Saqib Amin
Biographic Data
| ID | 3713071 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Saqib Amin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Saqib |
| FAMILY NAME | Amin |
| SIGNATURE | AMIN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oulu |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5450-8457 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Diversity as a Social Challenge
This study explores how ethnic and religious diversity impacts social unrest and homicide rates across 187 countries, categorized into high-income, middle-income, and low-income groups. Although diversity is a complex social fact, it has context-dependent and sophisticated connections with social stability. Robust panel data analysis, utilizing OLS, fixed/random effects, and GMM techniques, was employed to assess the effects of diversity alongsid…
Deadly tensions
This study investigates the long-term relationship between ethnic and religious diversity, democratic performance, and lethal violence in the United States from 1945 to 2023. This study is particularly important in the context of the United States, where growing diversity shapes the nation’s social and political dynamics. Lethal violence is defined as the combined total of suicides and homicides. Using the bound testing approach and the Autoregre…
Diversity Matters in the World of Finance
This paper investigates the relationship between ethnic and religious diversity ( ED and RD ) and financial development using the data from 102 developing countries. It is widely accepted that financial depth and the more ready availability of finance have a central role to play in fostering economic growth. We hypothesize that financial development in developing countries, especially those at the early stages of economic development, may be reta…
Climate‐Related Psychological Distress
This study explores the complex and often overlooked connection between climate change and mental health, specifically examining how this relationship manifests across different income groups (high, middle, and low) from 1990 to 2020. A fixed‐effects model is used to analyze the impact of two key climate change indicators—annual surface temperature changes (TEMP) and greenhouse gas emissions—on a range of mental health outcomes, including mental …
Financial Development's Role in Reducing the Ecological Footprint of Energy Consumption in BRICS
This study examines the relationship between energy consumption and environmental degradation in BRICS countries from 1995 to 2022, focusing on how financial development moderates this relationship. The key objective is to explore the potential of financial development to mitigate the adverse environmental impacts of energy consumption, mainly through promoting cleaner energy alternatives and improving energy efficiency. To achieve this, the stud…
Unemployment and mental health
Introduction: Globally, one in five individuals faces unemployment, which substantially increases their risk of developing mental disorders. Understanding the relationship between unemployment and specific mental health outcomes is crucial for formulating effective policy interventions. Methods: This study examines the relationship between unemployment and mental disorders across 201 countries from 1970 to 2020. Using a fixed-effects model, we an…
Does agriculture, forests, and energy consumption foster the carbon emissions and ecological footprint? fresh evidence from BRICS economies
Corona-phobia violated human rights? Impact of Covid-19 on patient’s well-being
Purpose This study aims to measure whether admittance in the quarantine ward due to COVID-19 can affect one’s mental health. Nowadays, many countries worldwide are battling with the threat of the COVID-19 contagion, and it is difficult to understand how the pandemic leaves psychological impacts on one’s well-being. Design/methodology/approach This research used qualitative and quantitative approaches to assess the psychological impacts of quarant…
Diversity-inclusion nexus
Diversity and financial inclusion are at the top of boardroom agendas across the financial services industry. An inclusive financial environment ensures equitable access to resources and opportunities for all. Diversity & financial inclusion is crucial for future financial management industry and its success is determined by the ability to create an inclusive culture and diverse societies. Previous studies discussed the diversity-inclusion nexus …
Unemployment and Mental Health
We explore the effect of unemployment on mental health, using data from Finnish municipalities for the period 2002–2019. We measure mental illness using a mental morbidity index, as well as mental health care utilization and the use of antidepressants. There are significant differences across municipalities in Finland in both prevalence of mental health issues and illnesses, along with unemployment. Establishing a causal link between these two va…
Asymmetric analysis of environment, ethnic diversity, and international trade nexus
Does ethnic polarization stimulate or relegate trade and environmental performance? A global perspective
Diversity and Informal Economy
This article is an attempt to explain the complex relationship of ethnic diversity and its participation in informal economy by utilizing the data of 187 countries of the world. How ethnic diversity, whether in any shape linguistic or religious may enhance the size and development of informal economy. The outcome of the study reveals the significant role of ethnic diversity for the development of informal economy
The endless nexus between ethnic diversity, social exclusion and institutional quality of Pakistan
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between ethnic diversity, social exclusion and institutional quality of Pakistan. Pakistan is enlisted among those countries that are suffering from bad institutional quality, which may be due to the less economic growth along with multifarious ethnic problems, higher misery and social exclusion. This study is an attempt of how ethnic diversity and social exclusion are encompassed t…
Ethnic Diversity, Social Exclusion and Economic Determinants of Crimes
Unemployment and Mental Health
We explore the effect of unemployment on mental health, using data from Finnish municipalities for the period 2002–2019. We measure mental illness using a mental morbidity index, as well as mental health care utilization and the use of antidepressants. There are significant differences across municipalities in Finland in both prevalence of mental health issues and illnesses, along with unemployment. Establishing a causal link between these two va…
Ethnic Diversity, Social Exclusion and Economic Determinants of Crimes
Financial Development's Role in Reducing the Ecological Footprint of Energy Consumption in BRICS
