Bio
Jens Hainmueller is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at Stanford University and holds a courtesy appointment in the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is also the Faculty Co-Director of the Stanford Immigration Policy Lab that is focused on the design and evaluation of immigration and integration policies and programs.
His research interests include immigration, statistical methods, political economy, and political behavior. He has published over 40 articles, many of them in top general science journals and top field journals in political science, statistics, economics, and business. He has also published three open source software packages and his research has received awards and funding from the Carnegie Corporation, the Russell Sage Foundation, the Robin Hood Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the Swiss SNF, the American Political Science Association, Schmidt Futures, the Society of Political Methodology, the National Bureau of Economic Research, and the Midwest Political Science Association.
Hainmueller received his PhD from Harvard University and also studied at the London School of Economics, Brown University, and the University of Tübingen. Before joining Stanford, he served on the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Academic Appointments
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Professor, Political Science
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Professor (By courtesy), Political Economy
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Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)
Administrative Appointments
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Faculty Associate, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University (2009 - Present)
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Faculty Fellow, Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration, University College London (2013 - Present)
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Faculty Affiliate, Stanford Europe Center (2014 - Present)
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Founder and Faculty Co-Director, Stanford Immigration and Integration Policy Lab (2014 - Present)
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Associate Professor (by courtesy), Graduate School of Business, Stanford University (2014 - Present)
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Associate Professor (with tenure), Department of Political Science, Stanford University (2014 - Present)
Honors & Awards
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McCloy Scholarship, German Merit Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes) (2003 - 2005)
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Bok Center Awards for Distinguished Teaching (received twice), Harvard University
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Senator Charles Sumner Prize, Harvard Faculty (2009)
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Gosnell Prize for Excellence in Political Methodology, Society of Political Methodology (2007)
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Robert H. Durr Award, Midwest Political Science Association (2008)
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Award for Best Paper on the study of labor in politics, American Political Science Association (2012)
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Robert H. Durr Award, Midwest Political Science Association (2012)
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Award for Best Paper on the study of elections, public opinion, and voting behavior, American Political Science Association (2013)
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Warren Miller Prize, Society of Political Methodology (2013)
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Editors' Choice Award, Political Analysis (2014)
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Emerging Scholar Award, Society of Political Methodology (2014)
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Warren Miller Prize, Society of Political Methodology (2015)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Associate Editor, Journal of Causal Inference (2015 - Present)
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Associate Editor, Political Analysis (2014 - Present)
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Editorial Board Member, Political Science Research and Methods (2014)
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Editorial Board Member, Political Analysis (2014)
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Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Political Science (2014)
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Editorial Board Member, Journal of Causal Inference (2014)
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Editorial Board Member, Observational Studies (2015 - Present)
Professional Education
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Ph.D., Harvard University, Government (2009)
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M.P.A., Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, Master of Public Administration (2005)
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M.Sc., London School of Economics, International Political Economy (2003)
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B.A. (Zwischenprüfung), Tubingen University, Major: Political Science; Minors: Economics and Public Law (2001)