Dr Nasir Aminu
Senior Lecturer in Economics and Finance
Cardiff School of Management
Overview
Dr Aminu completed his PhD in 2015 and received his award in 2016 from Cardiff University.
He is currently a Senior Lecturer in Economics and Finance and a Senior Fellow of Advanced Higher Education.
He is a macroeconomist with academic interests in public policy, macrofinance, and energy economics.
He is currently Cardiff School of Management’s research ethics Coordinator. His previous management positions include Programme Director of all Economic programmes, which held the position for four years. He was also the collaborative provision Field Group Chair of Economics for three years.
He is the external examiner at the University of Wolverhampton for their undergraduate economics programmes. He performs similar duty at the University of Portsmouth for their postgraduate programmes. At the University of West Scotland, he assesses the Doctoral Supervisory Team.
Before joining Cardiff Metropolitan University, he worked as a Teaching Associate at Cardiff University, where he still visits.
Research Publications
Wealth and familiarity bias: sin stocks investment in Europe
Hamdan, M., Calavia, P. F. & Aminu, N., 22 May 2024, In: Journal of Asset Management. 25, 7, p. 714-725 12 p., 106710.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Sin stocks in European countries: The influence of wealth and familiarity bias on investment choices
Hamdan, M., Calavia, P. F. & Aminu, N., 22 Jun 2023, In: Investment Management and Financial Innovations. 20, 2, p. 256-266 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
From pollution to prosperity: Investigating the Environmental Kuznets curve and pollution-haven hypothesis in sub-Saharan Africa's industrial sector
Aminu, N., Clifton, N. & Mahe, S., 7 Jun 2023, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 342, 118147.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Effect of Political Instability on the UK Stock Returns: Evidence from 2016 referendum and the Major Events that Followed
Liu, B., Hamdan, M., Whiteley, C. & Aminu, N., 1 Dec 2022, In: Theoretical Economics Letters. 12, 6Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Student motivation and satisfaction: Why choose an international academic franchise programme rather than a home one?
Aminu, N., Pon, K., Ritchie, C. & Ivanov, S., 2 Feb 2022, In: International Journal of Training and Development. 26, 3, p. 407-426 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Accuracy of self-evaluation in a peer-learning environment: an analysis of a group learning model
Aminu, N., Hamdan, M. & Russell, C., 24 May 2021, In: SN Social Sciences. 1, 7, 185.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Energy prices volatility and the United Kingdom: Evidence from a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model
Aminu, N., 4 Feb 2019, In: Energy. 172, p. 487-497 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The role of energy prices in the Great Recession — A two-sector model with unfiltered data
Aminu, N., Meenagh, D. & Minford, P., 22 Feb 2018, In: Energy Economics. 71, p. 14-34 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Evaluation of a DSGE Model of Energy in the United Kingdom Using Stationary Data
Aminu, N., 9 Feb 2017, In: Computational Economics. 51, 4, p. 1033-1068 36 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review