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Mazhar Mughal

Director Research and Full Professor of Economics at Éklore-Ed School Of Management and Associate researcher at TREE, University of Pau, France. • mazhar.mughal(at)esc-pau.fr
Families and households

Female early marriage and gendered fertility choices in Pakistan 

December 18, 2025 Rashid Javed, Mazhar Mughal and Thierry Lorey
Family, Household, Marriage, pakistan

Using four Pakistan Demographic and Health surveys Rashid Javed, Mazhar Mughal and Thierry Lorey find that women married before 18 show stronger son preference and differential fertility stopping patterns. Women’s … Read more

Fertility and reproduction

Son preference and birth spacing in Pakistan

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 Rashid Javed and Mazhar Mughal
Asia, gender equality, Gender issues, pakistan

Rashid Javed and Mazhar Mughal investigate how son preference affects birth spacing in Pakistan. The impact they find is strong, with several negative consequences on the demographic transition of the … Read more

Fertility and reproduction

Son preference and within-household bargaining position of Pakistani women

March 10, 2021November 14, 2019 Rashid Javed and Mazhar Mughal
Asia, Children, gender equality, Gender issues

Rashid Javed and Mazhar Mughal analyze the effects of the pervasive phenomenon of son preference on Pakistani women’s participation in household decision-making. They find that women with at least one … Read more

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