Johannes Haushofer
@jhaushofer
Economist at @CornellEcon and @CornellBPP. Founder @malengo @busaracenter. Also @SU_Economics and @eeg_mpi.
Storytime! Here is how and why I switched from working on cash transfers to working on international migration. If you're still looking to donate this year, it's also a pitch! Donation link at malengo.org. US donations are tax-free. 1/n
Really excited! We're spinning out livelihoods portfolio into its own team @GiveWell. Looking for someone w quant background to build out portfolio. Remote, great comp. Please share with your networks!
We're hiring a Program Officer to build our new Livelihoods grantmaking portfolio, focusing on increasing income and consumption for people in extreme poverty. We're looking for 10+ years of relevant experience. Remote eligible and $205-$228k. More here: grnh.se/8a5e081d8us
We just opened another round of applications for Malengo's Uganda–Germany university program! Please share widely. (Note the early deadline, Aug 16!)
📣 📣 Applications are now OPEN for Malengo's Uganda–Germany University Program! Apply by August 16th, 2025!
📣 📣 Applications are now OPEN for Malengo's Uganda–Germany University Program! Apply by August 16th, 2025!
📣 📣 We’re hiring a CIO! Check out the JD below and if interested, please apply by sending your CV and short cover letter to [email protected]. malengo.org/chief-investme…
I’m leaving GiveWell — my last day is tomorrow. I thought I’d write a short thread on why I’m so grateful to have worked here — and why I think GiveWell is (still!) underrated. (Here is me in Uganda, during perhaps the most fulfilling week of my life.)
Expertise is critical to enable global impact. Exciting to see this opportunity for leading academic experts in #CleanEnergy and Infrastructure, Food and Ag, #Migration and #Humanitarian to join @FCDOGovUK as Senior Research Fellows
#ComingSoon | @FCDOResearch Research Commissioning Centre led by @3ieNews and @unibirmingham is excited to announce four upcoming Senior Research Fellow placements. The roles will be hosted by FCDO and will be under the themes of Clean Energy and Innovation, Food and…
Malengo uses income share agreements (ISAs) to make education accessible—no fixed loan payments, just a % of income after you land a job. ✅ No payments if you earn below a minimum ✅ Payments scale with income Learn more: malengo.org #Malengo #Education #ISA
We're hiring a Program Officer to build our new Livelihoods grantmaking portfolio, focusing on increasing income and consumption for people in extreme poverty. We're looking for 10+ years of relevant experience. Remote eligible and $205-$228k. More here: grnh.se/8a5e081d8us
One day, in Econ textbooks and Google search results, the words "brain drain" will invariably be followed by "fallacy"
New paper out in @ScienceMagazine! Brain drain or brain gain? Effects of high-skilled international emigration on origin countries doi.org/10.1126/scienc…
I missed this excellent thread by @paulnovosad at the time
Fascinating paper on where 6000 global elites went to college. Billionaires, CEOs, heads of state, central bankers, etc. In a word: Harvard. Fully 10% of global elites went to Harvard. Elite US schools are over-represented (23% IvyPlus), but nobody comes close to Harvard. 🧵
Wer möchte mein Kollege/meine Kollegin in Ingolstadt werden? Wir haben eine Professur für Statistik und quantitative Methoden in den Wirtschaftswissenschaften zu besetzen. (Bitte teilen!)
Our new published work on how to help long-term unemployed identify suitable jobs with online recommendations. It worked amazingly well! academic.oup.com/ej/article-abs…
How does high-skilled emigration affect countries of origin? "The weight of the evidence suggests that migration opportunities often increase human capital stock in origin countries and produce downstream beneficial effects." I love Figure 3, which summarizes the mechanisms.
Is it "good" or "bad" when skilled people leave low-income countries? We summarized the evidence in favor of "brain gain" vs. "brain drain": science.org/doi/epdf/10.11… Ungated PDF: johanneshaushofer.com/research
New paper out in @ScienceMagazine! Brain drain or brain gain? Effects of high-skilled international emigration on origin countries doi.org/10.1126/scienc…
Today's cool young researcher #econtwitter #econsky is @siddyg88 @NUSingapore who works on topics related to development, political economy + labor
amazing news for those living in extreme poverty, and for everyone else
Extremely excited to have @JustinSandefur officially joining @open_phil to lead our work on economic growth in LMICs! Lots of opportunities and challenges ahead and I think Justin will do a great job leading this work.
I’m so happy to share that our paper is conditionally accepted at AEJ: Economic Policy! Big thanks to my amazing coauthors @a_velasquezg @juliana_quigua1 @anamibanez — grateful for every step of this collaboration.
I am excited to share that our paper “Responses to Extreme Temperatures: Migrant Networks and International Migration from El Salvador” with @anamibanez, @juliana_quigua1 and @jimena_rp has been conditionally accepted at the AEJ: Economic Policy! #econtwitter
Congratulations to Colleen Carey, associate professor of economics and public policy at the Cornell Brooks School, on being named a 2025 @NIHCM Research Award finalist!
We are pleased to announce the finalists for the 31st Annual #NIHCMAwards in Journalism and Research! Join us as we congratulate these reporters and researchers. Learn more: bit.ly/43eM6zx