We conduct independent research into significant challenges to the economy, society and the welfare state in a global world.
Research
The ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin Institute for the Economy and the Future of Work (RFBerlin) provides new knowledge to inform and raise the standard of public debate, and to create the best possible basis for policy making.
Discussion papers
No. 20/24 - October 2024
Test Scores, Noncognitive Outcomes, and the Stereotyping of Non-Local Students
Qinyue Luo, Huihua Xie
No. 19/24 - October 2024
Place-Based Industrial Policies and Local Agglomeration in the Long Run
Lorenzo Incoronato, Salvatore Lattanzio
No. 18/24 - September 2024
Labor Market Power, Self-Employment, and Development
Francesco Amodio, Pamela Medina, Monica Morlacco
No. 17/24 - September 2024
Immigrants, Imports, and Welfare: Evidence from Household Purchase Data
Brett A. McCully, Torsten Jaccard, Christoph Albert
Upcoming events
RFBerlin regularly hosts events to promote scientific research and collaboration.
RFBerlin event
13 Mar – 14 Mar 2025
RFBerlin Migration Forum
Migration: economics, politics and development
Masterclass
15 Oct – 16 Oct 2024
Reproducibility in Research
Tools, Tips, and Skills for Day 1, Day T-1, and Anytime in Between
External Event
17 September 2024
Decouple, Disengage, Derisk or Cooperate: China’s Role in the Economic Future of Germany and the EU
Panel Discussion at VfS Annual Conference
News
RFBerlin research and researchers are regularly featured in the press.
14 Oct 2024 • Nobel Prize Outreach
Congratulations to Nobel Prize Winners Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson
Read Announcement11 Oct 2024 • Econometric Society
Our Project Leaders Elected as Fellows of the Econometric Society
Read Announcement24 Sep 2024 • VoxDev
How Mexico’s War on Drugs Fuelled Organised Crime: A New Study by Our Researcher Giacomo Battiston Featured on VoxDev
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