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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin
@rfberlin.bsky.social
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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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New RFBerlin Discussion Paper!
@hasagerlinea.bsky.social & Mia Jørgensen find poor neighborhoods can have lasting effects on health. Place-based inequality leaves a lifelong mark.
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January 30, 2026 at 9:21 AM
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New RFBerlin Discussion Paper!
Marguerite Obolensky, Marco Tabellini & Charles A. Taylor show climate mismatch shapes migrant outcomes. How does climate affect integration and success?
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January 30, 2026 at 9:21 AM
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New RFBerlin Discussion Paper!
Our PLeader @hannawang.bsky.social studies how German family leave policies affect fertility choices over time. Can smarter policy shape demographic futures? A thread!
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January 29, 2026 at 10:24 AM
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New RFBerlin Discussion Paper!
@profhjalmarsson.bsky.social & @matthewjlindq.bsky.social examine the effects of diagnosing ADHD in prison. The consequences extend far beyond the prison walls.
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January 29, 2026 at 10:20 AM
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New RFBerlin Discussion Paper!
Negar Khaliliaraghi, Petter Lundborg & Johan Vikström find gender gaps persist even under comparable productivity within the same tasks. The roots of inequality may be deeper than we think.
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January 29, 2026 at 10:19 AM
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New RFBerlin Discussion Paper!
Shadi Farahzadi shows how marriage shapes migration decisions and cross-border mobility. How much does family drive who moves where?
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January 29, 2026 at 10:18 AM
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🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! @michelebelot.bsky.social, Xiaoying Liu & Vaios Triantafyllou analyze worker survey responses and reveal what aspects of work matter most for satisfaction and motivation across sectors.
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January 28, 2026 at 8:03 AM
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🆕 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.
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January 28, 2026 at 8:03 AM
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🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! Christopher Campos, Pablo Muñoz, Alonso Bucarey & Dante Contreras find that college major choices drive earnings differences and contribute to persistent gender pay gaps in the labor market.
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January 27, 2026 at 8:37 AM
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🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! Thomas Dohmen, Bart Golsteyn, @hansgronqvist.bsky.social, Edvin Hertegård & Gerard Pfann show that parenting styles significantly affect children’s education, skills, and earnings across the life cycle.
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January 27, 2026 at 8:36 AM
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🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! Rasmus Lentz, Jonas Maibom & Espen R. Moen present a tractable framework nesting direct and random search. They show important evidence in favour of Danish workers directing their job search towards specific jobs.
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January 27, 2026 at 8:36 AM
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🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! Lauren Falcao Bergquist, Danial Lashkari & @ericverhoogen.bsky.social analyze how microeconomic frictions and wedges distort resource allocation, with implications for productivity and economic efficiency.
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January 26, 2026 at 7:39 AM
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🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! Jeremias Klaeui, Daniel Kopp, @rlalive.bsky.social & Michael Siegenthaler show that firms play a central role in workers’ occupational transitions during scarce labor markets, mediating employment and skill adjustments.
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January 26, 2026 at 7:39 AM
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🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! @mettefoged.bsky.social, Karen-Inge Karstoft & Edith Zink study displaced Ukrainians and find that PTSD significantly reduces employment and earnings, showing how mental health shocks shape labor market integration.
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January 26, 2026 at 7:38 AM
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🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! Maria A. Cattaneo, Stefan Wolter & Thea Zöllner show that Swiss parents are willing to pay for both higher school quality and favorable peer composition, highlighting the role of social preferences in school choice.
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January 26, 2026 at 7:38 AM
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🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! Seema Jayachandran, Lea Nassal, Matthew J., @profnoto.bsky.social‬, Marie Paul, Heather Sarsons & @elinsundberg.bsky.social study couples' relocations and document how they typically involve a relative increase in male earnings.🔗 www.rfberlin.com/wp-content/u...
January 26, 2026 at 7:33 AM
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🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! Dominique Goux & Eric Maurin find that children of parents who work in occupations that adopted remote work suffered worsened educational outcomes.
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January 23, 2026 at 11:16 AM
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🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! Sonia Bhalotra, N. Meltem Daysal, Louis Fréget, Jonas Hirani, Priyama Majumdar, Mircea Trandafir, @miriamwuest.bsky.social & Tom Zohar show that postpartum depression has long-run implications for the motherhood wage penalty.
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January 23, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! Sonia Bhalotra, N. Meltem Daysal, Louis Fréget, Jonas Hirani, Priyama Majumdar, Mircea Trandafir, Miriam Wüst & Tom Zohar show that postpartum depression contributes to the motherhood wage penalty and affects long-term career outcomes.
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January 23, 2026 at 11:07 AM
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🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! E. Batbayar, C. Breunig, P. Haan & B. Ilieva develop a new approach to estimate selection-corrected gender wage gaps. They find that women with are po select in employment, reducing the potential gender pay gap. Read more in the paper!
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January 23, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! Our project leaders @essobecker.bsky.social, Christian Dustmann & Hyejin Ku show that skills and technology reinforce each other: early tech adoption increases demand for skilled labor, which in turn boosts further innovation. 🔗 www.rfberlin.com/wp-content/u...
January 23, 2026 at 10:33 AM
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🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! Torben Andersen, Anne Katrine Borgbjerg & Jonas Maibom show that pension wealth and eligibility incentives strongly affect retirement timing.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! Giacomo Anastasia, Tito Boeri & Oleksandr Zholud analyze Ukraine and show how war reshapes employment, wages and mobility as firms and workers adjust under conflict.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! @jessebruhn.bsky.social, Christopher Campos, Eric Chyn & Anh Tran find that remote schooling generates strong self-selection and match effects, with students benefiting unevenly.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! Christopher Campos uses experimental evidence from Los Angeles to show how peer information and social networks shape school preferences and enrollment.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:45 AM