Retail Management

Murtaza Haider, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Ted Rogers School of Management

Currently Teaching

• RMG700 - Applied Retail Research

Background

Murtaza Haider, Ph.D., is the associate dean of research and graduate programs at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University, in Toronto, Canada. He is also the Director of the Institute of Housing & Mobility . Professor Haider holds adjunct professorship of engineering at McGill University and the University of Toronto.  His research focuses on housing markets, urban infrastructure development, transport, and logistics management.

Professor Haider researches the decision-making of shippers, carriers, and 3PL vis-à-vis the choice of trade routes and transport modes in North America. He also analyzes urban logistics management challenges where the last-mile logistics are hampered by traffic congestion prevalent in most urban centres. 

Professor Haider has also undertaken research in housing supply in Canada. His research focuses on the microeconomic behaviour of builders in the homebuilding industry. He has also published on urban and infrastructure development issues in South Asia. A graduate of Engineering University in Peshawar, he later earned a Masters in transportation engineering and planning, and a Ph.D. in urban systems analysis from the University of Toronto. Professor Haider also contributes to the news media on development issues in South Asia.

Academic Credentials

A graduate of Engineering University in Peshawar, he later earned a Masters in transportation engineering and planning, and a Ph.D. in urban systems analysis from the University of Toronto. He also obtained a certificate in magazine journalism from Ryerson University.

Research

Recent Publications Include:

• Badami, Madhav G.; Haider, Murtaza (2007). "An Analysis of Public Bus Transit Performance in Indian Cities." Forthcoming in Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice.
• Patterson, Zachary; Ewing, Gordon; Haider, Murtaza (2007).  "Shipper Preferences Suggest Strong Mistrust of Rail: The First SP Carrier Choice Survey for the Quebec City" Windsor. - Forthcoming in Transportation Research Record
• Haider, Murtaza and Badami, Madhav (2007). "Balancing Efficiency and Equity in Public Transit in Pakistan?" in Urban Infrastructure and Public Service Delivery for the Urban Poor.  Johns Hopkins University and Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
• Haider, Murtaza and Haider, Irteza (2006). "Urban development in Pakistan" in Urbanization and sustainability in Asia: Case Studies on Best Practice Approaches to Sustainable Urban and Regional Development. Pp. 245-272 (Chapter 10). Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines.
• Patterson, Zachary; Ewing, Gordon; Haider, Murtaza (2005). "A Gender-based Analysis of Work Trip Mode Choice of Suburban Montreal Commuters Using Stated Preference Data."  Transportation Research Record, 1924, pp. 89-94.
• Haider, Murtaza and Miller, Eric J. (2004). "Modeling Location Choices of Housing Builders in the Greater Toronto Area." Transportation Research Record, 1898, pp. 148-156.
• Miller, Eric J., Roorda, Matthew J., Haider, Murtaza, Mohammadian, Abolfazl (2004).  "An Empirical Analysis of Travel and Housing Costs in the Greater Toronto Area." Transportation Research Record, 1898, pp. 191-201.
• Haider, Murtaza and Miller, Eric J. (2000). "Effects of Transportation Infrastructure and Locational Elements on Residential Real Estate Values. Application of Spatial Autoregressive Techniques." Transportation Research Record, 1722, pp. 1-8.

Contact Information

E-mail: murtaza.haider@ryerson.ca

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