Johannes Haushofer
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Economist at @CornellEcon and @CornellBPP. Founder @malengo @busaracenter. Also @SU_Economics and @eeg_mpi.
Singapore
Joined July 2012
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 US donations are tax-free. 1/n.
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RT @keirbradwell: 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 worke….
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RT @DrChrisL: Expertise is critical to enable global impact. Exciting to see this opportunity for leading academic experts in #CleanEnergy….
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RT @malengo: Malengo uses income share agreements (ISAs) to make education accessible—no fixed loan payments, just a % of income after you….
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RT @GiveWell: We're hiring a Program Officer to build our new Livelihoods grantmaking portfolio, focusing on increasing income and consumpt….
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RT @Crossettwebear: Really excited! We're spinning out livelihoods portfolio into its own team @GiveWell. Looking for someone w quant back….
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RT @jgdubya: One day, in Econ textbooks and Google search results, the words "brain drain" will invariably be followed by "fallacy".
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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. 🧵
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RT @D_Langenmayr: Wer möchte mein Kollege/meine Kollegin in Ingolstadt werden? Wir haben eine Professur für Statistik und quantitative Meth….
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RT @BelotMichele: Our new published work on how to help long-term unemployed identify suitable jobs with online recommendations. It worked….
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RT @TomanBarsbai: How does high-skilled emigration affect countries of origin? "The weight of the evidence suggests that migration opportun….
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RT @cbatista_econ: New paper out in @ScienceMagazine!. Brain drain or brain gain?.Effects of high-skilled international emigration on origi….
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Fantastic coauthors: @cbatista_econ @DanielHanSH @econgaurav @dmckenzie001 @mobarak_mu1614 @ctheoharides @deanyang.
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Is it "good" or "bad" when skilled people leave low-income countries? We summarized the evidence in favor of "brain gain" vs. "brain drain": Ungated PDF:
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RT @leightjessica: Today's cool young researcher #econtwitter #econsky is @siddyg88 @NUSingapore who works on topics related to development….
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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.
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RT @jimena_rp: I’m so happy to share that our paper is conditionally accepted at AEJ: Economic Policy!.Big thanks to my amazing coauthors @….
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RT @CornellBPP: Congratulations to Colleen Carey, associate professor of economics and public policy at the Cornell Brooks School, on being….
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RT @malengo: At Malengo, we involve families in every scholar’s journey to Europe. 🌍 During onboarding, we help them support their loved on….
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RT @malengo: We kicked off 2025 with the full Malengo team in Nairobi—diving into strategy, culture, scholar & staff welfare, and more. We….
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