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.
🆕 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...
🆕 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...
Hosted by RFBerlin with Humboldt University, Goldin delivered an inspiring lecture, combining rigorous historical insight with an engaging dialogue before a full audience.
Don't miss it! 👉https://www.youtube.com/live/aNd8ZtTcaP8
Don't miss it! 👉https://www.youtube.com/live/aNd8ZtTcaP8
November 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Hosted by RFBerlin with Humboldt University, Goldin delivered an inspiring lecture, combining rigorous historical insight with an engaging dialogue before a full audience.
Don't miss it! 👉https://www.youtube.com/live/aNd8ZtTcaP8
Don't miss it! 👉https://www.youtube.com/live/aNd8ZtTcaP8
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.
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.
🆕 RFBerlin working paper: Mirjam Bächli, @rlalive.bsky.social and Michele Pellizzari design and test individually tailored recommendations for job seekers, finding significant improvements in reemployment outcomes, especially among disadvantaged individuals. 🔗 www.rfberlin.com/network-pape...
October 31, 2025 at 10:39 AM
🆕 RFBerlin working paper: Mirjam Bächli, @rlalive.bsky.social and Michele Pellizzari design and test individually tailored recommendations for job seekers, finding significant improvements in reemployment outcomes, especially among disadvantaged individuals. 🔗 www.rfberlin.com/network-pape...
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper: Sonia Bhalotra, @meltemdaysal.bsky.social and @tramir.bsky.social provide some of the first evidence of impacts of antidepressant treatment in childhood on mental health and economic indicators over time. www.rfberlin.com/network-pape...
October 31, 2025 at 10:26 AM
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper: Sonia Bhalotra, @meltemdaysal.bsky.social and @tramir.bsky.social provide some of the first evidence of impacts of antidepressant treatment in childhood on mental health and economic indicators over time. www.rfberlin.com/network-pape...
🆕RFBerlin Discussion paper: Christian Bayer and Moritz Kuhn
find that information about job tasks can be used to define job levels, which significantly explain differences in wages among workers. Read more: www.rfberlin.com/network-pape...
find that information about job tasks can be used to define job levels, which significantly explain differences in wages among workers. Read more: www.rfberlin.com/network-pape...
October 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
🆕RFBerlin Discussion paper: Christian Bayer and Moritz Kuhn
find that information about job tasks can be used to define job levels, which significantly explain differences in wages among workers. Read more: www.rfberlin.com/network-pape...
find that information about job tasks can be used to define job levels, which significantly explain differences in wages among workers. Read more: www.rfberlin.com/network-pape...
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper: Giuseppe Pio Dachille, Maria De Paola and @rnistico.bsky.social find that Italy's national income floor had no aggregate effect on fertility but increased childbearing by 18% over two years in Southern Italy. www.rfberlin.com/network-pape...
October 29, 2025 at 10:34 AM
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper: Giuseppe Pio Dachille, Maria De Paola and @rnistico.bsky.social find that Italy's national income floor had no aggregate effect on fertility but increased childbearing by 18% over two years in Southern Italy. www.rfberlin.com/network-pape...
We are very happy to have Jonas Loebbing (@lmumuenchen.bsky.social) with us today in this week’s session of our Applied Economics Seminar, presenting “Welfare Effects of Automation with Redistributive Taxes”.
October 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
We are very happy to have Jonas Loebbing (@lmumuenchen.bsky.social) with us today in this week’s session of our Applied Economics Seminar, presenting “Welfare Effects of Automation with Redistributive Taxes”.
Only one week left to submit your paper!
The RFBerlin Migration Forum welcomes papers on “Migration: Drivers, Consequences, and Governance.” Submit your work & share the call.
👉 Submit: t.co/zom1fC0XIq
About the forum: t.co/ZXfEKlfBkK
The RFBerlin Migration Forum welcomes papers on “Migration: Drivers, Consequences, and Governance.” Submit your work & share the call.
👉 Submit: t.co/zom1fC0XIq
About the forum: t.co/ZXfEKlfBkK
October 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Only one week left to submit your paper!
The RFBerlin Migration Forum welcomes papers on “Migration: Drivers, Consequences, and Governance.” Submit your work & share the call.
👉 Submit: t.co/zom1fC0XIq
About the forum: t.co/ZXfEKlfBkK
The RFBerlin Migration Forum welcomes papers on “Migration: Drivers, Consequences, and Governance.” Submit your work & share the call.
👉 Submit: t.co/zom1fC0XIq
About the forum: t.co/ZXfEKlfBkK
Only 10 days left to submit!
The RFBerlin Migration Forum welcomes papers on “Migration: Drivers, Consequences, and Governance.”
Submit your work & share the call.
👉 Submit: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/79526...
About the forum: www.rfberlin.com/event/migrationforum2026
The RFBerlin Migration Forum welcomes papers on “Migration: Drivers, Consequences, and Governance.”
Submit your work & share the call.
👉 Submit: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/79526...
About the forum: www.rfberlin.com/event/migrationforum2026
October 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Only 10 days left to submit!
The RFBerlin Migration Forum welcomes papers on “Migration: Drivers, Consequences, and Governance.”
Submit your work & share the call.
👉 Submit: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/79526...
About the forum: www.rfberlin.com/event/migrationforum2026
The RFBerlin Migration Forum welcomes papers on “Migration: Drivers, Consequences, and Governance.”
Submit your work & share the call.
👉 Submit: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/79526...
About the forum: www.rfberlin.com/event/migrationforum2026