Johannes Haushofer
@johanneshaushofer.com
Economist @cornelluniversity.bsky.social. Founder @malengo.org and @busaracenter.bsky.social. Also @stockholm-uni.bsky.social & @eegmpi.bsky.social. johanneshaushofer.com
I'm excited to share a new way to support Malengo students!
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Through a new partnership with Neta (netafoundation.org), you can now invest in the success of @malengo.org students, and earn a return on your investment. 1/4
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November 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I'm excited to share a new way to support Malengo students!
Through a new partnership with Neta (netafoundation.org), you can now invest in the success of @malengo.org students, and earn a return on your investment. 1/4
Through a new partnership with Neta (netafoundation.org), you can now invest in the success of @malengo.org students, and earn a return on your investment. 1/4
- So many job market candidates! We should come up with a system to choose between them that takes into account their full spectrum of qualities. As a discipline that prides itself on nuance and sophisticated measurement, along how many dimensions do you think we should rank them?
- Economists:
- Economists:
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ALT: a man with a beard is making a face and the word one is on his face
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November 12, 2025 at 4:42 AM
- So many job market candidates! We should come up with a system to choose between them that takes into account their full spectrum of qualities. As a discipline that prides itself on nuance and sophisticated measurement, along how many dimensions do you think we should rank them?
- Economists:
- Economists:
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🚨 We are hiring! ‼️‼️
tenured track assistant or associate prof in economics at university of Melbourne @unimelb.bsky.social
welcome applications from all fields (but especially from econometrics)
econjobmarket.org/positions?sh...
tenured track assistant or associate prof in economics at university of Melbourne @unimelb.bsky.social
welcome applications from all fields (but especially from econometrics)
econjobmarket.org/positions?sh...
EJM - Econ Job Market
econjobmarket.org
October 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
🚨 We are hiring! ‼️‼️
tenured track assistant or associate prof in economics at university of Melbourne @unimelb.bsky.social
welcome applications from all fields (but especially from econometrics)
econjobmarket.org/positions?sh...
tenured track assistant or associate prof in economics at university of Melbourne @unimelb.bsky.social
welcome applications from all fields (but especially from econometrics)
econjobmarket.org/positions?sh...
Introducing the world to our amazing Malengo students, vol. 2:
Please meet Violet Nampala from Uganda, who is studying Energy Systems Engineering at Deggendorf Institute of Technology, Germany!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru9R...
Please meet Violet Nampala from Uganda, who is studying Energy Systems Engineering at Deggendorf Institute of Technology, Germany!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru9R...
Malengo Scholar Profiles: Violet Nampala, Uganda–Germany University Scholar
YouTube video by Malengo Inc.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Introducing the world to our amazing Malengo students, vol. 2:
Please meet Violet Nampala from Uganda, who is studying Energy Systems Engineering at Deggendorf Institute of Technology, Germany!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru9R...
Please meet Violet Nampala from Uganda, who is studying Energy Systems Engineering at Deggendorf Institute of Technology, Germany!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru9R...
The Shapiro Foundation's new investment in Malengo is a great milestone for us! Here are some more details: malengo.org/malengo-secu...
November 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
The Shapiro Foundation's new investment in Malengo is a great milestone for us! Here are some more details: malengo.org/malengo-secu...
In some places, 18+m refers to the age in months at which the book is appropriate. In Germany it refers to the maximum number of letters per word
November 1, 2025 at 10:06 PM
In some places, 18+m refers to the age in months at which the book is appropriate. In Germany it refers to the maximum number of letters per word
One of the great joys of working on @malengo.org is interacting with our amazing students. Here is a conversation I had with Hillary Turinawe, who is studying Medicine in Bonn, Germany.
Meet the @malengo.org Scholars:
Hillary Turinawe is a Malengo Uganda–University Scholar studying Human Medicine at the University of Bonn, Germany. Here he is being interviewed by Johannes Haushofer, CEO of Malengo.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzNX...
Hillary Turinawe is a Malengo Uganda–University Scholar studying Human Medicine at the University of Bonn, Germany. Here he is being interviewed by Johannes Haushofer, CEO of Malengo.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzNX...
Manelgo Scholar Profiles: Hillary Turinawe, Uganda–Germany University Scholar
YouTube video by Malengo Inc.
www.youtube.com
October 26, 2025 at 1:56 AM
One of the great joys of working on @malengo.org is interacting with our amazing students. Here is a conversation I had with Hillary Turinawe, who is studying Medicine in Bonn, Germany.
Great news on @malengo.org: With a new large investment from The Shapiro Foundation (theshapirofoundation.org), we'll be able to bring several hundred vocational training and university students from Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda to Europe over the coming years!
More here: malengo.org/malengo-secu...
More here: malengo.org/malengo-secu...
October 23, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Great news on @malengo.org: With a new large investment from The Shapiro Foundation (theshapirofoundation.org), we'll be able to bring several hundred vocational training and university students from Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda to Europe over the coming years!
More here: malengo.org/malengo-secu...
More here: malengo.org/malengo-secu...
