Dr. Steffen Otterbach
Steffen Otterbach is senior academic council, lecturer and researcher at the Institute for Health Care & Public Management, University of Hohenheim. With a specialization in empirical economics his research focuses on the impact of working conditions (e.g. working time and mismatches between actual and desired working hours) on health and wellbeing. His research interests also include food security and nutrition aspects in developing countries.
Steffen Otterbach studied economics at the University of Hohenheim and the Jönköping International Business School in Jönköping, Sweden. He received a PhD from the University of Hohenheim in 2012, and he is a research fellow at the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
Forschungsinteressen
- Zeitallokation, Arbeitszeit, Arbeitsstundenrestriktionen
- Angewandte Ökonometrie (Regressionsanalyse, Panelanalyse)
Ausgewählte Veröffentlichungen
| Kaiser, M./ Bauer, J.M./ Otterbach, S./ Resich, 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. Full text | |
| 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, Full Text | |
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 band Planning, 37 (3); 310-321. 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. Full text | |
| 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 (forthcoming). 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. Full text | |
| 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. 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). Abstract. | |
| Knaus, M. C. / Otterbach, S. (2018): Work Hour Mismatch and Job Mobility: Adjustment Channels and Resolution Rates, Economic Inquiry, 57(1): 227 – 242. 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. Abstract. | |
| Mburu, S./Otterbach, S./Sousa-Poza, A./Mude, A. (2016): Income and Asset Poverty among Pastoralists in Northern Kenya, Journal of Development Studies. 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. Abstract | Full Text | |
Otterbach, S./ Sousa-Poza, A. (2016): Job Insecurity, Employability, and Health: An Analysis for Germany across Generations, Applied Economics, 48 (14): 1303-1316. Abstract | Full Text | |
| Nie, P./ Otterbach, S./ Sousa-Poza, A. (2015): Long work hours and health in China, China Economic Review, 33: 212-229. 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. | |
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. |