Our Masterclass with Fredric Kong (MIT) is on at RFBerlin!
Two days diving into how the tasks people do at work are evolving, and what that means for the future of the labor market.
Coffee ☕️, questions❓, and plenty of economics ahead.
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5/5 @mpaallysaho.bsky.social examines how unemployment insurance generosity affects healthcare use in Sweden. The paper provides new evidence on the link between social insurance and health service utilization.
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4/5 Do more competitive peers help students reach higher paying jobs? Claudio Schilter, @samluethi.bsky.social, and Stefan C. Wolter analyze the relationship between peer environments and later earnings.
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3/5 Anne Ardila Brenøe and Daphne Rutnam study how parents assess occupational fit for their children. The paper analyzes how these perceptions may influence educational and career expectations.
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2/5 @ollefolke.bsky.social and @johannarickne.bsky.social discuss common misunderstandings of the child penalty graph and how it should be interpreted. What do these widely cited figures actually measure?
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1/5 How do students choose their college major: tastes, ability, or expected wages? Brunello, @campofrances, Lodigiani, Miotto, and Rocco examine the intended major choices of students in Italy.
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New Discussion Papers from RFBerlin!
At RFBerlin, we collect frontier research on education, labor markets, and social policy. Each week, we highlight new discussion papers that contribute evidence to these questions.
This week’s papers in the thread below ⬇️
RFBerlin’s Research Insight in the media!
Research by Jakob Beuschlein, Jósef Sigurdsson & Horng Chern Wong was picked up by Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR)!
📑Read about it here: mdr.de/wissen/psych...
🎙️If you'd rather listen, here is the radio fragment: mdr.de/wissen/audio...
🧠New RFBerlin Research Insight!
When one firms buys another, who pays the price?
Beuschlein, Sigurdsson & Wong explore this in "Who Loses When Firms Are Bought: Labor Market Effects of Acquisitions". The answer: workers.
➡️Read the Research Insight here: rfberlin.com/research-ins...
New Discussion Paper from RFBerlin!
What drives social mobility across Western countries over time? @mnybom.bsky.social, José V. Rodríguez Mora, and Kjell G. Salvanes explore the role of families, networks, and institutions in shaping mobility patterns.
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New Discussion Paper from RFBerlin!
How do households respond to estate taxation in practice? Hsien-Ming Lien, Linda Wu, and Tzu-Ting Yang provide evidence from Taiwan on behavioral responses to estate tax policy.
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Four years into the war, what do #Ukrainians say about staying, leaving, and their expectations for the future?
Researchers at CReAM at RFBerlin have published a new report using Gallup World Poll data to provide a comprehensive overview.
📄 Read now: www.rfberlin.com/wp-content/u...
#Migration
🧠New RFBerlin Research Insight!
Can a labor market function well during a full-scale war? Ukraine surprises.
💡Giacomo Anastasia, Titi Boeri & Oleksandr Zholud examine the first modern war where we have real-time labor data, revealing remarkable resilience: www.rfberlin.com/research-ins...
How does access to the city center shape outcomes at the labor market?
This Wednesday, Wolfgang Dauth (IAB, University of Bamberg) joins our Brown Bag Seminar.
👉 Event Details: rfberlin.com/event/wolfgang
-dauth-brown-bag/
Seats are limited.
New Discussion Paper from RFBerlin!
What happens when firms balance pay equity with hiring decisions? Michael Amior and Shmuel San examine internal pay structures and the quantity–quality trade-off in recruitment.
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New Discussion Paper from RFBerlin!
How can distributional random forests improve the analysis of income distributions? Martin Biewen, Stefan Glaisner, and Simon Zeller introduce a new approach for studying distributional outcomes.
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New Discussion Paper from RFBerlin!
Student composition may shape teachers’ working conditions as well as students’ learning environments. Krzysztof Karbownik, @helenasvaleryd.bsky.social, @jonasvlachos, and Xuemeng Wang zoom into effects on teacher health.
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New Discussion Paper from RFBerlin!
How did taxation contribute to political change during the French Revolution? Tommaso Giommoni, Gabriel Loumeau, and Marco Tabellini analyze the role of extractive taxation in revolutionary dynamics.
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New Discussion Paper from RFBerlin!
What role does host country language play in immigrant students’ school integration? Yu Qin, @mvlass.bsky.social, and @jackiewahba.bsky.social examine how language affects educational integration.
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🧠New RFBerlin Research Insight!
Why do some refugees struggle to find work? Often, the barrier isn't language or skills, it's trauma.
@mettefoged.bsky.social, Karen-Inge Karstoft & Edith Zink show that PTSD leaves a lasting mark on employment.
Read more: www.rfberlin.com/research-ins...
If you’re a Bachelor or master in economics, statistics, or data science, this is for you.
RFBerlin is looking for a Research Assistant to work on a research project with Danish data.
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#EconJobs #ResearchAssistant #Academia #BerlinJobs #DataJobs
New Discussion Paper from RFBerlin! Yu Qin, @mvlass.bsky.social, and @jackiewahba.bsky.social investigate how host-country language influences immigrant students’ school integration. How important is language for educational inclusion?
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New Discussion Paper from RFBerlin! Fredrik Heyman and Martin Olsson explore the long-run effects of automation on intergenerational mobility. The paper connects technological change to long-term opportunity structures.
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New Discussion Paper from RFBerlin! Anne Katrine Borgbjerg, @HansSigaard.bsky.social, Michael Svarer, and Rune Vejlin study how delayed retirement affects health and healthcare use. What are the implications for ageing societies?
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New Discussion Paper from RFBerlin! Warn N. Lekfuangfu and Grace Lordan analyze whether gender matters in peer-to-peer career advice. Their results shed light on differences in guidance and perception.
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New Discussion Paper from RFBerlin! Mikael Elinder, Oscar Erixson, and @ollehammar.bsky.social examine how the invasion of Ukraine affected sentiments in Russia. How do major geopolitical events shape public attitudes?
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New RFBerlin Discussion Paper!
Simon Bensnes, Ingrid Huitfeldt & Edwin Leuven reconcile estimates of fertility’s long-term earnings effects. Measurement choices shape conclusions.
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New RFBerlin Discussion Paper!
@annastansbury@bsky.social & Kyra Rodriguez document large class gaps in career progression in US academia. How open is the academic pipeline really?
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New RFBerlin Discussion Paper!
Lukas Delgado-Prieto studies worker responses to immigration across firms in Colombia. Adjustment is highly uneven within labor markets.
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