ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin
@rfberlin.bsky.social
We conduct independent research into significant challenges to the economy, society and the welfare state in a global world. Find more information on rfberlin.com.
Only a few days to apply! ⏳ #econsky #econjobmarket
Join RFBerlin as a Postdoctoral Fellow!
✔️ Leading faculty and global network
✔️ Vibrant group of junior researchers
✔️ Mentoring opportunities
✔️ Research and admin support
✔️ No teaching obligations
Apply now: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
✔️ Leading faculty and global network
✔️ Vibrant group of junior researchers
✔️ Mentoring opportunities
✔️ Research and admin support
✔️ No teaching obligations
Apply now: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
Postdoctoral Fellow in Economics
The ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin (RFBerlin) invites applications for postdoctoral fellow positions in economics. The initial contract is for two years, with the possibility of renewal for up to six year...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Only a few days to apply! ⏳ #econsky #econjobmarket
🚨 #CallforPapers - We are hosting the RFBerlin - @cepr.org Annual Symposium in Labour Economics 2026.
📄 Submit your paper or express interest before January 31st, 2026: cepr.org/events/event...
📄 Submit your paper or express interest before January 31st, 2026: cepr.org/events/event...
November 7, 2025 at 8:13 AM
🚨 #CallforPapers - We are hosting the RFBerlin - @cepr.org Annual Symposium in Labour Economics 2026.
📄 Submit your paper or express interest before January 31st, 2026: cepr.org/events/event...
📄 Submit your paper or express interest before January 31st, 2026: cepr.org/events/event...
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! @heckmanequation.bsky.social, Haihan Tian, Zijian Zhang and Jin Zhou investigate how early-life investments shape skill formation. They explore "dynamic complementarity": earlier investments making later learning more productive. www.rfberlin.com/network-pape...
November 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! @heckmanequation.bsky.social, Haihan Tian, Zijian Zhang and Jin Zhou investigate how early-life investments shape skill formation. They explore "dynamic complementarity": earlier investments making later learning more productive. www.rfberlin.com/network-pape...
📄 New RFBerlin Discussion Paper by Paul C. Behler and Paulina Schröder: Historical Ecospirituality and Environmental Attitudes! 🔗Read the paper here: www.rfberlin.com/wp-content/u...
November 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
📄 New RFBerlin Discussion Paper by Paul C. Behler and Paulina Schröder: Historical Ecospirituality and Environmental Attitudes! 🔗Read the paper here: www.rfberlin.com/wp-content/u...
📰 During her visit to Berlin for the RFBerlin Annual Public Lecture 2025, Nobel laureate Claudia Goldin spoke with Handelsblatt about the structural factors shaping women’s labour participation and family choices in Germany and beyond.
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The Economics of Gender Equality and Family Choices
Handelsblatt, Germany’s business and financial daily, published an interview with Claudia Goldin, Nobel laureate in economics, Harvard Professor, and Fellow of the RFBerlin Network. Speaking during he...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
📰 During her visit to Berlin for the RFBerlin Annual Public Lecture 2025, Nobel laureate Claudia Goldin spoke with Handelsblatt about the structural factors shaping women’s labour participation and family choices in Germany and beyond.
www.rfberlin.com/goldin-inter...
www.rfberlin.com/goldin-inter...
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper: Sonia Bhalotra, Manuel Fernández and Fan Wang develop an equilibrium model of the labor market to investigate the joint evolution of gender gaps in labor force participation and wages in Mexico. www.rfberlin.com/network-pape...
November 6, 2025 at 9:56 AM
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper: Sonia Bhalotra, Manuel Fernández and Fan Wang develop an equilibrium model of the labor market to investigate the joint evolution of gender gaps in labor force participation and wages in Mexico. www.rfberlin.com/network-pape...
📰 Süddeutsche Zeitung features Nobel laureate Claudia Goldin (@harvard.edu, @rfberlin.bsky.social Fellow) on gender equality, work, and family policy.
She argues that men and women should be taxed separately, as joint taxation discourages women’s full-time employment.
She argues that men and women should be taxed separately, as joint taxation discourages women’s full-time employment.
Claudia Goldin on Gender Equality, Work, and Family Policy
Nobel laureate Claudia Goldin, Professor of Economics at Harvard University and Fellow of the RFBerlin Network, was featured in Süddeutsche Zeitung, one of Germany’s leading daily newspapers. In the i...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:24 AM
📰 Süddeutsche Zeitung features Nobel laureate Claudia Goldin (@harvard.edu, @rfberlin.bsky.social Fellow) on gender equality, work, and family policy.
