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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. 36/26 - January 2026
No. 35/26 - January 2026
Judicial Gender Match in Juvenile Courts: In-Court Sanctions and Long-Run Socioeconomic Consequences
Ozkan Eren, Randi Hjalmarsson, Orgul Ozturk
No. 34/26 - January 2026
Unintended Consequences of China’s Double Reduction Policy: Its Immediate and Intergenerational Impacts
Xin Liu, Xin Meng, Guangqian Pan, Guochang Zhao
No. 33/26 - January 2026
The Value of Bonding at Work: Evidence from a Field Experiment
Michele Belot, Rustam Hakimov
Research Insights
Concise, research-based articles for scholars,
policymakers, and anyone curious about the world.
News
RFBerlin research and researchers are regularly featured in the press.
Tweets by @RF_Berlin
🆕RFBerlin Discussion Paper! Giorgio Brunello & Caroline Neuber-Pohl show that workers’ emotional stability correlates with higher firm productivity, shedding light on the economic importance of personality traits in employer-employee outcomes.
🔗 https://www.rfberlin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/26025.pdf
Upcoming events
RFBerlin hosts a wide array of events aimed at fostering academic research and collaboration.
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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