We conduct independent research into significant challenges to the economy, society and the welfare state in a global world.
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Research
The ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin Institute for the Economy and the Future of Work (RFBerlin) engages in research designed to raise the standard of public debate and create the best possible basis for policy making.
Discussion papers
No. 270/26 - October 2026
Opportunity-sensitive social welfare
Tim Wienand, Brice Magdalou, Richard Nock, Paul Hufe
No. 269/26 - October 2026
A double-differences approach to inference in regression discontinuity designs with a discrete running variable
Georg Graetz, Mattias Nordin
No. 268/26 - October 2026
Disruption in the Classroom: Experimental Evidence from Ecuador
Pedro Carneiro, Yyannรบ Cruz-Aguayo, Francesca Salvati, Norbert Schady
No. 267/26 - October 2026
Elderly Care Across Europe: The Role of Formal and Informal Care in Family Decision-Making
Manuel V. Montesinos
Research Insights
Concise, research-based articles for scholars,
policymakers, and anyone curious about the world.
CReAM Reports
Data-driven reports on migration and related economic and social trends, highlighting the latest developments across Europe and beyond.
News
RFBerlin research and researchers are regularly featured in the press.
Tweets by @RF_Berlin
Felicitamos a la Dra. Eva Arceo Gรณmez (@EvaOArceo), #colmecaalumni del @CEEColmex, por ser nombrada Research Fellow en el @RF_Berlin. Es la primera mujer mexicana en ser nombrada con esta categorรญa en el RFBerlin.
ยกEnhorabuena!๐
RFBerlin Project Leader Albrecht Glitz was interviewed by rbb Inforadio following the publication of his Research Insight "When Knowledge Crosses Borders โ Economic Espionage and Technological Progress". In the interview Glitz elaborates on the role of economic espionage in east
๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ผ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ผ ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐น๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฒ๐
๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป?
In his research, Lukasz Rachel (University College London)
Upcoming events
RFBerlin hosts a wide array of events aimed at fostering academic research and collaboration.
Handbook of Labor Economics โ Chapter Previews
In anticipation of the upcoming Handbook of Labor Economics, we offer early access to select chapters through our Discussion Papers series. Following our 2023 conference on this new edition, first chapters are now available for preview, featuring insights from leading research in economics and labor.
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