Dr Wahabalbari Ahmed

Senior Lecturer and Programme Director

Email:: Wahabalbari.Ahmed@bcu.ac.uk
Phone:: +44 (0)121 331 6392

Dr Wahabalbari Ahmed is a distinguished academic with over eight years of experience as a Senior Lecturer and Program Director at Birmingham City University. Dr Wahabalbari has a strong background in Islamic Finance, Business Economics, and Research Methodology.

Throughout his career, Dr Wahabalbari has consistently demonstrated their commitment to excellence in education. They have a proven track record of designing, developing, and delivering postgraduate programs of the highest quality, tailored to meet the diverse needs and expectations of students, colleagues, and university administrators. Dr Wahabalbari has been instrumental in shaping the academic journeys of countless students, providing guidance and mentorship to both PhD and Master's candidates, helping them achieve their academic and professional aspirations.

Driven by an unwavering passion for research and innovation, Dr Wahabalbari has delved into the intriguing realm of the psychology of scarcity. Their groundbreaking work challenges the conventional notions of scarcity in economics, as evidenced by his thought-provoking PhD thesis titled "Scarcity Thinking and Human Wants: Re-Examining the Concept of Scarcity in Economics."

This research has culminated in numerous publications in prestigious journals, influential book chapters, and presentations at esteemed national and international conferences. Dr Wahabalbari is renowned for his adept use of advanced quantitative methods, such as Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), to unravel complex relationships and provide robust empirical support for their arguments.

Beyond their academic and practitioner roles, Dr Wahabalbari is deeply committed to giving back to the community. They generously volunteer their time and expertise to various community and charity organisations in Birmingham and across the United Kingdom, embodying a spirit of altruism that complements his academic accomplishments.

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Journal Articles

Wahbalbari, A., Bahari, Z. and Mohd-Zaharim, N., 2015. The concept of scarcity and its influence on the definitions of Islamic economics: A critical perspective. Humanomics, 31(2), pp.134-159.

Wahbalbari, Amir Ahmed. (2010). The Concept of scarcity and its implication on human behaviour. Review of Islamic Economics, 14 (1), 147-171.

Conference papers

Wahbalbari, Amir & Kano, Muhtari Aminu (2017). The Role of Shared Values in Combatting Climate Change and Promoting Sustainable Development in a Moral Economy. Paper presented at the Sustainability interrogated: societies, growth, and social justice. University of Bradford.

Wahbalbari, Amir (2016). Exploring the factors that prevent refugees from integration in the UK. Paper presented at the Frontiers and borders of superdiversity: theory, method and practice, University of Birmingham.

Wahbalbari, Amir. Bahari, Zakaria. and Mohd-Zaharim, Norzarina. (2013). The concept of scarcity and its influences on the definitions of Economics: Integrating critical realism. Paper presented at the Economics and Economies of the OIC Countries (ICIE 2013) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Wahbalbari, Amir. Bahari, Zakaria. and Mohd-Zaharim, Norzarina. (2013). The effect of scarcity thinking on human wants: A Heterodox Perspective. Paper presented at 15th Conference of the Association for Heterodox Economics: Economy and Organisation. Centre for Socio-Economic Research (Cf SER) London Metropolitan University London, United Kingdom.

Wahbalbari, Amir. Bahari, Zakaria. and Mohd-Zaharim, Norzarina. (2013). The effect of scarcity thinking on human wants: Exploring the ideological orientation of the concept of scarcity. Paper presented at 9th international conference of Economics and Finance. Istanbul, Turkey.

Bahari, Zakaria and Wahbalbari, Amir. (2013). Economics Assumptions Revisited: Contemplating of the concept of scarcity. A paper presented at the workshop on basic concepts and thoughts in Economics, organised by ILKE Association of Science Culture Education, Association of Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics (IGIAD), and Scientific Studies Association (ILEM), Istanbul, Turkey, 1-3 March 2013.