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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.

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No. 160/25 - December 2025

Reintegrating Older Long-Term Unemployed Workers: The Impact of Temporary Job Guarantees

Alexander Ahammer, Martin Halla, Pia Heckl, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer

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No. 159/25 - December 2025

School choice, school switching, and optimal assignment

Hessel Oosterbeek, Tina Rozsos, Bas van der Klaauw

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No. 158/25 - December 2025

Harsh Rhetoric and Cultural Identity: Backlash Effects of Denmark’s Ghetto List

Mette Foged, Teresa Freitas-Monteiro, Linea Hasager

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No. 157/25 - December 2025

Collective Bargaining Networks and the Propagation of Shocks

Santiago Hermo

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Research Insights

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No. 5/25 - December 2025

Immigration, Jobs and Wages: Separating Regional and Worker Effects

How does immigration affect jobs and wages? Public debates often conflate regional labour market outcomes with the experiences of individual workers. The effects of immigration on “places” and “people” may differ considerably.

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No. 6/25 - December 2025

Migration, Beschäftigung und Löhne: Regionale und individuelle Effekte

Wie wirkt sich Migration auf Arbeitsplätze und Löhne aus? In öffentlichen Debatten werden Effekte auf regionale Arbeitsmärkte häufig mit den individuellen Erfahrungen von Arbeitnehmern vermischt. Die Studie macht deutlich, dass die Effekte der Immigration auf Regionen und auf beschäftigte Arbeitnehmer sehr unterschiedlich sein können.

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No. 4/25 - November 2025

When Offshore Money Comes Home: The Hidden Effects of Anti-Laundering Crackdowns

Using data that connect U.S. businesses to foreign financial networks, the researchers reveal how tougher anti–laundering measures abroad reshaped the flow of illicit funds at home.

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RFBerlin research and researchers are regularly featured in the press.

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Press release

16 Dec 2025

Do Immigrants Take Natives’ Jobs? New Study Shows the Answer Depends on How You Measure It
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Research Insights

16 Dec 2025

Immigration, Jobs and Wages: Separating Regional and Worker Effects
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Press release

17 Nov 2025

Panama Papers: Closing money laundering channels risks fuelling activity in others
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17 Nov 2025

When Offshore Money Comes Home: The Hidden Effects of Anti-Laundering Crackdowns
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@mette_foged, Jens Hainmueller, @MikkelStahlsch1 & Edith Zink show how initial accommodation conditions shape refugee integration, using quasi-experimental evidence from Ukrainians in Denmark.
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🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper!
@m_clem outlines how migration policy can move from root causes to shared gains, arguing for reforms that benefit low-income countries in a labor-scarce world.
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Upcoming events

RFBerlin hosts a wide array of events aimed at fostering academic research and collaboration.

RFBerlin Masterclass

12 Mar – 13 Mar 2026

“Tasks At Work: Comparative Advantage, Technology and Labor Demand” by Fredric Kong

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RFBerlin Event

26 Mar – 27 Mar 2026

RFBerlin Migration Forum

Migration: Drivers, Consequences, and Governance

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Conference

16 Apr – 17 Apr 2026

Health and Economic Well-Being: Evidence, Policy, and Frontiers

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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.

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