She argues that men and women should be taxed separately, as joint taxation discourages women’s full-time employment.
She argues that men and women should be taxed separately, as joint taxation discourages women’s full-time employment.
🚨 It’s here! Nobel laureate Claudia Goldin’s Public Lecture at RFBerlin is now online. 🎥 Watch “Why Women Won”: www.youtube.com/live/aNd8ZtT...
RF Berlin Annual Public Lecture / Why Women WonWhy Women Won– Claudia Goldin
YouTube video by Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
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November 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
🚨 It’s here! Nobel laureate Claudia Goldin’s Public Lecture at RFBerlin is now online. 🎥 Watch “Why Women Won”: www.youtube.com/live/aNd8ZtT...
We are very honored to have Claudia Goldin with us for the RFBerlin Annual Public Lecture. Our Director, Christian Dustmann, opens the event and extends a warm welcome.
November 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
We are very honored to have Claudia Goldin with us for the RFBerlin Annual Public Lecture. Our Director, Christian Dustmann, opens the event and extends a warm welcome.
🆕 RFBerlin Working Paper! Hanming Fang, Jiayin Hu & Miao Yu show that longer paid maternity leave in China reduces women’s job callbacks by 17%, pushing them toward lower-paying jobs and longer job searches. Crucially, firm subsidies helped offset the gap.
November 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
🆕 RFBerlin Working Paper! Hanming Fang, Jiayin Hu & Miao Yu show that longer paid maternity leave in China reduces women’s job callbacks by 17%, pushing them toward lower-paying jobs and longer job searches. Crucially, firm subsidies helped offset the gap.
“Poland’s per capita GDP would be 30–40% lower today without EU accession.”– @wnuk-i.bsky.social (@rfberlin.bsky.social) in "La Repubblica" on Poland’s remarkable economic transformation and use of EU membership for growth.
📄 La rinascita europea di Varsavia, 3 Nov 2025
📄 La rinascita europea di Varsavia, 3 Nov 2025
Izabela Wnuk-Soares on Poland’s Economic Growth and EU Integration
Affari & Finanza, the economics and finance supplement of La Repubblica, Italy’s daily newspaper, published an article analysing Poland’s economic transformation and its use of EU membership to drive ...
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November 4, 2025 at 9:46 AM
“Poland’s per capita GDP would be 30–40% lower today without EU accession.”– @wnuk-i.bsky.social (@rfberlin.bsky.social) in "La Repubblica" on Poland’s remarkable economic transformation and use of EU membership for growth.
📄 La rinascita europea di Varsavia, 3 Nov 2025
📄 La rinascita europea di Varsavia, 3 Nov 2025
Don’t miss RFBerlin Annual Public Lecture by Nobel laureate Claudia Goldin “Why Women Won.”
🕓 4 Nov, 16:00 CET
🎥 Life on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/aNd8ZtT...
🕓 4 Nov, 16:00 CET
🎥 Life on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/aNd8ZtT...
RF Berlin Annual Public Lecture / Why Women WonWhy Women Won– Claudia Goldin
Time: 16:00 – 18:00, Tuesday 4 November 2025 Location: Lecture Hall 201 at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Spandauer Straße 1, 10178 Berlin
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November 4, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Don’t miss RFBerlin Annual Public Lecture by Nobel laureate Claudia Goldin “Why Women Won.”
🕓 4 Nov, 16:00 CET
🎥 Life on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/aNd8ZtT...
🕓 4 Nov, 16:00 CET
🎥 Life on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/aNd8ZtT...
We are very happy to host @lkatz42.bsky.social for this week’s session of our Applied Economics Seminar, presenting “Matching Estimators in the Age of Big Data: New Evidence on the Impacts of Workforce Training Programs”.
November 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
We are very happy to host @lkatz42.bsky.social for this week’s session of our Applied Economics Seminar, presenting “Matching Estimators in the Age of Big Data: New Evidence on the Impacts of Workforce Training Programs”.
Albrecht Glitz takes the stage to present work on “Spies”.
November 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Albrecht Glitz takes the stage to present work on “Spies”.
We continue with @rlandersoe.bsky.social presenting “Effects of a Housing Policy on Neighborhoods, Residential Mobility, and Inequality”.
November 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
We continue with @rlandersoe.bsky.social presenting “Effects of a Housing Policy on Neighborhoods, Residential Mobility, and Inequality”.
