Dr. Steffen Otterbach
Academic Senior Council
Household and Consumer Economics
Consultation hours
Thursday, 16:00 - 17:00 and on request.
Vita
| 02 - 04/2018 | Guest researcher at the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa |
| 09/2017 | Guest researcher at the Data First Secure Research Data Centre, University of Cape Town, South Africa |
| 02 - 04/2017 | Guest researcher at the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa |
| 03 - 04/2016 | Guest researcher at the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa |
10/2015 | Research stay at the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Melbourne, Australia |
| 03 - 04/2014 | Research stay at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya |
| 03 - 04/2013 | Research stay at the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa |
| 03/2012 | Research stay at the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) in Nairobi, Kenya |
| 07 - 09/2011 | Project assisting in the International Migration Division, Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Paris, France |
| 10 - 11/2010 | Guest researcher at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies (Georgia State University) in Atlanta, USA |
| 09/2010 | Guest researcher at DIWDC in Washington, USA |
| 03 - 04/2010 | Research stay at the University of Stirling, Scotland |
| 02 - 04/2009 | Research stay at the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa |
| 2006 | Study of business administration and economis at the University of Hohenheim |
| Spring Term 2005 | Study at the Jönköping International Business School in Jönköping, Sweden |
Affiliations
- Visiting Fellow, Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), Grahamstown, Südafrika
- Senatskommission Forschung
- Research Fellow, IZA, Bonn
- Südwestbankpreis
- Young Researcher Paper Award
Research interests
- Time Allocation, Working Time, Working Hours Constraints
- Applied Econometrics (regression analysis, panel econometric methods)
Selected publications
Kaiser, M./ Bauer, J.M./ Otterbach, S./ Reisch, L.A./ Sousa-Poza, A. (2023): The association between commuting and cardiovascular disease: A biomarker-based analysis of cross-sectional cohort data from the UK Biobank. Preventive Medicine, 172, 107521. | |
| Singer, J./ Kufenko, V./ Wöhr, A./ Wuketich, M./ Otterbach, S. (2022). How do Gambling Providers Use the Social Network Twitter in Germany? An Explorative Mixed-Methods Topic Modeling Approach. Journal of Gambling Studies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-022-10158-y . Full text | |
Kaiser, M. / Otterbach, S. / Sousa-Poza, A. (2022): Using machine learning to uncover the relation between age and life satisfaction. Scientific Reports, 12 (5263), | |
Daneshvar, E./ Otterbach, S./ Safikhani, H.R./ Alameddine, M./ Sousa-Poza, A. (2021): Sources of anxiety among healthcare workers in Tehran during the COVID-19 pandemic, Health Policy and Planning, 37 (3); 310-321. | |
| 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. https://doi.org/10.1111/beer.12338 Full text | |
Otterbach, S. / Oskorouchi, H. / Rogan, M. / Qaim, M. (2021): Using Google data to measure the role of Big Food and fast food in South Africa’s obesity epidemic, World Development, 140. | |
| Otterbach, S. / Charlwood, A. / Fok, Y. / Wooden, M. (2019): Working-time regulation, long working hours, overemployment and mental health, International Journal of Human Resource Management. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2019.1686649 Full text | |
| Otterbach, S./ Rogan, M. (2018): Exploring spatial differences in the risk of child stunting: Evidence from a South African national panel survey, Journal of Rural Studies, 65: 65-78. doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2018.11.006 Abstract | |
