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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.
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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin
🧠 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
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Basit Zafar of @umich.edu closes out the final day of the #RFBerlinCEPRSymposium with an eagerly anticipated keynote on:
Anticipated Discrimination and Major Choice
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".
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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!
Our second last speaker of the day is @bmottironi.bsky.social from the Bank of Italy presenting:
Remote Work and Labor Market Power.
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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
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Before the first coffee break, we have Zihan Hu from Singapore Management University presenting on:
Gender differences in College Migration
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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.
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