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) engages in research designed to raise the standard of public debate and create the best possible basis for policy making.
Discussion papers
No. 34/25 - July 2025
Immigration, Demand, Supply and Sectoral Heterogeneity in the UK Labor Market
Andrew Mountford, Jonathan Wadsworth
No. 33/25 - July 2025
Disconnecting Women: Gender Disparities in the Impact of Online Instruction
Xiaoyue Shan, Ulf Zölitz, Uschi Backes-Gellner
No. 32/25 - July 2025
Tourism and Growth in the Local Labor Market
Laura Conti, Marco Francesconi, Giulio Papini, Michel Serafinelli
No. 31/25 - July 2025
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.

17 Jul 2025
Migration Talks: Who Gets to Rise? Immigrant mobility through the lens of data, history, and policy.
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17 Jul 2025
CReAM Report: Employment of Migrants in the European Union
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15 Jul 2025 • Reuters, DER SPIEGEL, MSN, etc.
Research on Education Levels of EU Immigrants in the Media
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10 Jul 2025
Migration Talks: Who Stays, Who Returns? What Ukrainians and other refugees do after forced migration
View articleUpcoming events
RFBerlin hosts a wide array of events aimed at fostering academic research and collaboration.
Conference
17 September 2025
RFBerlin Conference on Worker Co-Determination and Governance
RFBerlin Applied Economics Seminar
1 July 2025
Lukas Althoff (Stanford University)
Race-Blind Policy and Racial Inequality: Long-Run Effects of the GI Bill

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