy Policy, Cleaner Production Magazine, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, among others – together with several book chapters. He regularly reviews articles for the journals Economic Modelling, Journal of Cleaner Production,etc.