Alles Gute zum Belgischen Nationalfeiertag! Ob Sie „Bonjour“, „Hallo“ oder „Goedendag“ sagen – Belgiens Vielfalt geht weit über seine drei Amtssprachen hinaus. Entdecken Sie weitere Daten zu Belgien und vielen anderen Ländern in unserem Global Migration Dashboard! 🔗 www.rfberlin.com/cream-rfberlin/

Bonne fête nationale ! Que vous disiez « Bonjour », « Hallo » ou « Goedendag », la diversité de la Belgique va bien au-delà de ses trois langues officielles. Découvrez davantage de données sur la Belgique et bien d'autres pays dans notre Global Migration Dashboard !🔗 www.rfberlin.com/cream-rfberlin/

Fijne Belgische Nationale Feestdag! Of je nu „Bonjour”, „Hallo” of „Goedendag” zegt, de diversiteit van België gaat veel verder dan de drie officiële talen. Ontdek meer gegevens en inzichten over België en vele andere landen in ons Global Migration Dashboard! 🔗 www.rfberlin.com/cream-rfberlin/

🧠 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 Women earn less than men even in the same job at the same workplace. Research by Fredriksson, Gülümser & Hensvik shows why: men use outside job offers to negotiate higher pay. Women don't — even when the offers are of equal quality. 🔗 www.rfberlin.com/research-ins...

🧠 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 Could hay fever be causing traffic accidents and economic losses? A study by Akesaka and Shigeoka finds that doubling daily pollen counts increases accidents by 0.7%, including traffic crashes, workplace injuries and fatal accidents. 🔗: www.rfberlin.com/research-ins...

🗞️ The weekly release of our Discussion Paper Series! You find more here: www.rfberlin.com/discussion-p...

As France celebrates #BastilleDay, here are some key facts about its foreign-born population. Check our Global Migration Dashboard for more data and insights on France and many other countries: 🔗 www.rfberlin.com/cream-rfberl...

🧠 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 Germany's collective bargaining system stopped reaching the workers who need it most. Research by Bellmann, Dustmann and Fitzenberger shows coverage has dropped from 68% to 49% since 2000, and only 34% of low-wage workers are covered today. Read: www.rfberlin.com/research-ins...

🗞️ The weekly release of our Discussion Paper Series! You find more here: www.rfberlin.com/discussion-p...

And so all good things come to an end, even the ones about non-wage amenities and the labour market as an equilibrium newsvendor problem. Huge thanks to everyone who took part, and above all to Alexandre Mas for two excellent days. Stick around for more research!

For the first time during the masterclass, we welcomed two poster sessions: by @jakobbeu.bsky.social (RFBerlin) and Lennert Peede (IAB).

For those who rather join online: the RFBerlin Masterclass stream “Non-wage amenities” by Alexandre Mas starts now! Join: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...

🗞️ The weekly release of our Discussion Paper Series! You find more here: www.rfberlin.com/discussion-p...

🧠 Research Insight! Job seekers send 25% fewer applications after one year of unemployment. Not laziness — discouragement. Employers increasingly screen out the long-term unemployed, and workers respond by giving up. Research unpacks the vicious cycle, read here: www.rfberlin.com/research-ins...

🧠New Research Insight by Cornelissen, Dustmann and Schoenberg. Your coworkers can make or break your career - but it depends on who they are. Experienced colleagues → lasting earnings gains. Strong same-level peers → competition that holds you back. Read more: rfberlin.com/research-ins...

Today, we welcome @andershumlum.bsky.social (University of Chicago), as he gives a seminar on Integrators: The Firm Boundaries of Capital-Skill Complementarity.

Does new machinery really raise demand for skilled labour? Firm-level data keeps saying no. @andershumlum.bsky.social (University of Chicago) shows why everyone was looking in the wrong place: the skills are hired outside the firm. More: www.rfberlin.com/event/anders...

The 2026 RFBerlin–CEPR Annual Symposium on Labour Economics is a wrap! Over two days, researchers presented work on innovation & technology, gender gaps in occupational choice and firm dynamics. Thank you to our organisers Hyejin Ku and Jérôme Adda, and all presenters & participants!

Basit Zafar of @umich.edu closes out the final day of the #RFBerlinCEPRSymposium with an eagerly anticipated keynote on: Anticipated Discrimination and Major Choice

Our second last speaker of the day is @bmottironi.bsky.social from the Bank of Italy presenting: Remote Work and Labor Market Power. #RFBerlinCEPR

RFBerlin Fellow Manudeep Bhuller (also of @cepr_org and @uio.no) resumes the program after the lunch break. Giving a talk on: Wage-Setting Constraints and Firm Responses to Demand Shocks #RFBerlinCEPRSymposium

Before our lunchbreak we listen to RFBerlin Affiliate @giuliavattuone.bsky.social from SOFI, @stockholm-uni.bsky.social talking on: Female Promotions and the Academic Pipeline: Evidence from a Natural Experiment. #RFBerlinCEPR

🧠 𝗥𝗙𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 Did extractive taxation spark the French Revolution? Research by Tommaso Giommoni, Gabriel Loumeau & Marco Tabellini provides systematic empirical evidence for one of history's most debated questions, the findings are striking! Read here: www.rfberlin.com/research-ins...

After a quick break we continue with RFBerlin Project Leader Lorenzo Incoronato from CSEF | Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance, University of Naples Federico II, talking on: Female-Targeted Hiring Subsidies, Firm Learning, and Women’s Employment #RFBerlinCEPR

Before the first coffee break, we have Zihan Hu from Singapore Management University presenting on: Gender differences in College Migration #RFBerlinCEPRSymposium

Good morning! Time to kick off day 2, starting with RFBerlin Research Fellow @AnneBrenoe from the University of Zurich presenting on "Math Skills, Perceptions of Fit, and Occupational Choice". #RFBerlinCEPR

The final presentation of the day is online and it is the highly anticipated keynote on: Labor as Capital in the AI Workplace by Danielle Li of @MITEcon. #RFBerlinCEPRSymposium

Our second last presenter of today is RFBerlin Affiliate @andershumlum.bsky.social from @chicagoboothreview.bsky.social, talking about "Still Waters, Rapid Currents: Early Labor Market Transformation under Generative AI".

Up next on the theme of AI: @eduardtalamas.bsky.social of @cepr.org and IESE Business School. Presenting on: The Turing Valley: How AI Capabilities Shape Labor Income #RFBerlinCEPRSymposium

Next up is RFBerlin Research Fellow @rolandrathelot.bsky.social from @ipparis.bsky.social presenting "Can Technology Free Time? Experimental Evidence from an AI Chatbot Helping Caseworkers Solve Employers’ Hiring Difficulties". #RFBerlinCEPR