Prof. Dr. Alfonso Sousa-Poza

Chairholder of Household and Consumer Economics

Fruwirthstr. 48
Kavaliershaus 4
Room 116
70599 Stuttgart, Germany

Tel.: +49 (0)711/459-22863
Fax:  +49 (0)711/459-23953

E-Mail: alfonso.sousa-poza@uni-hohenheim.de

Consulting Hours

Any time on appointment (phone or mail).

Vita

Alfonso Sousa-Poza holds a Professorship in Economics at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart (Germany), and is the Manageing Director of the Institute for Health Care & Public Management. Alfonso Sousa-Poza is the coordinating editor of the Journal of the Economics of Ageing, an adjunct professor at the School of Economics and Finance at Xian Jiaotong University (China) and a research fellow at IZA.

Alfonso Sousa-Poza studied computer science at the University of Cape Town, and economics at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland, from which he obtained his PhD in 1999. From 1996 until 2007 he was employed at the Research Institute for Labour Economics and Labour Law at the University of St. Gallen.

Affiliations

Research interest

  • Socioeconomic determinants of Obesity
  • Subjective wellbeing Research
  • Work and health
  • Food insecurity

Selected publications

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Meng, F., Nie, P., & Sousa-Poza, A. (2023). The intangible costs of overweight and obesity in Germany. Health Economics Review, 13(1), 14.
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Meng, F., Nie, P., & Sousa-Poza, A. (2023). Obesity inequality and well-being in Germany. Economics & Human Biology, 49, 101236.
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Otterbach, S./ Sousa-Poza, A./ Zhang, X. (2021), "Gender differences in perceived workplace harassment and gender egalitarianism: A comparative cross-national analysis", Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility
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Kaiser, M./ Otterbach, S./ Sousa-Poza, A./ Bloom, D. E. (2020), "Interventions with Positive Side-Effects: COVID-19 Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions and Infectious Diseases in Europe", IZA Discussion Paper, 13927.
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Oskorouchi, H. R./ Sousa-Poza, A./ Bloom, D. E. (2020), "The Long-Term Cognitive and Schooling Effects of Childhood Vaccinations in China", IZA Discussion Paper, 13106.

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Nie, P./ Ding, L./ Sousa-Poza, A./ Leon, A. A./ Xue, H./ Jia, P./ Wang, L./ Díaz Sánchez, M. E./ Wang. Y. (2020), "Socioeconomic position and the health gradient in Cuba: dimensions and mechanisms", BMC Public Health, Nr. 20, 866.
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Nie, P./ Ma, W./ Sousa-Poza, A. (2020), "The relationship between smartphone use and subjective well-being in rural China", Electron Commer Res.

Gwozdz, W./Nie, P./Sousa‐Poza, A. et al. (2019) “Peer Effects on Weight Status, Dietary Behaviour and Physical Activity among Adolescents in Europe: Findings from the I. Family Study”, Kyklos 72 (2), 270-296.
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Kaiser, M./Reutter, M./Sousa-Poza, A./Strohmaier, K. (2018), "Smoking and Local Unemployment: Evidence from Germany", Economics and Human Biology, (forthcoming).
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Mburu, S./Kaiser, M./Sousa-Poza, A. (2016), "Livestock asset dynamics among pastoralists in Northern Kenya“, Working Paper.
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Mburu, S./Otterbach, S./Sousa-Poza, A./Mude, A (2016), "Income and Asset Poverty among Pastoralists in Northern Kenya", Journal of Development Studies.
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Bauer, J./ Levin, V./Munoz Boudet, A.M./Nie, P./Sousa-Poza, A. (2016), "Subjective Well-being Across the Lifespan in Europe and Central Asia", Journal of Population Ageing.
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Bloom, D.E./Sousa-Poza, A. (2016), "Human Capital and Ageing: Introduction", The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 7: 61-63.
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Nie, P./Sousa-Poza, A./Xue, J. (2016), "Commute Time and Subjective Well-Being in Urban China", China Economic Review.
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Nie, P./Nimrod, G./Sousa-Poza, A. (2016), "Internet Use and Subjective Well-Being in China", Social Indicators Research.
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Nie, P./Sousa-Poza, A. (2016), "A Fresh Look at Calorie-Income Elasticities in China", China Agricultural Economic Review, 8(1): 55-80.
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Otterbach, S./Sousa-Poza, A. (2016): Job Insecurity, Employability, and Health: An Analysis for Germany across Generations, Applied Economics, 48 (14): 1303-1316.
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Nie, P./Sousa-Poza, A./He, X. (2015), "Peer effects on childhood and adolescent obesity in China", China Economic Review, 35: 47-69.
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Gwozdz, W./Sousa-Poza, A. et al. (2015), "*Peer Effects on Obesity in a Sample of European Children", Economics and Human Biology, 18: 139-152.
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Nie, P./ Otterbach, S./ Sousa-Poza, A. (2015), "Long work hours and health in China", China Economic Review, 33: 212-229.
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Alameddine, M./Bauer, J.M./Richter, M./Sousa-Poza, A. (2015), "Trends in job satisfaction among German nurses from 1990 to 2012", Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 21(2): 101-108.
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Bauer, J./ Sousa-Poza, A. (2015), "Impacts of Informal Caregiving on Caregiver: Employment, Health and Family", Journal of Population Ageing, 8: 113-145.

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Bauer, J./ Cords, D./ Sellung, R./ Sousa-Poza, A. (2015), "Effects of Different Life Events on Life Satisfaction in the Russiona Longitudinal Monitoring Survey", Economics Letters, 129: 91-94.

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Gwozdz, W./Sousa-Poza, A. et al. (2013), "Maternal Employment and Child Obesity: A European Perspective", Journal of Health Economics, 32: 728– 742.
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Bloom, D.E./Sousa-Poza, A. (2013), "Ageing and Productivity: Introduction", Labour Economics, 22: 1-4.

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Fischer, J.A./Sousa-Poza, A. (2009): "Job Satisfaction and Health: An Analysis using Panel Data and Objective Health Measures", Health Economics, 18: 71-89.
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Sousa-Poza, A./Ziegler, A. (2003), "Asymmetric Information about Workers' Productivity as a Cause for Inefficient Long Working Hours", Labour Economics, 10(6): 727-747.
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Sousa-Poza, A./Schmid, H./Widmer, R. (2001), "The Allocation and Value of Time Assigned to Housework and Child-Care: An Analysis for Switzerland", Journal of Population Economics, 14: 599-618.

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