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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. 138/25 - December 2025
The Rise of Viet Nam’s Solar Panel Industry: Inputs, FDI, and Spillovers
Meng Yu Ngov, Pierre-Louis Vézina, Trang Thu Tran, Gaurav Nayyar
No. 137/25 - December 2025
Out-of-School Learning: Subtitling vs. Dubbing and the Acquisition of Foreign-Language Skills
Frauke Baumeister, Eric A. Hanushek, Ludger Woessmann
No. 136/25 - December 2025
Multidimensional Skills on LinkedIn Profiles: Measuring Human Capital and the Gender Skill Gap
David Dorn, Florian Schoner, Moritz Seebacher, Lisa Simon, Ludger Woessmann
No. 135/25 - December 2025
Division of Labor in the Global Economy
Sascha O. Becker, Hartmut Egger, Michael Koch, Marc-Andreas Muendler
Research Insights
Concise, research-based articles for scholars,
policymakers, and anyone curious about the world.
News
RFBerlin research and researchers are regularly featured in the press.
Tweets by @RF_Berlin
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Xavier D’Haultfoeuille, @C_Gaillac_econ, & Arnaud Maurel develop new tools for linear regressions with combined data, providing identification results and practical guidance for researchers working with disjoint datasets.
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Ran Abramitzky, @Netanel_BP, Victor Lavy, & Michal Palgi study how an economic crisis triggered widespread disillusionment with socialism, using a quasi-natural experiment to trace shifts in political attitudes.
🔗 https://www.rfberlin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/25129.pdf
Upcoming events
RFBerlin hosts a wide array of events aimed at fostering academic research and collaboration.
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.
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