Khwaja Muhammad Ahmadzai

Khwaja Muhammad Ahmadzai is a PhD candidate in Economics at the World Trade Institute (WTI), University of Bern, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Joseph Francois and co-supervision of Prof. Dr. Miriam Manchin. His research focuses on international trade, trade costs, and applied quantitative trade modeling, with particular interest in developing economies and regional trade dynamics. His work applies econometric techniques and computable general equilibrium (CGE) modeling to analyze trade barriers, non-tariff measures, and the economic effects of policy changes.

Prior to joining the WTI, Khwaja Muhammad worked as a lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at Kandahar University, where he taught courses in International Economics and Introductory Econometrics and supervised undergraduate research. He later joined the World Trade Institute as a research assistant, contributing to applied trade modeling projects, data analysis, and policy research. He was awarded the prestigious Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship to pursue his doctoral studies in Switzerland.

He holds an MSc in Economics and Management Science from Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, and a BSc with honors in Economics from the University of Herat, Afghanistan. His research interests include international trade policy, trade costs, CGE modeling, geoeconomics, migration economics, and economic development.