📄📄📄Call for Papers is open now!
RFBerlin invites submissions for the upcoming conference on Health and Economic Well-Being. Submit your work now and share this call with colleagues.
Submit now: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/80349...
Learn more: www.rfberlin.com/event/health...
RFBerlin invites submissions for the upcoming conference on Health and Economic Well-Being. Submit your work now and share this call with colleagues.
Submit now: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/80349...
Learn more: www.rfberlin.com/event/health...
November 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
📄📄📄Call for Papers is open now!
RFBerlin invites submissions for the upcoming conference on Health and Economic Well-Being. Submit your work now and share this call with colleagues.
Submit now: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/80349...
Learn more: www.rfberlin.com/event/health...
RFBerlin invites submissions for the upcoming conference on Health and Economic Well-Being. Submit your work now and share this call with colleagues.
Submit now: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/80349...
Learn more: www.rfberlin.com/event/health...
Next on the program, @ffasani.bsky.social presents “Securing European Borders? Enforcement, Politics and Externalisation”.
November 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Next on the program, @ffasani.bsky.social presents “Securing European Borders? Enforcement, Politics and Externalisation”.
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper: Ben Weidmann, Joseph Vecci, @farahsaid.bsky.social, Sonia Bhalotra, Achyuta Adhvaryu, Anant Nyshadham, Jorge Tamayo, and David Deming introduce and validate a novel approach to measuring management skills. www.rfberlin.com/network-pape...
November 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper: Ben Weidmann, Joseph Vecci, @farahsaid.bsky.social, Sonia Bhalotra, Achyuta Adhvaryu, Anant Nyshadham, Jorge Tamayo, and David Deming introduce and validate a novel approach to measuring management skills. www.rfberlin.com/network-pape...
The afternoon session of our workshop begins with @jnimczik.bsky.social presenting “Workplace Connections and Labor Migration”.
November 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The afternoon session of our workshop begins with @jnimczik.bsky.social presenting “Workplace Connections and Labor Migration”.
Next up, Jérôme Adda talking about “The Life-Cycle Consequences of Obesity and the Welfare Effects of Weight-Loss Drugs”.
November 3, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Next up, Jérôme Adda talking about “The Life-Cycle Consequences of Obesity and the Welfare Effects of Weight-Loss Drugs”.
Coming up next, @ineshelmecon.bsky.social presents “Workplace Heterogeneity in Wage Growth”.
November 3, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Coming up next, @ineshelmecon.bsky.social presents “Workplace Heterogeneity in Wage Growth”.
We continue with Hyejin Ku presenting “Gender Differences in College Migration”.
November 3, 2025 at 9:13 AM
We continue with Hyejin Ku presenting “Gender Differences in College Migration”.
For the first session of the day, @vmelentyeva.bsky.social is presenting ongoing work on “Childcare Availability, Commuting, and Labor Market Outcomes of Mothers”.
November 3, 2025 at 8:47 AM
For the first session of the day, @vmelentyeva.bsky.social is presenting ongoing work on “Childcare Availability, Commuting, and Labor Market Outcomes of Mothers”.
Today, we are hosting the RFBerlin Workshop on Topics in Applied Microeconomics, bringing together our researchers to discuss their work.
November 3, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Today, we are hosting the RFBerlin Workshop on Topics in Applied Microeconomics, bringing together our researchers to discuss their work.
Join RFBerlin as a Postdoctoral Fellow!
✔️ Leading faculty and global network
✔️ Vibrant group of junior researchers
✔️ Mentoring opportunities
✔️ Research and admin support
✔️ No teaching obligations
Apply now: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
✔️ Leading faculty and global network
✔️ Vibrant group of junior researchers
✔️ Mentoring opportunities
✔️ Research and admin support
✔️ No teaching obligations
Apply now: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
Postdoctoral Fellow in Economics
The ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin (RFBerlin) invites applications for postdoctoral fellow positions in economics. The initial contract is for two years, with the possibility of renewal for up to six year...
www.rfberlin.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Join RFBerlin as a Postdoctoral Fellow!
✔️ Leading faculty and global network
✔️ Vibrant group of junior researchers
✔️ Mentoring opportunities
✔️ Research and admin support
✔️ No teaching obligations
Apply now: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
✔️ Leading faculty and global network
✔️ Vibrant group of junior researchers
✔️ Mentoring opportunities
✔️ Research and admin support
✔️ No teaching obligations
Apply now: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...