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. 26/24 - October 2024
No. 25/24 - October 2024
No. 24/24 - October 2024
Job Search, Unemployment Insurance, and Active Labor Market Policies
Thomas Le Barbanchon, Johannes Schmieder, Andrea Weber
No. 23/24 - October 2024
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.
29 Oct 2024 • ntv Nachrichtenfernsehen
Unser Direktor Christian Dustmann kommentiert auf n-tv die VW-Krise und die deutsche Autoindustrie
View Interview23 Oct 2024
We Welcome Harald Schultz as Our New Director of Communications
Read Announcement14 Oct 2024 • Nobel Prize Outreach
Congratulations to Nobel Prize Winners Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson
Read AnnouncementTweets by @RF_Berlin
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