Luqman Saeed

Luqman Saeed serves as a Lecturer in Economics at Ulster University, affiliated with the Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics within the Ulster University Business School at the Belfast campus since August 2022.

He earned his PhD in Economics from Royal Holloway, University of London in February 2022, completing a doctoral thesis titled "Four Essays in Conflict Economics." Prior academic roles include part-time Lecturer positions at Royal Holloway and Birkbeck during 2021-2022, and teaching at Forman Christian College in Pakistan before entering UK academia in 2018.

Dr. Saeed's research centers on conflict economics, employing rigorous econometric methodologies to analyze violent conflicts. His primary focus areas include military expenditure dynamics, economic growth implications in conflict zones, humanitarian military interventions (examining both neutral and biased scenarios), and non-linear associations between educational attainment and political violence participation. This work directly contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goal 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions).

Analysis of his 2018-2023 publications reveals consistent methodological innovation, particularly in instrumental variable applications for causal inference in conflict settings. His research demonstrates evolving sophistication from foundational studies on education-violence relationships to advanced examinations of military intervention impacts and economic consequences.