Mohsen Javdani, PhD

My research is animated by a commitment to understanding and challenging the structures and mechanisms that reproduce inequality, precarity, and marginalization. I am especially concerned with how these dynamics shape the lives of disenfranchised groups, including women, immigrants, racialized communities, international students, and temporary workers. This concern extends beyond the labour market into the realm of public discourse, public policy, and politics, where I examine public attitudes toward immigration, the forces that drive them, and how class differences shape policy preferences and broader social, economic, and political views.

At the same time, I study economics itself as a site of power. I interrogate the ideological underpinnings of mainstream economics and its narrow intellectual boundaries, paying particular attention to how diversity of perspectives can be fostered, whether through institutional reforms, gender diversity, educational practices, or critical engagement with dominant frameworks.

Methodologically, I draw primarily on quantitative methods while I maintain keen interest in qualitative approaches as well. What ties these varied strands together is not only a concern with particular empirical questions but also a broader intellectual and political commitment: to uncover and contest the systems that sustain marginalization, and to create space for more inclusive, plural, and democratic forms of knowledge and social life.

  • Peer-Reviewed Publications
  • Working Papers
  • Work in Progress
  • Op-Eds and Articles
  • Media Coverage & Interviews
  • Podcast Interviews
  • Presentations
  • “Understanding Precarity in BC – Evidence from a Survey,” with Iglika Ivanova and Kendra Strauss.
  • “Intersecting Precarity and Policy: Unpacking the Complex Challenges of International Students in British Columbia,” with Gloria Lin.
  • “Navigating Public Policy Precarity: Canada’s Temporary Immigration Schemes and the Precarious Pathways of Iranian Migrants,” with Somayeh Zandieh and Kendra Strauss.
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