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) engages in research designed to raise the standard of public debate and create the best possible basis for policy making.
Discussion papers
No. 78/25 - September 2025
Medium-Run Impacts of Immigration on the Housing Market: Evidence from a Quasi-Experimental Shift-Share Instrument
Anna Piil Damm, Ahmad Hassani, Anil Kumar, Juan Carlos Parra-Alvarez
No. 77/25 - September 2025
Workplace Connections and Labor Migration
Michelle Hansch, Jan Sebastian Nimczik, Alexandra Spitz-Oener
No. 76/25 - September 2025
The Labor Market Consequences of Acquisitions
Jakob Beuschlein, Jósef Sigurdsson, Horng Chern Wong
No. 75/25 - September 2025
College, cognitive ability, and socioeconomic disadvantage: policy lessons from the UK in 1960-2004
Andrea Ichino, Aldo Rustichini, Giulio Zanella
Handbook of Labor Economics – 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.
News
RFBerlin research and researchers are regularly featured in the press.
Upcoming events
RFBerlin hosts a wide array of events aimed at fostering academic research and collaboration.
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