Harounan Kazianga

Carson Priority Professor of Economics, Oklahoma State University

Harounan Kazianga is a professor of economics in the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University. His research interests are in development microeconomics: agriculture, education, and health. He is a fellow at Pan-African Scientific Research Council, an external fellow at Development Economics Research Centre (University of Kent), and a research fellow at Centro Studi Luca D’Agliano (University of Milano). Harounan received his PhD in Agricultural Economics from Purdue University.

Recent work by Harounan Kazianga

Can home visits enhance the impact of cash transfers?

Adding home visits to a social safety net programme providing cash transfers and parenting information led to sustained improvements in child development, health behaviours, and education outcomes in Burkina Faso, whereas cash alone produced fewer la...

Social Protection

Richard Akresh Damien de Walque Harounan Kazianga Abigail Stocker

Published 26.02.26

How information shapes farmers’ expectations and adoption in Uganda

A national extension programme in Uganda raised farmers’ expectations and adoption of oilseed crops – revealing how beliefs, not just knowledge, drive agricultural transformation.

Agriculture

Jacopo Bonan Harounan Kazianga Mariapia Mendola

Published 03.11.25

Childhood vaccinations have transformative lifelong benefits

More than a vaccine: A mass vaccination campaign in Burkina Faso transformed survival, schooling, and livelihoods for a generation.

Health

Richard Daramola Md Shahadath Hossain Harounan Kazianga Karim Nchare

Published 17.06.25

Harounan Kazianga

Recent work by Harounan Kazianga

Can home visits enhance the impact of cash transfers?

How information shapes farmers’ expectations and adoption in Uganda

Childhood vaccinations have transformative lifelong benefits