Alfonso Sousa-Poza
Biographic Data
| ID | 279784 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alfonso Sousa-Poza |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alfonso |
| FAMILY NAME | Sousa-Poza |
| SIGNATURE | SOUSA-POZA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Hohenheim |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6524-9654 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 32 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 177 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 31 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Housing unaffordability and adolescent depression in urban China
Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: A pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults
BACKGROUND: Underweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of underweight or thinness and obesity, and their changes, from 1990 to 2022 for adults and school-aged children and adolescents in 200 countries and territories. METHODS: ). For school-aged children and adolescents, we report thinness (BMI 2 SD above the median). FINDINGS: From 1990 to 20…
The effect of SMS nudges on higher education performance
Driven by higher education’s challenges in maintaining student motivation and achievement during the recent pandemic-induced shift to online learning, we investigate the effectiveness of text messages as a nudging tool to increase academic performance. To do so, we use a nonplacebo randomized controlled trial in which the treatment group directly receives SMS texts that review lecture content and give deadline reminders, while the control group o…
Housing conditions and health: New evidence from urban China
Obesity inequality and well-being in Germany
Sources of anxiety among health care workers in Tehran during the Covid-19 pandemic
By applying multivariate regression to 2020 survey data from four Tehran hospitals, we measure eight recognized sources of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic-related anxiety among 723 healthcare workers (HCWs) with diverse sociodemographic characteristics employed across different hospital areas and positions. The most prominent anxiety source identified is the risk of workplace COVID-19 contraction and transmission to family, followed …
Gender differences in perceived workplace harassment and gender egalitarianism: A comparative cross‐national analysis
Using 2015 International Social Survey Program (ISSP) data on 38,179 individuals from 36 countries in 9 relatively homogeneous global regions, we analyze the gender differences and the gender gap in perceived workplace harassment (PWH) with particular attention to gender equality's and gender egalitarianism's roles in molding these differences. We find that despite large regional differences, women in most countries are more likely than men to pe…
Housing Poverty and Healthy Aging in China: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study
The association between housing poverty and CHAI is independent of household expenditure. Regardless of type, housing poverty is positively associated with a decrease in healthy aging. Thus, improved housing conditions boost healthy aging, and housing amelioration initiatives may offer the most effective solution for augmenting healthy aging in China. Improvement of flush toilets and the access to potable water and a separate kitchen require part…
Socioeconomic position and the health gradient in Cuba: Dimensions and mechanisms
In terms of objective health measures, the study provides minimal evidence for an SEP-health gradient in Cuba, results primarily attributable to the country's universal healthcare system - which offers full coverage and access and affordable medications - and its highly developed education system
The Effect of Parental Educational Expectations on Adolescent Subjective Well-Being and the Moderating Role of Perceived Academic Pressure: Longitudinal Evidence for China
Changes in Child Nutrition in India: A Decomposition Approach
Household wealth consistently makes the largest contribution to improvements in undernutrition. Nevertheless, maternal autonomy and education also play a relatively important role
Decomposing adult obesity trends in China (1991–2011)
Smoking and local unemployment: Evidence from Germany
Income and Asset Poverty among Pastoralists in Northern Kenya
In this study we use household panel data collected in Marsabit district of Northern Kenya, to analyse the patterns of livelihood sources and poverty among pastoralists in that area. We estimate income poverty using imputed household income relative to the adjusted poverty line and asset poverty using a regression-based asset index and tropical livestock units (TLU) per capita. Our results indicate that keeping livestock is still the pastoralists…
The rise in obesity in Cuba from 2001 to 2010: An analysis of National Survey on Risk Factors and Chronic Diseases data
Food Insecurity among Europeans Aged 50
Child loss and maternal wages in China
Using data from a random sample of the 2005 National Population Survey of China, we investigate the association between child death and maternal hourly wages. Approximately 1.6 per cent of the population has experienced at least one child death. Such bereaved mothers’ hourly wages are 53 per cent lower than those of non-bereaved mothers. We find that child death carries a significant wage penalty. Son death has a larger impact than daughter death…
Internet Use and Subjective Well-Being in China
Fuel for Life: Domestic Cooking Fuels and Women’s Health in Rural China
Our study provides evidence that using cleaner fuels like LPG is associated with better health among women in rural China, suggesting that the shift from dirty fuels to cleaner choices may be associated with improved health outcomes
Subjective Well-being Across the Lifespan in Europe and Central Asia
Peer effects on obesity in a sample of European children
Impacts of Informal Caregiving on Caregiver Employment, Health, and Family
How Does Subjective Well-Being Evolve with Age? A Literature Review
Population Dynamics in Muslim Countries: Assembling the Jigsaw
Introduction to Special Issue of the European Journal of Population: ‘Economic Consequences of Low Fertility in Europe’
Impacts of Informal Caregiving on Caregiver Employment, Health, and Family
Is It Culture or Democracy? The Impact of Democracy and Culture on Happiness
Internet Use and Subjective Well-Being in China
The allocation and value of time assigned to housework and child-care: An analysis for Switzerland
Ageing, Health and Life Satisfaction of the Oldest Old: An Analysis for Germany