This study examines the relationship between energy consumption and environmental degradation in BRICS countries from 1995 to 2022, focusing on how financial development moderates this relationship. The key objective is to explore the potential of financial development to mitigate the adverse environmental impacts of energy consumption, mainly through promoting cleaner energy alternatives and improving energy efficiency. To achieve this, the stud…
Climate‐Related Psychological Distress
This study explores the complex and often overlooked connection between climate change and mental health, specifically examining how this relationship manifests across different income groups (high, middle, and low) from 1990 to 2020. A fixed‐effects model is used to analyze the impact of two key climate change indicators—annual surface temperature changes (TEMP) and greenhouse gas emissions—on a range of mental health outcomes, including mental …
Ethnic Diversity, Social Exclusion and Economic Determinants of Crimes
The endless nexus between ethnic diversity, social exclusion and institutional quality of Pakistan
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between ethnic diversity, social exclusion and institutional quality of Pakistan. Pakistan is enlisted among those countries that are suffering from bad institutional quality, which may be due to the less economic growth along with multifarious ethnic problems, higher misery and social exclusion. This study is an attempt of how ethnic diversity and social exclusion are encompassed t…
Does ethnic polarization stimulate or relegate trade and environmental performance? A global perspective
Diversity and Informal Economy
This article is an attempt to explain the complex relationship of ethnic diversity and its participation in informal economy by utilizing the data of 187 countries of the world. How ethnic diversity, whether in any shape linguistic or religious may enhance the size and development of informal economy. The outcome of the study reveals the significant role of ethnic diversity for the development of informal economy
Asymmetric analysis of environment, ethnic diversity, and international trade nexus
Diversity-inclusion nexus
Diversity and financial inclusion are at the top of boardroom agendas across the financial services industry. An inclusive financial environment ensures equitable access to resources and opportunities for all. Diversity & financial inclusion is crucial for future financial management industry and its success is determined by the ability to create an inclusive culture and diverse societies. Previous studies discussed the diversity-inclusion nexus …
Unemployment and Mental Health
We explore the effect of unemployment on mental health, using data from Finnish municipalities for the period 2002–2019. We measure mental illness using a mental morbidity index, as well as mental health care utilization and the use of antidepressants. There are significant differences across municipalities in Finland in both prevalence of mental health issues and illnesses, along with unemployment. Establishing a causal link between these two va…
Unemployment and mental health
Introduction: Globally, one in five individuals faces unemployment, which substantially increases their risk of developing mental disorders. Understanding the relationship between unemployment and specific mental health outcomes is crucial for formulating effective policy interventions. Methods: This study examines the relationship between unemployment and mental disorders across 201 countries from 1970 to 2020. Using a fixed-effects model, we an…
Does agriculture, forests, and energy consumption foster the carbon emissions and ecological footprint? fresh evidence from BRICS economies
Corona-phobia violated human rights? Impact of Covid-19 on patient’s well-being
Purpose This study aims to measure whether admittance in the quarantine ward due to COVID-19 can affect one’s mental health. Nowadays, many countries worldwide are battling with the threat of the COVID-19 contagion, and it is difficult to understand how the pandemic leaves psychological impacts on one’s well-being. Design/methodology/approach This research used qualitative and quantitative approaches to assess the psychological impacts of quarant…
Deadly tensions
This study investigates the long-term relationship between ethnic and religious diversity, democratic performance, and lethal violence in the United States from 1945 to 2023. This study is particularly important in the context of the United States, where growing diversity shapes the nation’s social and political dynamics. Lethal violence is defined as the combined total of suicides and homicides. Using the bound testing approach and the Autoregre…
Diversity Matters in the World of Finance
This paper investigates the relationship between ethnic and religious diversity ( ED and RD ) and financial development using the data from 102 developing countries. It is widely accepted that financial depth and the more ready availability of finance have a central role to play in fostering economic growth. We hypothesize that financial development in developing countries, especially those at the early stages of economic development, may be reta…
Climate‐Related Psychological Distress
This study explores the complex and often overlooked connection between climate change and mental health, specifically examining how this relationship manifests across different income groups (high, middle, and low) from 1990 to 2020. A fixed‐effects model is used to analyze the impact of two key climate change indicators—annual surface temperature changes (TEMP) and greenhouse gas emissions—on a range of mental health outcomes, including mental …
Financial Development's Role in Reducing the Ecological Footprint of Energy Consumption in BRICS
This study examines the relationship between energy consumption and environmental degradation in BRICS countries from 1995 to 2022, focusing on how financial development moderates this relationship. The key objective is to explore the potential of financial development to mitigate the adverse environmental impacts of energy consumption, mainly through promoting cleaner energy alternatives and improving energy efficiency. To achieve this, the stud…
Diversity as a Social Challenge
This study explores how ethnic and religious diversity impacts social unrest and homicide rates across 187 countries, categorized into high-income, middle-income, and low-income groups. Although diversity is a complex social fact, it has context-dependent and sophisticated connections with social stability. Robust panel data analysis, utilizing OLS, fixed/random effects, and GMM techniques, was employed to assess the effects of diversity alongsid…
Economics (11 works) · Ethnic group (9 works) · Political science (7 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · Cultural diversity (5 works) · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (5 works) · Development economics (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (4 works) · Medicine (4 works)