Education

• PhD in Economics, GREDEG-CNRS, Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis. France
  Thesis Title “Financial System and Technological Catching-Up; A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of the Wealth of Nations” 2011
• M2/MS: Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics, Institute d’Administration des Entreprises
  Universite de Nice -Sophia Antipolis.
  Thesis Title” Corporate Diversification, Export Performance and Economic Growth; A Case Study of South Korea”
  2007
• Course Intensif de Français Spécialisé en Economie
  Centre Universitaire d’Etudes Françaises (C.U.E.F)
  Université Stendhal – Grenoble 3, France
  2006
• Certificate d’Etudes de Langue Française
  Alliance Française D’Islamabad
  French Cultural Center, F-7/2, St # 18
  Islamabad, Pakistan.
  2006

Professional Trainings

• Certificate of Training in Banking and Finance
  National Institute of Banking & Finance,
  Islamabad, Pakistan
• 7th HRDC Faculty Orientation Program Institute of
  Administrative Sciences University of the
  Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
• Scientific Writing Skills
  30 hours training organized by College of Doctoral Studies, UNICE.
• Scientific Presentation Skills
  30 hours training organized by College of Doctoral Studies, UNICE
• Discovering the Enterprise
  15 hours of Training to setup a small enterprise, organized by Faculty of Law,
  Political Science & Economics, UNICE.
• Education, Leadership & Entrepreneurship International
  Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP)US Department of State,
  Washington, DC.
• Education, Leadership & Entrepreneurship International
  Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP)US Department of State,
  Washington, DC.
• 3 weeks visit to USA to explore how universities, businesses and civil society work together to solve the socioeconomic problems.
• Escaping Middle-Income and Productivity Trap
  Korea Development Institute, Korea
  Korea Development Institute and the Asian Foundation organized 2 weeks study/visit program for Pakistani and Sri Lankan delegation on Sustainable Development of Middle-income Countries: Korea’s Experience and Practices.

Keynote Speeches, Panelist and Chair

• Panel discussion on “The road to naya Pakistan is throng with pitfalls” AERC Annual International Conference, Serena Hotel, Islamabad, 19-20 November, 2019
• Panel discussion on “Leveraging Karachi for CPEC” at 5th Deans and Directors Conference, organized by NBEC, Higher Education Commission, Pearl Continental Hotel, Karachi, 5-6 February 2018.
• Keynote Speech as Head of Pakistan’s delegation “Investment Climate of Pakistan” at OBOR Seminar, China Development Bank, Beijing, 18 April 2017.
• Keynote address “CPEC and Financial Integration” at International Forum on Unlocking Islamic Finance Potential” at Center for Excellence of Islamic Finance, IBA Karachi, 17 January, 2017.
• Keynote on “CPEC: Rationale & Socioeconomics” at The Julis – Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy & Finance, 19 October 2016, Princeton University, USA.
• Chaired Panel discussion on “Economic and Institutional Landscape” at Regional Conference on Risks and Solutions: Adaptation Frameworks for Water Resources Planning, Development and Management in South Asia, 12-13 July 2016, Hilton Colombo, Sri Lanka.
• Panel discussion on “Pakistan and Climate Change” at Regional Exchange – Budgeting for Climate Change: A Collaborative Approach for Effectiveness, 4-5 April 2016, Kathmandu, Nepal.
• Panel discussion on “Productivity led growth and Development” at 31st PIDE-PSDE International Conference – Effective Strategies for Transformational Growth, 17-19 December 2015, the Marriot Islamabad, Pakistan.
• Keynote on “Directions for Economic Reforms” at 4th International Conference – National Evaluation Capacities for Development, 26-30 October 2015, Bangkok, Thailand.
• Chaired technical session on “Rural Pakistan: Entrepreneurship, Land and Political Economy” at 30th PIDE-PSDE International Conference – Poverty, Inequality and Economic Growth, 2-4 December 2014, Pak China Center Islamabad, Pakistan.

