Mazhar MUGHAL
Director of Research
- Data Management
About
Professorof Economics and Statistics and holder of the title of Full Professor (2024). He is ranked among the top 15 global researchers in economics (REPEC) with 47 articles and over 1,500 citations (Google Scholar). His research focuses on issues related to remittances, economic inequality, and gender inequality. His work has been published in leading international journals such as Economic Development and Cultural Change, the Journal of Agricultural Economics, World Development, and the Journal of Development Studies. Seven doctoral students have successfully defended their dissertations under his supervision.
Degrees
2016 > Qualification to Supervise Research (HDR), University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour
2012 > Ph.D. in Economics (summa cum laude), University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour
2008 > Master's Degree in European and International Business Economics, University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour
Academic Experience
Since January 2024 > Director of Research, éklore-ed School of Management
Since January 2023 > Chair of the Faculty Career Evaluation Committee, éklore-ed School of Management
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Migrant Remittances and the Adoption of Information and Communication Technology
Information Economics and Policy • 2024 • Ranking : 3*
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Farm Size and Productivity: The Role of Family Labor
Economic Development and Cultural Change • 2024 • Rating : 4*
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Mother’s Age at Marriage and Gender Differences in Children’s Education: Evidence from Pakistan
Economics & Human Biology • 2024 • Ranking : 3
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Better Drinking Water, Healthier Children? Evidence from Pakistan
International Journal of Social Economics • 2024 • Ranking : 3*
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Food Riots Revisited: Lessons from the 2007–08 Food Crisis
Applied Economics Letters • 2023 • Ranking : 1*
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The COVID-19 Outbreak and the Need for Rice Self-Sufficiency in West Africa
World Development • 2020 • Rating : 4*
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Cereal production, undernourishment, and food insecurity in South Asia
Review of Development Economics • 2020 • Rating : 2*
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Migrant remittances, agricultural investment, and cropping patterns
Journal of Agricultural Economics • 2023 • Ranking : 3*
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Migrants remittances and fertility in the Post-Soviet states
Post-Communist Economies • 2023 • Rating : 3*
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Preference for Boys and Birth Spacing: Evidence from a Quantile Regression Approach
Research in Economics • 2022 • Ranking : 2*
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The role of family workers’ reluctance to work on farms outside their own in determining the relationship between farm size and productivity
Journal of Development Economics • 2022 • Ranking : 2*
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More remittances, fewer children - The impact of remittances on fertility in Morocco
Journal of International Development • 2021 • Ranking : 2*
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Non-farm employment and poverty reduction in Mauritania
Journal of International Development • 2021 • Ranking : 2*
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Preference for Boys and Birth Spacing in Pakistan
Research in Economics • 2020 • Ranking : 2*
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Empowering women through microcredit in Djibouti
Review of Development Economics • 2024 • Rating : 2*
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Oil Price Volatility and Stock Returns: Evidence from Three Oil Price Wars
International Journal of Finance & Economics • 2022 • Ranking : 2*
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Microfinance and Poverty Reduction: Evidence from Djibouti
Review of Development Economics • 2022 • Rating : 2*
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Sending money home: Transaction costs and remittances to developing countries
The World Economy • 2021 • Rating : 3*
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Early Marriage Among Girls and Son Preference in Pakistan
Journal of Development Studies • 2023 • Ranking : 3*
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Changing Patterns of Son Preference and Fertility in Pakistan
Journal of International Development • 2022 • Ranking : 2*
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Weather shocks, coping strategies, and household well-being: Evidence from rural Mauritania
The Journal of Development Studies • 2021 • Ranking : 3*
Econometrics
Statistics
Economy
test
Economic Development
International Economics
Since October 2013 > Professor at éklore-ed School of Management
Since December 2012 > Research Associate, TREE, University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour
Faculty & Research News
Active Territories: Sport and Leisure - May 19–20, 2026
In recent years, sports and recreational activities have emerged as a key driver for revitalizing and promoting regions. Major events...
Published on : February 10, 2026
Edouard Cissé Joins Cercle Sport Management & Territoires: A Collaboration Focused on Action
Sports are a powerful driver of regional development, social cohesion, and sustainable innovation. It is with this conviction...
Published on : February 2, 2026
The "Sport Management & Regions" Circle: a new research and action group dedicated to addressing sports and regional issues
The "Sport Management & Regions" Circle is a strategic initiative led by éklore-ed, designed to foster discussion, research...
Published on : February 1, 2026