Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fırat Emir is a Cypriot scholar and educator born on , North Cyprus. He holds a PhD in Economics from the Eastern Mediterranean University , where he graduated as the top student of his department, specializing in sustainability, energy, environment, and economic growth. His doctoral dissertation focused on the Convergence of Energy Efficiency, Energy Intensity, and CO₂ Emissions in the European Union. He also earned an MSc in Economics and a BSc in Economics from the same university, both completed with distinction. he obtained an International Postgraduate Certificate of Education (M.Ed) from the University of Leicester, United Kingdom. Dr. Emir has extensive academic experience, currently serving as an Adjunct Professor at Chandigarh Group of Colleges, India, and a Lecturer (Assoc. Prof. Dr.) in the Department of Business Administration at Final International University, Kyrenia, North Cyprus. He previously held positions at the Middle East Technical University and Bahçeşehir Cyprus University. His teaching portfolio spans economics, business, and research methodology, covering undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels. Dr. Emir is also an experienced IBDP, A-Level, and IGCSE teacher at the English School of Kyrenia. His research interests include sustainable development, energy economics, and environmental policy. Recognized internationally, he has received the Best Researcher Award and Top Most Cited Researcher Award for his impactful contributions to economic and environmental sciences.

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Featured Publications

• Karlilar Pata, S., N. U., E., & Emir, F. (2025). Role of regulatory quality towards a sustainable economic development: A dual study of ease of doing business and economic growth amid bank efficiency. Review of Development Economics. (SSCI)

• Liu, X., Udemba, E. N., Emir, F., Hussain, S., Khan, N. U., & Abdallah, I. (2024). Nexus between resource policy, renewable energy policy and export diversification: Asymmetric study of environment quality towards sustainable development. Resources Policy, 88, 104402.

• Emir, F., Udemba, E. N., & Philip, L. D. (2024). Determinants of carbon emissions: Nexus among carbon emissions, coal, agriculture, trade and innovations. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 26(7), 17237–17251.

• Khan, N. U., Udemba, E. N., Emir, F., & Hussain, S. (2024). A look into sustainable development goal amidst technological innovation, financial development and natural resources: A symmetry and asymmetry analyses. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 26(5), 11929–11956.

• Hussain, S., Udemba, E. N., Emir, F., Khan, N. U., Chammam, W., & Riahi, A. (2024). Assessing sustainable development with the forces of technological innovation, entrepreneurial activity and energy consumption: Insight from asymmetric and bootstrap causality methods. Energy & Environment, 35(6), 3165–3185.