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.

Fact of the day
Equity, Inclusion & Opportunity
Equity, Inclusion & Opportunity
Migration & Global Collaboration
Migration & Global Collaboration
Technology, Trade & Human Capital
Technology, Trade & Human Capital

Discussion papers

No. 20/24 - October 2024

Test Scores, Noncognitive Outcomes, and the Stereotyping of Non-Local Students

Qinyue Luo, Huihua Xie

No. 19/24 - October 2024

Place-Based Industrial Policies and Local Agglomeration in the Long Run

Lorenzo Incoronato, Salvatore Lattanzio

No. 18/24 - September 2024

Labor Market Power, Self-Employment, and Development

Francesco Amodio, Pamela Medina, Monica Morlacco

No. 17/24 - September 2024

Immigrants, Imports, and Welfare: Evidence from Household Purchase Data

Brett A. McCully, Torsten Jaccard, Christoph Albert

Upcoming events

RFBerlin regularly hosts events to promote scientific research and collaboration.

RFBerlin event

13 Mar – 14 Mar 2025

RFBerlin Migration Forum

Migration: economics, politics and development

Masterclass

15 Oct – 16 Oct 2024

Reproducibility in Research

Tools, Tips, and Skills for Day 1, Day T-1, and Anytime in Between

External Event

17 September 2024

Decouple, Disengage, Derisk or Cooperate: China’s Role in the Economic Future of Germany and the EU

Panel Discussion at VfS Annual Conference

News

RFBerlin research and researchers are regularly featured in the press.

Announcement

14 Oct 2024 • Nobel Prize Outreach

Congratulations to Nobel Prize Winners Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson
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Announcement

11 Oct 2024 • Econometric Society

Our Project Leaders Elected as Fellows of the Econometric Society
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Press

24 Sep 2024 • VoxDev

How Mexico’s War on Drugs Fuelled Organised Crime: A New Study by Our Researcher Giacomo Battiston Featured on VoxDev
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