An Empirical Analysis of Working-Hours Constraints in Twenty-one Countries
The aim of this paper is to analyze working-hour constraints in an international setting. We use data from the latest Work Orientations data set of the International Social Survey Program (ISSP). The survey was conducted in 1997 and, in this paper, data for twenty-one countries are used. Our main results are: (1) In most countries the majority of workers do not face hours constraints; (2) Of the workers that are constrained, the largest portion i…
How Accurate are German Work-time Data? A Comparison of Time-diary Reports and Stylized Estimates
Migration Policy and Industrial Structure: The Case of Switzerland
Structural change in OECD countries, emphasizing knowledge‐based sectors, has led to an increasing demand for highly skilled labour. One means of meeting this demand has been to implement a selective immigration policy. Such policies, however, have been criticized for channelling labour into low‐producing sectors and occupations, hampering structural change. Proponents of such criticism point to Switzerland's former policy of channelling immigran…
The Effect of Parental Educational Expectations on Adolescent Subjective Well-Being and the Moderating Role of Perceived Academic Pressure: Longitudinal Evidence for China
Subjective Well-being Across the Lifespan in Europe and Central Asia
Introduction to Special Issue of the European Journal of Population: ‘Economic Consequences of Low Fertility in Europe’
Well-being at work: A cross-national analysis of the levels and determinants of job satisfaction
The allocation and value of time assigned to housework and child-care: An analysis for Switzerland
An Empirical Analysis of Working-Hours Constraints in Twenty-one Countries
The aim of this paper is to analyze working-hour constraints in an international setting. We use data from the latest Work Orientations data set of the International Social Survey Program (ISSP). The survey was conducted in 1997 and, in this paper, data for twenty-one countries are used. Our main results are: (1) In most countries the majority of workers do not face hours constraints; (2) Of the workers that are constrained, the largest portion i…
Is It Culture or Democracy? The Impact of Democracy and Culture on Happiness
Migration Policy and Industrial Structure: The Case of Switzerland
Structural change in OECD countries, emphasizing knowledge‐based sectors, has led to an increasing demand for highly skilled labour. One means of meeting this demand has been to implement a selective immigration policy. Such policies, however, have been criticized for channelling labour into low‐producing sectors and occupations, hampering structural change. Proponents of such criticism point to Switzerland's former policy of channelling immigran…
Introduction to Special Issue of the European Journal of Population: ‘Economic Consequences of Low Fertility in Europe’
Ageing, Health and Life Satisfaction of the Oldest Old: An Analysis for Germany
How Accurate are German Work-time Data? A Comparison of Time-diary Reports and Stylized Estimates
Population Dynamics in Muslim Countries: Assembling the Jigsaw
How Does Subjective Well-Being Evolve with Age? A Literature Review
Peer effects on obesity in a sample of European children
Impacts of Informal Caregiving on Caregiver Employment, Health, and Family
Fuel for Life: Domestic Cooking Fuels and Women’s Health in Rural China
Our study provides evidence that using cleaner fuels like LPG is associated with better health among women in rural China, suggesting that the shift from dirty fuels to cleaner choices may be associated with improved health outcomes
Subjective Well-being Across the Lifespan in Europe and Central Asia
Income and Asset Poverty among Pastoralists in Northern Kenya
In this study we use household panel data collected in Marsabit district of Northern Kenya, to analyse the patterns of livelihood sources and poverty among pastoralists in that area. We estimate income poverty using imputed household income relative to the adjusted poverty line and asset poverty using a regression-based asset index and tropical livestock units (TLU) per capita. Our results indicate that keeping livestock is still the pastoralists…
The rise in obesity in Cuba from 2001 to 2010: An analysis of National Survey on Risk Factors and Chronic Diseases data
Food Insecurity among Europeans Aged 50
Child loss and maternal wages in China
Using data from a random sample of the 2005 National Population Survey of China, we investigate the association between child death and maternal hourly wages. Approximately 1.6 per cent of the population has experienced at least one child death. Such bereaved mothers’ hourly wages are 53 per cent lower than those of non-bereaved mothers. We find that child death carries a significant wage penalty. Son death has a larger impact than daughter death…
Internet Use and Subjective Well-Being in China
Smoking and local unemployment: Evidence from Germany
Changes in Child Nutrition in India: A Decomposition Approach
Household wealth consistently makes the largest contribution to improvements in undernutrition. Nevertheless, maternal autonomy and education also play a relatively important role
Decomposing adult obesity trends in China (1991–2011)
Socioeconomic position and the health gradient in Cuba: Dimensions and mechanisms
In terms of objective health measures, the study provides minimal evidence for an SEP-health gradient in Cuba, results primarily attributable to the country's universal healthcare system - which offers full coverage and access and affordable medications - and its highly developed education system
The Effect of Parental Educational Expectations on Adolescent Subjective Well-Being and the Moderating Role of Perceived Academic Pressure: Longitudinal Evidence for China
Gender differences in perceived workplace harassment and gender egalitarianism: A comparative cross‐national analysis
Using 2015 International Social Survey Program (ISSP) data on 38,179 individuals from 36 countries in 9 relatively homogeneous global regions, we analyze the gender differences and the gender gap in perceived workplace harassment (PWH) with particular attention to gender equality's and gender egalitarianism's roles in molding these differences. We find that despite large regional differences, women in most countries are more likely than men to pe…
Medicine (19 works) · Economics (17 works) · Psychology (15 works) · Geography (13 works) · Demography (12 works) · Population (11 works) · Environmental health (10 works) · Political science (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Demography (9 works)