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
Generative artificial intelligence chatbots in investment decision-making: a phantom menace or a new hope?
Mabwe, K., Aminu, N., Ivanov, S. H. & Dimov, D., 10 Mar 2025, In: Foresight. 27, 4, p. 820-863 44 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Leadership and Sustainability: Building a Better Future
Massoud, H. (Editor), Aminu, N. (Editor) & Khan, M. H. (Editor), 20 Jan 2025, Administrative Sciences, ISSN 2076-3387.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Special issue
A school level review of the Pupil Development Grant (PDG)
Tiesteel, E., Grigorie, A., Hulson-Jones, A., Sultana, F., Abdullahi, H., Aminu, N., Sibieta, L., Egan, D. & Hughes, C., 16 Sept 2024, Welsh Government. 129 p. (Review of the Pupil Development Grant (PDG): final report)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
Long-run Causality and Short-term Adjustments: The Role of Financial Development and Renewable Energy in Reducing GHG Emissions in Africa
Aminu, N., 25 Jun 2024, p. 110. 3 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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
Market-Induced factors and dynamism in carbon dioxide emissions in selected three major economies of Sub-Saharan Africa
Aminu, N., Wang, Y., Clifton, N. & Mahe, S., 24 Jul 2023, The Global Energy Transition Toward Decarbonization: a multi-scalar perspective and transformation: 18th IAEE European Conference. International Association for Energy Economics, ( IAEE European Conference; no. 18).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › 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