My academic inquiries and intellectual pursuits are driven by a curiosity to engage with and interrogate issues that captivate my thoughts and concern me on a personal and professional level. This approach has led me down different paths—some less travelled, others well-trodden.

My work is a testament to the belief that intellectual growth and societal contribution do not solely arise from depth in a narrow domain of inquiry but can also flourish through breadth and the integration of diverse perspectives.

While my research often utilizes quantitative analysis, I also maintain a keen interest in qualitative and mixed-method approaches. Some of my main research areas of interest include economic inequality (with a spotlight on labour market inequalities and discrimination experienced by women, immigrants, and ethnic minorities); precarity in the labour market; public attitudes toward immigration and the forces shaping these views; the influence of ideological underpinnings in neoclassical economics; and the broader scope of political economy.

  • Peer-Reviewed Publications
  • Working Papers
  • Work in Progress
  • Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
  • Media Coverage/Interviews
  • “Public Attitudes Towards Immigration in Canada: Decreased Support and Increased Political Polarization,” with Mehdi Mohamadian and Maxime Heroux-Legault (under review).v
  • “Attitudes Toward Immigration in Canada: The Role of the Economy, Ethnicity, Partisanship, Media, and Contact with Visible Minorities,” with Mehdi Mohamadian and Maxime Heroux-Legault.
  • “Understanding Precarity in BC – Evidence from a Survey,” with Iglika Ivanova and Kendra Strauss.
  • “Political Orientation and Views Among Economists: Evidence from a Survey,” with Ha-Joon Chang (SOAS University of London).
  • “Bias in Views Among Economics Students – Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Experiment,” with Ha-Joon Chang (Cambridge).
  • “Like Teacher, Like Student – How Bias Among Faculty Members in Economics Affects Students?” with Ha-Joon Chang (SOAS University of London).
  • “Ideology Needs Company – Does Similarity Induce Conformity?” with Ha-Joon Chang (SOAS University of London).
  • “Surveying Views Among Economists,” with Ha-Joon Chang (SOAS University of London).
  • Neoclassical Economics and Ideological Bias,” Ha-Joon Chang & Mohsen Javdani, Progressive Economy Forum, September 11, 2019.
  • Ideology is Dead! Long Live Ideology!” Mohsen Javdani & Ha-Joon Chang, Institute for New Economic Thinking, August 12, 2019 [this article was also re-published by Brave New Europe, Naked Capitalism, Evonomics, Marginal Revolution].
  • The Way to Fix Bias in Economics is to Recruit More Women,” Mohsen Javdani, Opinion Editorial, The Financial Times, February 26, 2019.
  • “Immigrants and the Canadian Economy,” with David Jacks and Krishna Pendakur (SFU), Metropolis British Columbia Capstone Report, August 2012.
  • “The Effect of the Career Transition Assistance (CTA) Initiative on the Timing of Training Participation and the Duration of Training,” with Simon Woodcock (SFU), Prepared for Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), January 2013.
  • “The Effect of Chinese FDI in BC and other Jurisdictions,” Prepared for the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and BC Ministry of International Trade, February 2014.