CReAM Reseach

Our Projects

CReAM brings together researchers from RFBerlin and its partner institutions to advance empirical research on migration and related economic and social issues.

Our work spans three broad and interconnected areas: the economic and social impacts of migration, the integration of migrants, and the policies and politics that shape migration and its outcomes. Across these areas, our researchers draw on a wide range of empirical methods and the latest methodological advances to produce rigorous research to the highest international standards.

Equity, Inclusion & Opportunity
Impacts
Migration & Global Collaboration
Integration
Technology, Trade & Human Capital
Policy and Politics

Publications on migration and related topics

A collection of peer-reviewed articles on migration and related economic and social issues, published in academic journals.

American Economic Journal, August 2025

Terrorism and Voting: The Rise of Right-Wing Populism in Germany

Navid Sabet, Marius Liebald, Guido Friebel

Social Forces, June 2025

Competing social influence in contested diffusion: contention and the spread of the early reformation

Sascha Becker, Yuan Hsiao, Steven Pfaff, Jared Rubin

Journal of Labor Economics, April 2025

Permanent Residency and Refugee Immigrants’ Skill Investment

Jacob Nielsen Arendt, Christian Dustmann & Hyejin Ku

Discussion papers on migration and related topics

Papers presenting ongoing research and new findings, ahead of formal publication.

No. 262/26 - September 2026

Capital-Skill Complementarity Beyond Firm Boundaries

Gert Bijnens, Anders Humlum, Stijn Vanormelingen

No. 261/26 - September 2026

Targeted Acceleration in Middle School Math: Impacts on College Entry, Degree Completion, and STEM

David Card, Laura Giuliano

No. 260/26 - September 2026

The Social Costs of Juvenile Incarceration: Long-Run Effects and Family Spillovers

Ozkan Eren, Randi Hjalmarsson, Orgul Ozturk