Christian Dustmann Christian Dustmann

Professor of Economics, UCL
Department of Economics, University College London

Director, RFBerlin 
ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin, Institute for the Economy and the Future of Work

Director, CReAM 
Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration

Christian Dustmann is Professor of Economics at University College London (UCL), Honorary Professor at Humboldt University Berlin, Director of the Rockwool Foundation Berlin Institute for the Economy and the Future of Work (RFBerlin), and Founding Director of the Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM). His research has shaped the understanding of migration, education, crime, social interactions, technology and the future of work, income mobility, wage dynamics, and economic inequality.

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  • Collective Bargaining Between Protection and Flexibility: Lessons from Germany and Italy
    October 2026
    RFBerlin Research Insights
    joint with Bernd Fitzenberger and Lorenzo Incoronato, based on: Opting Out of Centralized Collective Bargaining: Evidence from Italy, RFBerlin Discussion Paper No. 43/25; Collective Bargaining in Germany: Trends and Challenges, RFBerlin Discussion Paper No. 187/26; From Sick Man of Europe to Economic Superstar: Germany’s Resurgent Economy, Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2014, 28 (1), 167–188.
  • Public Sector Salary Caps and the Careers of Public Managers
    September 2026
    RFBerlin Discussion Paper
    joint with Edoardo Di Porto, Chiara Giannetto, Lorenzo Incoronato
  • Peers and Work
    September 2026
    joint with Thomas Cornelissen
  • Collective Bargaining in Germany: Trends and Challenges
    July 2026
    forthcoming, Industrial Relations; RFBerlin Discussion Paper 187/26
    joint with Lutz Bellmann, Bernd Fitzenberger
  • The Fiscal Effects of Immigration
    May 2026
    Journal of the European Economic Association
    joint with Tommaso Frattini, Chiara Giannetto, and Joseph-Simon Görlach

Latest Media

  • Reuters
    October 2026

    Christian Dustmann was cited by Reuters upon the release of the Research Insight on "Collective Bargaining Between Protection and Flexibility: Lessons from Germany and Italy".

  • WELT
    October 2026

    Christian Dustman was interviewed by WELT about the need for greater flexibility in the German labor market. He highlighted the importance of allowing firms to adapt to rapidly changing economic conditions, supporting longer fixed-term employment contracts and tax incentives that encourage workers to transition more quickly into new jobs.

  • The Marker
    September 2026

    Christian Dustmann was interviewed by The Marker, examining Europe’s differing approaches to immigration a decade after the 2015 refugee crisis. He discussed the economic and social effects of migration and the importance of well-managed, democratically controlled migration policies.

  • Bloomberg
    September 2026
    Christian Dustmann's research was mentioned in a Bloomberg article on how the UK's exceptional success at schooling immigrant children is confusing experts.
  • Wage caps can lead to less management quality in state-owned firms
    September 2026
    Press Release for the RFBerlin Insight on "Salary Caps for Public Managers: Cutting Costs, or Losing Talent?".

Latest Media

  • Science of International Migration Seminar (SIMS)
    October 2026

    Christian Dustmann presented "Understanding Immigration's Labor Market Effects" for the Immigration Policy Lab's Science of International Migration Seminar (SIMS) series.

  • LSE Blog with Stephen Machin
    September 2026

    Christian Dustmann wrote a blog post together with Stephen Machin for LSE British Politics and Policy on England’s strong performance of immigrant children in the latest PISA results. They explore why second-generation immigrant pupils outperform their native-background peers, highlighting how early language disadvantages fade over time and how many minority children catch up with or overtake their peers as they progress through the English school system.

  • Christian Dustmann elected as fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
    September 2026

    Christian Dustmann was elected as fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.

  • New RFBerlin Discussion Paper
    September 2026

    Christian Dustmann published a new Discussion Paper together with Edoardo Di Porto, Chiara Giannetto and Lorenzo Incoronato titled "Public Sector Salary Caps and the Careers of Public Managers".

     
     
  • New RFBerlin Research Insight
    September 2026

    Together with Edoardo Di Porto, Chiara Giannetto and Lorenzo Incoronato, Christian Dustmann published a new RFBerlin Research Insight titled "Salary Caps for Public Managers: Cutting Costs, or Losing Talent?".

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