Dr. Waqar Khalid earned his Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Economics from the Department of Economics at Islamia College University, Peshawar (ICUP), Pakistan, in 2011. He graduated with distinction and was awarded a Gold Medal. He continued his academic journey by completing a Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) in Economics from the School of Economics (SOE), Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), Islamabad, Pakistan, in 2016, where he ranked among the top three students in the department. Dr. Khalid was awarded the prestigious Dr. Suat İrfan Günsel Postgraduate Scholarship and completed his Doctorate (Ph.D.) in International Economics from the Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Near East University (NEU), Nicosia, Northern Cyprus, in 2023, graduating at the top of his class.

In addition to his educational accomplishments, Dr. Khalid has served as a Lecturer and Assistant Professor of Economics at various public and private universities in Pakistan and Northern Cyprus. Currently, he is serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Energy Systems Engineering (ESE) at the U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan.

Dr. Khalid has published extensively on critical issues in International Economics, Energy Economics, Environmental Economics, Carbon Markets, Financial Economics, International Macroeconomics, and Behavioral Finance. His research has appeared in reputable peer-reviewed international journals and is indexed in leading databases, including the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), and Scopus.

His research interests encompass a wide range of topics, including exchange rate misalignment and economic growth; exchange rate volatility and trade dynamics; the third-country exchange rate effect and commodity trade flows; the energy, environment, and economy (3E) nexus; energy transition and renewable energy; the vicious cycle of poverty, energy and macroeconomic policy; inter-factor and inter-fuel substitution possibilities; sustainable development; energy and economic growth; sectoral emissions and environmental sustainability; green economy and carbon markets; sustainable development, technological innovation, artificial intelligence (AI) and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices in advancing environmental sustainability; carbon leakage and stringent environmental regulations; carbon markets and environmental sustainability; and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and industrial decarbonization strategies.