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. 11/25 - April 2025
Age Discrimination in Hiring: Evidence from Online Job Ads
Qinyue Luo, Liaoliang Zhang, Xinhan Zhang
No. 10/25 - April 2025
The Gender Gap in Career Trajectories: Do Firms Matter?
David Card, Francesco Devicienti, Mariacristina Rossi, Andrea Weber
No. 09/25 - March 2025
The Impact of Raising the Minimum Legal Drinking Age on Academic Achievement and Risky Behaviour: A Difference-in-Discontinuities Approach
Luis Alonso-Armesto, Julio Cáceres-Delpiano, Warn N. Lekfuangfu
No. 08/25 - March 2025
The Cost of Tolerating Intolerance: Right-wing Protest and Hate Crimes
Sulin Sardoschau, Annalí Casanueva-Artís
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.

9 Apr 2025 • WELT Fernsehen (Börse am Abend)
Christian Dustmann on Germany’s coalition agreement and global trade tensions
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24 Feb 2025
The Majority of Ukrainians Wish to Stay in Denmark
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Upcoming events
RFBerlin regularly hosts events to promote scientific research and collaboration.
RFBerlin Applied Economics Seminar
27 May 2025
Attila Lindner (UCL)
Labor Market Tightness, Wage Inequality and Workplace Amenities
Masterclass
27 May – 28 May 2025
“Minimum Wages in the 21st Century” by Arindrajit Dube and Attila Lindner
RFBerlin Applied Economics Seminar
21 May 2025
Lorenzo Lagos (Brown University)
Union-Specific Rents and Inequality

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