🧠RFBerlin Research Insight

Does the state of the business cycle at entry affect immigrants’ economic integration?

📰 A study by @gablucche.bsky.social and Alessandro Ruggieri says: yes, bad conditions at entry can cost immigrants years of earnings.

Read more here: www.rfberlin.com/research-ins...

🧵Why don’t immigrants benefit as much from big cities?
A new discussion paper by @gablucche.bsky.social shows that the city-size wage premium is much smaller for immigrants than for natives.
Here’s what’s going on 👇

Tommaso Frattini on Italian Migration Policy Tommaso Frattini, Project leader and Director of CReAM at RFBerlin, joined Focus Economia on Radio 24, Italy’s national broadcaster specialising in economics and finance, to discuss the country’s curr...

🎙️In his Radio 24 – Focus Economia interview, Frattini discusses the economic implications of migration policy. He emphasizes the role of migrants in addressing labor shortages and sustaining welfare systems in aging economies.

🔗 Find the talk here: www.rfberlin.com/frattini-ita...

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🚨 Just one month left!
Don’t forget to submit your papers to the RFBerlin Migration Forum 📝
📅 Submission deadline: 2 Nov 2025
📍 Berlin | 26-27 Mar 2026
More details 👉 www.rfberlin.com/event/migrat...
#CallForPapers #MigrationForum2026

Apply to present your work at #MigrationForum2026!

RFBerlin Handbook Masterclass: “The Micro and Macro Economics of Short-Time Work” by Pierre Cahuc We are delighted to announce the launch of the ROCKWOOL Foundation Handbook Masterclass Series, inspired by the latest volume of the Handbook of Labour Economics. This series invites contributed autho...

We are delighted to welcome Pierre Cahuc this week for the first RFBerlin Handbook Masterclass, titled "The Micro and Macro Economics of Short-Time Work".

How do aggregate labor market conditions affect the intra-generational assimilation of immigrants? @gablucche.bsky.social and @ruggieriale.bsky.social find that immigrants who enter the US when the labor market is slack face large and persistent earnings reductions.

Great meeting, in a great location! Apply by the end of January ⚡️

🚀 I’m super happy to have joined @rfberlin.bsky.social, for one of the best postdoctoral programs in Europe! This is an incredible opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects while enjoying the hip vibes of Berlin. Reach out for more info and apply today!