Johannes Haushofer receives the Frisch Medal Award
Johannes Haushofer, Professor of Economics at Stockholm University, receives the Frisch Medal Award for a publication in the top-ranked journal Econometrica.
About the report
The report demonstrates the effect of cash transfers to over ten thousand poor households across randomized villages in rural Kenya. The researchers find large impacts on consumption and assets for recipients.
Johannes Haushofer has written the report along with Dennis Egger, Edward Miguel, Paul Niehaus, and Michael Walker. It was published in Econometrica in November 2022.
Read it here:
General equilibrium effects of cash transfers: experimental evidence from Kenya
Johannes Haushofer’s research
About the prize and Econometrica
The journal Econometrica was founded in 1933 and is one of the top five ranked journals in the world. The Frisch Medal Award was first awarded in 1978.
Last updated: April 29, 2024
Source: Department of Economics