| Alameddine, M./ Otterbach, S./ Raffi, B./ Sousa-Poza, A. (2018): Work hour constraints in the German nursing workforce: A quarter of a century in review, Health Policy 122(10): 1101-1108. doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2018.07.023 Abstract | |
| Otterbach, S. / Sousa-Poza, A. / Møller, V. (2018): A Cohort Analysis of Subjective Wellbeing and Ageing: Heading Towards a Midlife Crisis, Longitudinal and Life Course Studies 9(4). dx.doi.org/10.14301/llcs.v9i4.509 Abstract | |
| Knaus, M. C. / Otterbach, S. (2018): Work Hour Mismatch and Job Mobility: Adjustment Channels and Resolution Rates, Economic Inquiry, 57(1): 227 – 242. doi.org/10.1111/ecin.12586 Full text | |
| Otterbach S./Tavener M./Forder P./Powers J./Loxton D./Byles J. (2016): The effect of motherhood and work on women’s time pressure: A cohort analysis using the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health, Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 42(6): 500-509. doi:10.5271/sjweh.3590 Abstract | |
| Mburu, S./Otterbach, S./Sousa-Poza, A./Mude, A. (2016): Income and Asset Poverty among Pastoralists in Northern Kenya, Journal of Development Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2016.1219346 Abstract | |
| Otterbach, S. / Wooden, M. / Fok, Y. (2016): Working-Time Mismatch and Mental Health, IZA Discussion Paper, No. 9818. Abstract | Full text | |
Knaus, M. C. / Otterbach, S. (2016): Work Hour Mismatch and Job Mobility: Adjustment Channels and Resolution Rates, IZA Discussion Paper, No. 9735. | |
Otterbach, S./ Sousa-Poza, A. (2016): Job Insecurity, Employability, and Health: An Analysis for Germany across Generations, Applied Economics, 48 (14): 1303-1316. | |
| Nie, P./ Otterbach, S./ Sousa-Poza, A. (2015): Long work hours and health in China, China Economic Review, 33: 212-229. doi.org/10.1016/j.chieco.2015.02.004 Abstract | Full text | |
| Otterbach, S./ Sousa-Poza, A. (2014): Job Insecurity, Employability, and Health: An Analysis for Germany across Generations, IZA Discussion Paper, No. 8438. Abstract | Full text | |
Bell, D./ Otterbach, S./ Sousa-Poza, A. (2012): Work Hours Constraints and Health, Annales d'Économie et de Statistique, 105-106: 35-54. | |
| Constant, A. F. / Otterbach, S. (2011): Work Hours Constraints: Impacts and Policy Implications, IZA Policy Paper, No. 35. Abstract | Full text | |
| Otterbach, S. (2010): Mismatches between Actual and Preferred Work Time: Empirical Evidence of Hours Constraints in 21 Countries, Journal of Consumer Policy, 33: 143-161. DOI: 10.1007/s10603-009-9116-7 | |
Otterbach, S./ Sousa-Poza, A. (2009): How Accurate are German Work Time Data? A Comparison Between Time-diary Reports and Stylized Estimates, Social Indicators Research, 97: 325-339. |
Conferences
| SOEP 2016 ─ 12th International German Socio-Economic Panel User Conference, Berlin.Präsentation der Forschungsergebnisse zur Studie: Working-Time Mismatch and Mental Health | |
37th Conference of the International Association of Time Use Research (IATUR) 2015, Ankara, Turkey | |
| 29th Annual conference of the European Society for Population Economics (ESPE) 2015, Izmir, TurkeyPresentation of the study results: Work Hour Mismatch and Job Mobility ─ Adjustment Channels and Resolution Rates | |
| Conference on EU-ACP Cooperation in Higher Education 2011, Nairobi, Kenya | |
| 3rd Annual Meeting on the Economics of Risky Behaviors (AMERB) IZA 2011, Bonn. Discussant of the paper 'Fat Chance! Obesity and Transition from Unempoyment to Employment'. | |
| 32nd Conference of the International Association of Time Use Research (IATUR) 2010 in Paris, France. Presentation of the study: Labour Supply Preferences and Working Time Mismatches - A Panel Analysis for Germany and the UK with a Focus on Overemployment and Health. | |
| 30th Conference of the International Association of Time Use Research (IATUR) 1st - 3rd December 2008 in Sydney, Australia. Presentation of the study: How reliable are German work time data? |