The American Economic Association should select its president through an open election with multiple candidates.
NBER, BREAD, and JPAL should allow self-nominations for membership, rotate the committees that decide, and provide feedback to rejected applicants.
NBER, BREAD, and JPAL should allow self-nominations for membership, rotate the committees that decide, and provide feedback to rejected applicants.
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 20, 2025 at 3:39 AM
The American Economic Association should select its president through an open election with multiple candidates.
NBER, BREAD, and JPAL should allow self-nominations for membership, rotate the committees that decide, and provide feedback to rejected applicants.
NBER, BREAD, and JPAL should allow self-nominations for membership, rotate the committees that decide, and provide feedback to rejected applicants.
Has anyone gotten an H-1B since that Executive Order? Has anyone been asked for the $100k?
October 12, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Has anyone gotten an H-1B since that Executive Order? Has anyone been asked for the $100k?
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The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship "invests in the graduate education of 30 New Americans—immigrants and children of immigrants—poised to significantly contribute to U.S. society, culture, or their academic field. Fellows receive up to $90,000 in financial support over two years."
Why Become a Fellow – Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Apply for a Paul & Daisy Soros fellowship and become one of the thirty New Americans— immigrants or the children of immigrants—who are pursuing graduate
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October 6, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship "invests in the graduate education of 30 New Americans—immigrants and children of immigrants—poised to significantly contribute to U.S. society, culture, or their academic field. Fellows receive up to $90,000 in financial support over two years."
"Jane" (2017), directed by Brett Morgen, with music by Philip Glass, and based on unseen footage discovered shortly before, is one of the most enchanting films I've ever seen. Goodbye Jane Goodall, and thank you.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRlU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRlU...
Official Film Trailer: JANE | National Geographic
YouTube video by National Geographic
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October 2, 2025 at 1:58 AM
"Jane" (2017), directed by Brett Morgen, with music by Philip Glass, and based on unseen footage discovered shortly before, is one of the most enchanting films I've ever seen. Goodbye Jane Goodall, and thank you.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRlU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRlU...
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Endlich wieder Erklär mir die Welt - live
Mit Peter Rippl von der HausWirtschaft über die Stadt der Zukunft.
Am 6. OKT um 19:30 in Wien.
Tickets sind ab sofort hier erhältlich:
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Mit Peter Rippl von der HausWirtschaft über die Stadt der Zukunft.
Am 6. OKT um 19:30 in Wien.
Tickets sind ab sofort hier erhältlich:
erklärmir.at/ticket
September 21, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Endlich wieder Erklär mir die Welt - live
Mit Peter Rippl von der HausWirtschaft über die Stadt der Zukunft.
Am 6. OKT um 19:30 in Wien.
Tickets sind ab sofort hier erhältlich:
erklärmir.at/ticket
Mit Peter Rippl von der HausWirtschaft über die Stadt der Zukunft.
Am 6. OKT um 19:30 in Wien.
Tickets sind ab sofort hier erhältlich:
erklärmir.at/ticket
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Come visit us in Singapore 🇸🇬
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September 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Come visit us in Singapore 🇸🇬
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Great new blog post by @lgilbert.co about @malengo.org's Uganda–Germany university program! www.laurenpolicy.com/p/what-happe...
What happens when you send Ugandan students to Germany?
Most of this blog is about international migration, and particularly, the economics of international migration.
www.laurenpolicy.com
September 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Great new blog post by @lgilbert.co about @malengo.org's Uganda–Germany university program! www.laurenpolicy.com/p/what-happe...
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⏰Closing tomorrow 08 Aug!
Opportunity to join the CSAE research team in Nairobi! Working with Kate Orkin @blavatnikschool.bsky.social and partner institutions.
Apply today👇
Opportunity to join the CSAE research team in Nairobi! Working with Kate Orkin @blavatnikschool.bsky.social and partner institutions.
Apply today👇
🎉We're #hiring in Nairobi
We're looking for a Research Specialist. This role is perfect for someone with field experience, coding skills, & a passion for social impact. Work with the #MBRG at @blavatnikschool.bsky.social, & others.
⏰Apply by 08 August
We're looking for a Research Specialist. This role is perfect for someone with field experience, coding skills, & a passion for social impact. Work with the #MBRG at @blavatnikschool.bsky.social, & others.
⏰Apply by 08 August
Busara Center for Behavioral Economics - Research Specialist
About the Role Busara, in collaboration with Oxford University, is seeking applications for a Research Specialist position. We conduct lab and field experiments in both developing and developed…
jobs.lever.co
August 7, 2025 at 10:04 AM
⏰Closing tomorrow 08 Aug!
Opportunity to join the CSAE research team in Nairobi! Working with Kate Orkin @blavatnikschool.bsky.social and partner institutions.
Apply today👇
Opportunity to join the CSAE research team in Nairobi! Working with Kate Orkin @blavatnikschool.bsky.social and partner institutions.
Apply today👇
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!
July 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
We just opened another round of applications for Malengo's Uganda–Germany university program! Please share widely. (Note the early deadline, Aug 16!)
