Eva Österbacka

Photo: Robert Seger

Some professional information:

Education:

• Master of Political Sciences (Economics), Åbo Akademi University, 1994
• Teacher exam for vocational schools, Åbo Akademi University, 1995
• Licentiate in Political Sciences (Economics), Åbo Akademi University, 1999
• Doctor of Political Sciences (Economics), Åbo Akademi University, 2004
• Adjunct Professor ( Docent) in Family Economics, Åbo Akademi University, 2008

Positions:

• Academy Research Fellow at the Academy of Finland, August 2008 - July 2013
• Affiliated as Senior Researcher at the Research Department at the Social Insurance Institution
• On leave of absence from my position as associate professor ( akademilektor) at the Department of Economics and Statistics at Åbo Akademi

Research Interests:

• The importance of family background in economic outcomes and the mechanisms behind the connections
• Time use in families
• Family inocme dynamics in Finland
• Labor market issues connected to family economics
• Publication list by August 2009 [pdf] 67k

Contact information:

Address:

Department of Economics and Statistics
Åbo Akademi University
FIN-20500 Turku
FINLAND

Visiting address: Henriksgatan 7 (room 315)

E-mail: eva.osterbacka(at)abo.fi

Phone: Voice: +358 (0)2 2154853

Fax: +358 (0)2 2154677