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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin
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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.
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📢📄🩺 RFBerlin invites submissions for the upcoming conference on Health and Economic Well-Being.
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About the event: www.rfberlin.com/event/health-economic-well-being
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1/5 🧠RFBerlin Research Insights: Colella, Maskus & Peri’s “Unintended Consequences of Anti-Money-Laundering Regulations” examines how U.S. entities respond to losing offshore laundering channels and how global AML crackdowns can reshape illicit activity at home. www.rfberlin.com/research-ins...
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.
www.rfberlin.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:14 AM
📢📄🩺 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/submitter
About the event: www.rfberlin.com/event/health-economic-well-being
#CFP #PublicHealth
November 24, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! Björn Brey, Joanne Haddad & Lamis Kattan study how the collective memory of the Soviet famine in Ukraine is shaped by both family and the state, and how that process builds national identity across generations. 🔗 : www.rfberlin.com/network-pape...
November 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper!

Our research leader @essobecker.bsky.social, with
Jeanet Bentzen, & @chuncheekokecon.bsky.social
survey the links between gender and religion.

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November 21, 2025 at 10:28 AM
🆕RFBerlin Discussion Paper!
Sonia Bhalotra, Damian Clarke, & Angelina Nazarova
document a global daughter penalty: mothers reduce labor supply more after having daughters than sons, with important links to gender roles and their transmission across generations. 🔗: rfberlin.com/network-pape...
November 21, 2025 at 10:23 AM
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper!
Shuo Zhang and Peter Kuhn audit job-matching algorithms and uncover systematic biases in job recommender systems, with implications for fairness and labor-market access. 🔗: rfberlin.com/network-pape...
November 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper!
Ahmet Gulek studies how the arrival of Syrian refugees affected non-host regions in Turkey. Syrian refugee inflows raised demand in host regions, affecting firms in non-host areas that traded with them. 🔗: rfberlin.com/network-pape...
November 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
📢📄🩺 RFBerlin invites submissions for the upcoming conference on Health and Economic Well-Being.
Submit your work now and share this call with colleagues: app.oxfordabstracts.com/auth?redirec...
About the event: www.rfberlin.com/event/health...

#CallForPapers #EconSky #HealthEconomics #PublicHealth
November 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! Yoon Ahn & Darren Lubotsky examine South Korea’s 2014 reform introducing language requirements for cross-border marriage visas. They find a 37% drop in divorces in year 1 and higher education & language skills. 🔗: www.rfberlin.com/network-pape...
November 18, 2025 at 10:40 AM
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper!
Patrick Bayer, Kerwin Charles & Ellora Derenoncourt's new chapter of the Handbook of Labor Economics delves into racial inequalities in the labor market. Do not miss their insightful analysis! 🔗: www.rfberlin.com/network-pape...
November 18, 2025 at 10:40 AM
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper!
@simonjaeger.bsky.social, Suresh Naidu, & Benjamin Schoefer analyse the effects of collective bargaining across 18 advanced economies. 🔗: www.rfberlin.com/network-pape...
November 18, 2025 at 10:38 AM
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper!
Rui Castro, @fabolange.bsky.social & Markus Poschke review labor force transitions using Canadian data. They map flows across employment statuses, shedding light on individual labor-market dynamics. 🔗: www.rfberlin.com/network-pape...
November 18, 2025 at 10:24 AM
We are continuing the RFBerlin Masterclass Series with @essobecker.bsky.social’s lecture on the economic consequences of forced migration through a historical lens. www.rfberlin.com/event/rfberl...
November 18, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Meet one of our job market candidates: Li Zhang.

JMP: "Directed Technical Change Under Regulation: Evidence from the Chinese Auto Industry".

Research interests: labor economics, innovation, development economics, and economics of education.
lizhangecon.github.io
November 18, 2025 at 8:04 AM
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! Ellora Derenoncourt, Francois Gerard, Lorenzo Lagos & Claire Montialoux study Brazil’s large minimum wage hikes and document how those improved living standards for informal workers beyond the reach of labor law. 🔗: www.rfberlin.com/network-pape...
November 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! Julia Baarck, Moritz Bode, and
@apeichl.bsky.social document how intergenerational income mobility has declined over time in Germany, strengthening the link between parental resources and children’s economic success.🔗: rfberlin.com/network-pape...
November 14, 2025 at 10:51 AM
To conclude the workshop, Matt Nibloe (UCL, IFS & RFBerlin) gives an overview of the UK administrative data.
November 14, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Up next, @michellehansch.bsky.social walks us through an introduction to German Social Security Records.
November 14, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The second presentation of the day is on German administrative data, by @jakobwegmann.bsky.social.
November 14, 2025 at 9:16 AM
We continue our EU/UK Administrative Data Workshop with an introduction to the French administrative data by @sgharbi.bsky.social and @clarabismarck.bsky.social.
November 14, 2025 at 8:54 AM
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! Lukas Delgado-Prieto & Alvaro Jáñez analyze Portuguese employment data to reveal how internal firm hierarchies amplify monopsony power, giving large firms greater bargaining power and causing significant welfare losses for employees.
🔗: www.rfberlin.com/network-pape...
November 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! Paolo Pinotti, Gianmarco Daniele, Marco De Simoni, Domenico Marchetti & Giovanna Marcolongo show that when firms lose access to credit, organized crime often steps in, raising infiltration risk and distorting firm outcomes.
🔗: www.rfberlin.com/network-pape...
November 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! Mary Ferrando, Noemi Katzkowicz, Thomas Le Barbanchon & Diego Ubfal track Uruguayan students and find that participation in a work-study program persistently increases earnings and employment years later. 🔗: www.rfberlin.com/network-pape...
November 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
In the third session of the workshop, @jakobbeu.bsky.social introduces the Swedish administrative data.
November 13, 2025 at 10:33 AM
We continue with an introduction to Danish register data by Chris Smith (@rockwoolfonden.dk).
November 13, 2025 at 9:30 AM