We are adding a Chief Investment Officer to the team of @malengo.org. Please share widely!
📣 📣 We’re hiring a CIO! Check out the JD below and if interested, please apply by sending your CV and short cover letter to careers@malengo.org.
malengo.org/chief-invest...
malengo.org/chief-invest...
July 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
We are adding a Chief Investment Officer to the team of @malengo.org. Please share widely!
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1/ New working paper with Trevor Bakker, @stefanie-deluca.bsky.social, Eric English, Jamie Fogel, and Nathan Hendren: We use newly linked Census, IRS, and credit bureau data to explore differences in credit access by race, class, and hometown.
djh1202.github.io/website/cre...
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djh1202.github.io/website/cre...
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July 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
1/ New working paper with Trevor Bakker, @stefanie-deluca.bsky.social, Eric English, Jamie Fogel, and Nathan Hendren: We use newly linked Census, IRS, and credit bureau data to explore differences in credit access by race, class, and hometown.
djh1202.github.io/website/cre...
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djh1202.github.io/website/cre...
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🎉 Our paper “Asylum Seekers and Host Country Mental Health” is accepted at JDE!
Using data from Germany & Switzerland (2010–2016), we find no evidence that asylum inflows harmed host population mental health.
With Bharadwaj, Khoury & Schmid
#Migration #MentalHealth #Economics
Using data from Germany & Switzerland (2010–2016), we find no evidence that asylum inflows harmed host population mental health.
With Bharadwaj, Khoury & Schmid
#Migration #MentalHealth #Economics
June 27, 2025 at 5:59 AM
🎉 Our paper “Asylum Seekers and Host Country Mental Health” is accepted at JDE!
Using data from Germany & Switzerland (2010–2016), we find no evidence that asylum inflows harmed host population mental health.
With Bharadwaj, Khoury & Schmid
#Migration #MentalHealth #Economics
Using data from Germany & Switzerland (2010–2016), we find no evidence that asylum inflows harmed host population mental health.
With Bharadwaj, Khoury & Schmid
#Migration #MentalHealth #Economics
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June 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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🚨 We have finalized our DID textbook!
You’ve run out of excuses for sketchy pre-trends and mysterious TWFE coefficients.
📘 Credible Answers to Hard Questions: Differences-in-Differences for Natural Experiments
By Chaisemartin & D’Haultfœuille.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
🚨 We have finalized our DID textbook!
You’ve run out of excuses for sketchy pre-trends and mysterious TWFE coefficients.
📘 Credible Answers to Hard Questions: Differences-in-Differences for Natural Experiments
By Chaisemartin & D’Haultfœuille.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Credible Answers to Hard Questions: Differences-in-Differences for Natural Experiments
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modern Differences-in-Differences (DID) estimators, tailored to potentially
papers.ssrn.com
June 25, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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🚨 We have finalized our DID textbook!
You’ve run out of excuses for sketchy pre-trends and mysterious TWFE coefficients.
📘 Credible Answers to Hard Questions: Differences-in-Differences for Natural Experiments
By Chaisemartin & D’Haultfœuille.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
🚨 We have finalized our DID textbook!
You’ve run out of excuses for sketchy pre-trends and mysterious TWFE coefficients.
📘 Credible Answers to Hard Questions: Differences-in-Differences for Natural Experiments
By Chaisemartin & D’Haultfœuille.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Reposted by Johannes Haushofer
In 2021 and 2023 I had the chance to serve on the @ERC_Research Starting Grant evaluation panel. There are a couple of things I learned that might be helpful to future applicants. I guess some points apply to other grants as well.
June 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
In 2021 and 2023 I had the chance to serve on the @ERC_Research Starting Grant evaluation panel. There are a couple of things I learned that might be helpful to future applicants. I guess some points apply to other grants as well.
Reposted by Johannes Haushofer
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: www.malengo.org
#Malengo #Education #ISA
✅ No payments if you earn below a minimum
✅ Payments scale with income
Learn more: www.malengo.org
#Malengo #Education #ISA
June 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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: www.malengo.org
#Malengo #Education #ISA
✅ No payments if you earn below a minimum
✅ Payments scale with income
Learn more: www.malengo.org
#Malengo #Education #ISA
Reposted by Johannes Haushofer
What happened when the U.S. forcibly sent 400,000 Mexican workers back to Mexico in the 1930s?
The employment rate of native workers *went down* noticeably as a direct result. (You read that correctly)
Why?
Forced repatriation destroyed low-skill markets.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The employment rate of native workers *went down* noticeably as a direct result. (You read that correctly)
Why?
Forced repatriation destroyed low-skill markets.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
June 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
What happened when the U.S. forcibly sent 400,000 Mexican workers back to Mexico in the 1930s?
The employment rate of native workers *went down* noticeably as a direct result. (You read that correctly)
Why?
Forced repatriation destroyed low-skill markets.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The employment rate of native workers *went down* noticeably as a direct result. (You read that correctly)
Why?
Forced repatriation destroyed low-skill markets.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...