Ahmed IMRAN HUNJRA

Professeur de finance

Contact

Personal website: Google Scholar
LinkedIn address: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmed-imran-hunjra-phd-0020911b/
Email: ai.hunjra@ipag.fr & ahmedhunjra@gmail.com
Campus: Paris

Éducation

2026: HDR (Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches), University of Lorraine, France
2025: Post-Doctorate, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
2018: Post-Doctorate, The University of Waikato, New Zealand
2015: PhD (Finance), Iqra University, Pakistan
2017: MSc. (Economics), Allama Iqbal Open University, Pakistan
2010: MS (Finance), Iqra University, Pakistan
2008: MBA (Finance), Iqra University, Pakistan
2006: BSc. (Mathematics & Economics), Bahauddin Zakariya University, Pakistan

Biographie
Selected publications
Professional experiences

Ahmed Imran Hunjra is Professor of Finance at IPAG Business School, Paris. His academic career has taken him across France, Morocco, Pakistan and New Zealand, with additional teaching appointments in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. With a background spanning mathematics, economics and finance, he brings a broad perspective to questions of corporate decision-making and financial sustainability.

His research sits at the intersection of corporate finance, governance and sustainability, with particular interest in how firms respond to uncertainty, institutional pressures and environmental challenges. This work has appeared in journals including Journal of Corporate Finance, International Review of Financial Analysis, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money, Energy Economics, and Journal of Environmental Management.

Alongside his research, Ahmed has substantial experience in teaching, doctoral and postgraduate supervision, curriculum development and academic leadership. He has also worked as a research adviser and external examiner and remains actively involved in international academic collaboration. His career reflects a sustained interest in connecting rigorous finance research with questions that matter for firms, institutions and society.

Pan, J., Hunjra, A. I., Liu, J. G., Zhao, S. (2026). One Size Doesn't Fit All: Flexible Financing as a Catalyst for Innovation. Journal of Corporate Finance. (ABS: 4, ABDC: A*). Forthcoming
Hunjra, A. I. (2026). How Does Institutional Quality Contribute to the Effectiveness of ESG Practices in Driving Corporate Sustanable Development? International Review of Financial Analysis, 117: 05296. (ABS: 3, ABDC: A). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2026.105296
Hunjra, A. I. (2026). Navigating Uncertainty and Performance: How Financial Decision-Making Bridges the Gap. Finance Research Letters. 109206. (ABS: 2, ABDC: A). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2025.109206
Zhao, S., Hunjra, A. I., Manita, R., Zhu, F. (2026). Financing Decarbonization: How Green Finance Policies Affect Corporate Low-Carbon Innovation? International Journal of Finance and Economics. (ABS: 3, ABDC: B). https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.70279
Hunjra, A. I. (2025). The Green Intentions of Capital: How Green Finance is Changing the Boundaries of Corporate Sustainability Strategies. Journal of Environmental Management, 390: 126362. (ABS: 3, ABDC: A). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126362
Hunjra, A. I. Bagh, T., Palma, E. and Goodell, J. (2024). Is enterprise risk-taking less sensitive to financial flexibility post COVID-19? Evidence from non-linear patterns. International Review of Financial Analysis, 95, 103432. (ABS: 3, ABDC: A). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2024.103432
Hunjra, A. I., Azam, M., Verhovren, P., Taskin, D., Dia, J. (2024). The Impact of Geopolitical Risk and Institutional Governance on Attaining Net-Zero Carbon Emission. Journal of Environmental Management, 359: 120927. (ABS: 3, & ABDC: A). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120927
Hunjra, A. I., Azam, M., Bruna, M. G., Elie, B. (2023). A cross-regional investigation of institutional quality and sustainable development. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money, 84, 101758. (CNRS: 3, FNEGE: 3, ABS: 3, ABDC: A). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2023.101758
Hunjra, A. I., Azam, M., Bruna, M. G., Verhoeven, P., (2022). Sustainable development: The impact of political risk, macroeconomic policy uncertainty and ethnic conflict, International Review of Financial Analysis, 84, 102370 (ABS: 3, ABDC: A). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2022.102370
Hunjra, A. I., Azam, M., and Al-Faryan, M. A. S. (2022). The nexus between climate change risk and financial policy uncertainty, International Journal of Finance and Economics, 29, 1401-1416. (ABS: 3, ABDC: B). https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.2739

Ahmed Imran Hunjra’s academic career has developed across several countries and institutional settings, giving him experience of finance education from an international perspective. He is currently Professor of Finance at IPAG Business School in Paris, where he teaches and supervises students across graduate and postgraduate programmes. His teaching portfolio is broad, covering corporate finance, treasury and risk management, financial management, sustainability reporting, financial markets, research methodology and quantitative analysis.

Before his current role, Ahmed held academic appointments at IPAG Business School, Rabat Business School in Morocco, and Ghazi University in Pakistan. These positions combined teaching and research supervision with wider academic responsibilities, including curriculum revision, accreditation work, departmental committees and conference leadership. Earlier in his career, he spent several years at PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, progressing from Lecturer to Assistant Professor and Head of the Finance Cluster. There, his responsibilities extended beyond the classroom to research coordination, student affairs and academic administration.

Ahmed has also taken on roles outside his main appointments, including a postdoctoral fellowship and guest lecturing at the University of Waikato in New Zealand, as well as adjunct teaching positions in Italy, Saudi Arabia, France and Malaysia. These experiences have exposed him to different academic cultures, curricula and student cohorts, while keeping a consistent focus on finance, research supervision and academic development.

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