Publications

• Javaid, M.N., and Saviotti, P.P. (2012), “Financial System and Technological Catching-up: An Empirical Analysis” Journal of Evolutionary Economics: Volume 22, Issue 4, Page 847-870.
• Javaid, M.N., and Saviotti, P.P. (2013), “Is There a Recipe for Increasing the Export Variety of Nations” Book Chapter # 21 in “Long Term Economic Development, Economic Complexity and Evolution”, Edited by A. Pyka and E.S. Andersen, Springer, Germany.
• Afzal, M; Ahmed, G; and Javaid, M.N. (2017), “ Empirical Assessment of Climate Change on Agricultural Crops for Pakistan: A Panel Data Analysis” International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics: Volume 5, issue 2, Page 59-68
• Javaid, M.N., Naveed, I., and Ahmed, G., (2017) “What Drives the Quality of Institutions in Asian Economies? Directions for Economic Reforms” Journal of South Asian Studies: 05(03) Page 127- 139
• Javaid, M.N., and Sharik, A. R (2018) “Political Economy of Taxation in Pakistan: Replace or not to replace GST with VAT?” forthcoming Asian Journal of Management Cases.
• “Productivity Dynamics; A case of Pakistan” under review process in Journal of South Asian Development.

Op-eds in National Newspapers

• Shaping growth, Dawn, 15 March, 2020
• Lives versus livelihoods? Business Recorder, 23 April, 2020

Official Documents as Chairman/lead Review Committee

• Vision 2025: A document, approved by National Economic Council, which outlines the development philosophy of the government of Pakistan.
• 11th and 12th Five Year Plans: A publication that aligns the initiatives and efforts of all the line ministries to achieve high growth trajectory. Federal Cabinet, National Economic Council and Parliament of Pakistan have approved it.
• Government of Pakistan’s Annual Plans 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2017-18
• China Pakistan Economic Corridor Long-term Plan (2016-2030)

Peer Reviewed International Conferences

• “Financial System, Corporate Diversification and Technological Catching-up: South Korea; an imitator to innovator” Presented at GLOBELICS Academy on Innovation and Development, 2 -13 June 2008, University of Tempere, Finland.
• “Is There a Direction in Economic Development? And, if so, what does it imply for emerging countries?” with P.P. Saviotti. 6th GLOBELICS Conference, 22 – 24 September 2008, Mexico City.
• “Financial System and Technological Catching-Up: Organization & Dynamics: An Overview” Presented at Thematic Meeting of the French Economic Association “Firms, Markets and Innovation” 25 – 26 June 2009, Sophia Antipolis, France.
• “Financial System and Technological Catching-up; An Empirical Analysis: Is there a Recipe for Increasing the Export Variety of the Countries? Presented at 13th Conference of the International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society, 21- 24 June 2010, Aalborg University, Denmark.
• “Financial System and Technological Change: An Investigation into the Wealth of Nations” presented at the 8th GLOBELICS International Conference, 1- 3 November 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• “Export Variety and the Catching-up of Countries” with P.P. Saviotti, presented at the 8th GLOBELICS International Conference, November 1- 3, 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• “What Drives the Quality of Institutions in Asian Economics? Directions for Economic Reforms” presented at the 27th Annual Conference of the Pakistan Society of Development Economists, 13 -15 December 2011, Marriot, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Research Grants

• Doctoral Scholarship (2006-10) – Franco-Pak Scientific and Technical Cooperation Program
• The Global Network for the Economics of Learning, innovation and Competence Building Systems (GLOBELICS) for attending PhD Academy at Tampere, Finland (June 2008).
• Dynamics of Institutions and Markets in Europe, DIME-Network Doctoral Mobility Grant for short stay at Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture, University of Oslo, Norway (June 2009)
• EGIDE: Project COFECUB n° 21692RM for conducting research and visiting Brazil in a joint project with Pier Paolo Saviotti and José Eduardo Cassiolato (2010-2011).