🧠New RFBerlin Research Insight!

❔Can a labor market function well during a full-scale war? Ukraine offers a surprising answer. Despite losing 25% of its workforce, unemployment recovered and wages returned to pre-war levels.

💡Giacomo Anastasia, @Tboeri & Oleksandr Zholud

How does access to the city center shape outcomes at the labor market?
This Wednesday, Wolfgang Dauth (IAB, University of Bamberg) joins our Brown Bag Seminar.
👉 Event Details: https://www.rfberlin.com/event/wolfgang-dauth-brown-bag/

An informal, discussion-driven format is a rare chance to engage directly on

Working on skills, human capital or labour market in your PhD or postdoc? This masterclass is for you.
Join us for two days of teaching by @m_silliman at RFBerlin.
⏳ Applications close in 5 days!
👉 Apply: https://form.typeform.com/to/hQpXQYkc
🔗 Details: https://www.rfberlin.com/event/rfberlin-handbook-masterclass-siliman/

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New Discussion Paper from RFBerlin!
What happens when firms balance pay equity with hiring decisions? Michael Amior and @san_muly examine internal pay structures and the quantity–quality trade-off in recruitment.
🔗 https://www.rfberlin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/26052.pdf