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.
Research publications
Upcoming events
RFBerlin regularly hosts events to promote scientific research and collaboration.
RFBerlin event
19 October 2023
Panel Discussion on “The Future of Work”
Panelists: David Autor (MIT), Kerwin K. Charles (Yale), David Deming (Harvard), and Ioana Marinescu (University of Pennsylvania).
Chair: Chris Giles, Economics Editor, The Financial Times.
19 Oct – 21 Oct 2023
Conference for the Handbook of Labor Economics, Volume 5
Handbook Editors: Christian Dustmann and Thomas Lemieux
RFBerlin event
27 Sep – 1 Nov 2023
Joint Course “Effective Programming Practices for Economists” by RFBerlin and the Berlin School of Economics (BSE)
News
RFBerlin research and researchers are regularly featured in the press.

30 Sep 2023
Project Leader Sascha Becker on Understanding Regional Inequalities: Technology, Education and Policies for Levelling Up
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17 Sep 2023
Project Leader Thomas Cornelissen on Knowledge Spillover and Individual Careers
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6 Sep 2023 • RFBerlin Talks
Project Leader Jérôme Adda on Globalisation and the Spread of Diseases
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