Dr Rashid Javed

Lecturer

School: Newcastle Business School

Rashid Javed holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Pau and Pays de l’Adour, France. He has previously served at Éklore-Ed School of Management and the University of Westminster, Tashkent Campus.

His research lies in the fields of Development Economics and Demographic Economics. His current work focuses on the interactions between socioeconomic and demographic factors, including son preference, delayed fertility decisions, gender bias in child human capital, marriage patterns, and women’s participation in household decision-making.

He has presented his research at major international conferences, including the American Economic Association Conference (AEA), the Canadian Economic Association Conference (CEA), the French Economic Association Conference (AFSE), the European Society for Population Economics Conference (ESPE), the British Society for Population Studies Conference (BSPS), the Nordic Conference on Development Economics (NCDE), and the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population Conference (IUSSP). His research has also been featured in national media, including The Express Tribune, as well as in academic blogs and magazines such as the London School of Economics (LSE) blog and the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) magazine.

He is a Fellow of the Global Labor Organization (GLO), an Associate Researcher at TREE, University of Pau, and a Fellow of Advance HE (formerly the Higher Education Academy).

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Key Publications

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Female Early Marriage and Son Preference in Pakistan, Mughal, M., Javed, R., Lorey, T. 3 Oct 2023, In: Journal of Development Studies
Have a Son, Gain a Voice: Son Preference and Female Participation in Household Decision Making, Javed, R. 1 Dec 2019, In: Journal of Development Studies
Changing patterns of son preference and fertility in Pakistan, Javed, R., Mughal, M. 1 Aug 2022, In: Journal of International Development
A Tale of Two Choices: Son Preference and Reproductive Outcomes in Uzbekistan, Ruziboeva, K., Javed, R., Suyunov, G., Zakirova, M. 25 Mar 2026, In: Review of Development Economics
Mother’s age at marriage and gender-differential in child schooling: Evidence from Pakistan, Ashok, S., Mughal, M., Javed, R. 1 Aug 2024, In: Economics and Human Biology
Preference for boys and length of birth intervals in Pakistan, Javed, R. Apr 2020, In: Research in Economics
Migrants remittances and fertility in the Post-Soviet states, Ibrokhimov, B., Javed, R., Mughal, M. 18 Aug 2023, In: Post-Communist Economies
Girls not brides: Evolution of child marriage in Pakistan, Javed, R., Mughal, M. 1 Aug 2021, In: Journal of Public Affairs
Improved drinking water, healthier children? Evidence from Pakistan, Javed, R., Mughal, M. 7 Feb 2025, In: International Journal of Social Economics
Perturbed nuptiality, delayed fertility: childbirth effects of Covid19, Mughal, M., Javed, R. 1 Dec 2022, In: Journal of Population Research

Qualifications

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Economics PhD
Associate Fellow of Advance HE (formerly the Higher Education Academy) AFHEA 2025
Fellow of Advance HE (formerly the Higher Education Academy) FHEA 2026