The latest RFBerlin Research Insight “Who Is Left Out? Collective Bargaining and Low-Wage Workers in Germany” by Lutz Bellmann, Christian Dustmann and Bernd Fitzenberger has attracted media attention in Germany. In the insight, the authors highlight new research showing that...

Following the publication of the RFBerlin Research Insight “Who Is Left Out? Collective Bargaining and Low-Wage Workers in Germany”, RFBerlin Director Christian Dustmann spoke with rbb Inforadio about the changing role of collective bargaining in Germany. The interview discusses the...

Following the publication of the RFBerlin Research Insight Why Job Finding Gets Harder the Longer Unemployment Lasts, by Rafael Lalive, Aderonke Osikominu, Lorenzo Pesaresi, Jeremy Zuchuat, and Josef Zweimüller, co-author Aderonke Osikominu joined rbb24 Inforadio to discuss the study’s key...

On Saturday the 27 of June Christian Dustmann joined Die Profis, a podcast by Radioeins (rbb), to discuss new research on how workplace peers influence the careers of young workers. The conversation explores the balance between learning from experienced colleagues...

The RFBerlin Research Insight “Coworkers and Careers: The Dual Impact of Learning and Competition in the Workplace” by Thomas Cornelissen, Christian Dustmann and Uta Schoenberg has been mentioned in multiple German media outlets. It was featured by, among others Business...

On World Refugee Day, CReAM published its report on “The Refugee Population in Europe in 2025: A Decade of Growth Comes to a Halt“. Written by Christian Dustmann, Tommaso Frattini, Camilla Piovesan and Giuseppe Pulito, the report analyzes refugee and...

Christian Dustmann, Director at RFBerlin and Professor of Economics at University College London was quoted by WELT am Sonntag in an article on wages, productivity and Germany’s competitiveness. In the article, Dustmann cautions against the simple assumption that higher wages...

Andrea Weber, Professor of economics at the Central European University and Project Leader at RFBerlin, was recently interviewed by the Austrian newspaper Der Standard on the ongoing debate surrounding gender quotas and representation in leadership positions. In the interview, Weber...

RFBerlin director Christian Dustmann spoke with Table Briefings about Germany’s position in the global competition for highly qualified migrants. In the interview, he discusses the challenges Germany faces in attracting skilled workers and the role of labor migration in addressing...

CReAM at RFBerlin published a new report on “Immigrant Educational Attainment in the European Union: Origin, Gender and Cross-Country Differences”, written by Christian Dustmann, Tommaso Frattini and Camilla Piovesan. The report examines educational attainment among natives, EU-born immigrants, and non-EU-born...