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Mazhar Yasin Mughal

190, Chestnut way, Fort McMurray, T9K0M7, AB Tel: +1 780 607 0827 E-mail: mymughal1@hotmail.com Personal: French and Canadian Permanent Resident, Married

CAREER OBJECTIVES To obtain a rewarding and challenging career as a Professor that offers me opportunities for growth and learning. SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Doctorate in Economics 4-years teaching experience at the graduate and undergrad level. Awarded 4-year research scholarship for Doctorate studies. Proven experience of research in Economics and International Business: several publications in peer-reviewed journals. Demonstrated capability of presenting research: conference presentation on 4 continents. Fluent in English, French and Urdu. EDUCATION 2008-2012 PhD in Economics, University of Pau, France, granted scholarship by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research. Title: Remittance Flows To Pakistan: Nature, Determinants and Impacts. Advisor: Jacques Le Cacheux 2006 - 2008 Masters in European and International Economic Affairs University of Pau, France (Grade average: 16/20) Major subjects: Development Economics, International economics, Econometrics Masters in Business Administration, Institute of Business Administration, Pau France Major subjects: Economics, Accounting, Finance Graduation in Computer Sciences, Institute of Science and Technology, University of Valenciennes, France. Major subjects: Networking, Java programming, Embedded systems

2005- 2006

2002- 2005

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE 2012-2013 Instructor, Department of Economics, University of Pau, France

Taught economic courses such as Income Inequality, Debt and Development, (Masters Level) and Principles of Economics (Undergrad level) Lecturer at the Economics Department, University of Pau, France

2008-2012

Taught courses on Development Economics, International Economics and Environmental Economic such as Income Inequality, Debt and Development, Strategic Trade Policy, International Trade Negotiations, and Environmental Economics (Masters Level) and Introduction to Political Economy (Undergrad level)

SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS Articles in Refereed Journals Remittances as Development Strategy : Stepping stones or slippery slope?, Journal of International Development, 24(8), 2012. The Role of Diaspora in Attracting Indian Outward FDI with Amar Anwar, International Journal of Social Economics, 2013 (in press). Economic freedom and Indian Outward Foreign Direct Investment with Amar Anwar, Economics Bulletin, 32(4), 2012: 2991-3007. Motives to remit: some microeconomic evidence from Pakistan with Amar Anwar, Economics Bulletin, 32(1), 2012: 574-585. Volatility of Remittances to Pakistan: What do the Data Tell? with Farid Makhlouf, Economics Bulletin, 31(1), 2011: 605-612. "Education and Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Some Evidence from Senegal" with Barassou Diawara, Theoretical and Applied Economics, 5 (558), 2011 : 59-76.

Working Papers Remittances, poverty and inequality in Pakistan Macro- and microeconomic evidence with Amar Anwar, Working Papers 2012-2013_2, CATT - UPPA- Universit de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, Aug 2012. Human capital and the adoption of information and communications technologies: Evidence from Investment Climate Survey of Pakistan. With Barassou Diawara, Economics Discussion Papers, 21, 2011. Remittances, Dutch disease and competitiveness: A Bayesian Analysis with Farid Makhlouf, Working Papers 2011-2012_1, CATT - UPPA- Universit de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, Sep 2011. Explaining Income Inequalities in the Developing Countries: The Role of Human Capital with Barassou Diawara, Working Papers 2011-2012_2, CATT - UPPA- Universit de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, Sep 2011. The role of Foreign Direct Investment in higher education in the developing countries (Does FDI promote education?) with Natalia Vechiu, Working Papers 2010-2011_10, CATT UPPA- Universit de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, Nov 2010.

Work in Progress Labour market effects of foreign and internal remittances Case study of Pakistan with Farid Makhlouf, International Review of Applied Economics, under review. Does education matter for the adoption of information and communication technologies (ICT) in developing countries? Evidence from Senegal with Barassou Diawara, under review. Motives for remitting some macroeconomic evidence from Pakistan with Michael Goujon, in progress.

Unpublished Research Boon or bane- role of FDI in the economic growth of Pakistan, Masters Dissertation. Covet thy neighbour? Advantages and disadvantages of tax competition, Research project, University of Pau, France. The Common Agricultural Policy and the WTO, Research project, University of Pau France.

Conference Presentations Labour market effects of foreign and internal remittances Case study of Pakistan, presented at the 46th annual conference of the Canadian Economic Association, June 7 10, 2012, Calgary Canada. Remittances and Dutch Disease in Pakistan - a Bayesian analysis presented at 'DIAL Development Conference: Shocks in Developing Countries', June 30th and July 1st 2011, Paris, France. Also presented at 50e Congrs Annuel de la Socit Canadienne de Science conomique', May 11-13, 2011, Sherbrooke, Canada. "Remittances as development strategy: Stepping stones or slippery slope? presented at the 20th CEDIMES conference: Development Models of Emerging Countries: Characteristics, Scope and Challenges, 8-10 November, 2010, Laval University, Quebec, Canada. Does every dollar count? Macro and micro evidence of remittances' impact on poverty and inequality in Pakistan", presented at the 59th Conference of Association Franaise des Sciences Economiques, 9-10 September, 2010, University Paris Ouest-Nanterre La Dfense, France. Also presented at the 11th Nordic Conference in Development Economics, 18-19 June, 2010, HECER/UNU WIDER, Helsinki, Finland. Explaining income inequalities in the developing countries- the role of human capital, presented at International Doctoral Conference in Economics and Management, 3-5 May, 2010, Montpellier, France. Does FDI promote higher education? Evidence from developing countries, presented at the 2009 Singapore Economic Review Conference, 6-8 August 2009, Singapore; also presented at the 10th Nordic Conference in Development Economics (NCDE), 18-19 June, 2009, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB), Oscarsborg Norvge.

OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES External reviewer for the scholarly journal Economics Bulletin PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Member of Canadian Economic Association (CEA), Socit Canadienne des Sciences Economiques (SCSE), Association Franaise des Sciences Economiques (AFSE), Pakistan Society of Development Economists (PSDE). NON-ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE 2006 Financial analyst at Pau International Airport, France Key Responsibilities: Analysis of annual report, calculation of financial and economic ratios, comparison of airports with similar financial conditions Program Development Manager at GTP Conseil Paris, France Project: Migration of an MS access database to mySQL Design & implementation of dynamic interface for handling external data Assistant programmer at University of Valenciennes, France Project: Study of University Web Portals Accessibility requirements for visually impaired

2005

2004 persons 2003

Assistant programmer at Piaaza SA, Onnaing, France Project: Software creation and update

LINGUISTIC AND COMPUTER SKILLS Language Proficiency English, French and Urdu (Trilingual) Economic and statistical software Stata, GAMS, Excel Computing skills Languages: Java, Php, XML, CORBA C++, MySQL, MS Access REFERENCES Dr. Jacques Le Cacheux Director OFCE, Sciences-Po Paris. Director CATT, Economics Department, University of Pau, France E-Mail: Jacques.lecacheux@sciences-po.fr Dr. Michal Goujon Associate Professor, Economics Department, University of Auvergne, France. E-Mail: Michael.goujon@u-clermont1.fr Dr. Jacques Jaussaud Director CREG, Management Department, Pau University, France. E-Mail: Jacques.jaussaud@univ-pau.fr Dr. Amar Iqbal Anwar Assistant Professor Department of Financial and Information Management, Shannon School of Business Cape Breton University, Sydney, Nova Scotia, B1P 6L2 E-Mail: amar.iqbal.anwar@gmail.com

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