Dr. Lukas Olbrich
Functions at the IAB
- Employee - Area Migration and International Labour Studies (INTER)
- Employee - Area Statistical Methods (KEM)
Professional background
Lukas Olbrich studied European Economic Studies (BSc) at the University of Bamberg and Labor Market and Human Resources (MSc) at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg.
From 2020 to 2023 he was a GradAB doctoral student and is a researcher at the departments "Statistical Methods" (KEM) und “Migration and International Labour Studies“ (INTER).
He is doing his PhD at LMU Munich and his research focuses on the quality of survey data.
Activities
Projects
ongoing Projects
- Vignette Method Experiment in Non-Probability and Probability Samples
- Early or Late, More or Less? How Timing and Incentive Amount of obtaining Panel Consent impacts Panel Recruitment
- Non-Probability Sample Inferenz (NOSI)
- Identifikation von Interviewerfälschungen mit Methoden der Dimensionsreduzierung
- International Mobility Panel of Migrants in Germany (IMPa)
- Identification of Partial Falsifications in Panel Surveys
- The effect of interview audio recordings on interviewer behavior
finished Projects
Publications
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Germany as a stopover? Insights into return and International Mobility Panel of Migrants in Germany (IMPa)
Kosyakova, Y., Olbrich, L., Gallegos Torres, K., Hammer, L., Koch, T. & Wagner, S. (2025): Germany as a stopover? Insights into return and International Mobility Panel of Migrants in Germany (IMPa). (IAB-Forschungsbericht 15/2025 (en)), Nürnberg, 92 p. DOI:10.48720/IAB.FB.2515en
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The Downfall of Assad: Syrian Refugees’ Settlement Intentions after the Unexpected Regime Change
Hammer, L., Kassam, K., Kosyakova, Y., Gallegos‑Torres, K., Olbrich, L., Koch, T. & Wagner, S. (2025): The Downfall of Assad: Syrian Refugees’ Settlement Intentions after the Unexpected Regime Change. (IAB-Discussion Paper 09/2025), Nürnberg, 31 p. DOI:10.48720/IAB.DP.2509
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Deutschland als Zwischenstation? Rückkehr- und Weiterwanderungsabsichten von Eingewanderten im Lichte neuer Daten des International Mobility Panel of Migrants in Germany (IMPa)
Kosyakova, Y., Olbrich, L., Gallegos Torres, K., Hammer, L., Koch, T. & Wagner, S. (2025): Deutschland als Zwischenstation? Rückkehr- und Weiterwanderungsabsichten von Eingewanderten im Lichte neuer Daten des International Mobility Panel of Migrants in Germany (IMPa). (IAB-Forschungsbericht 15/2025 (de)), Nürnberg, 95 p. DOI:10.48720/IAB.FB.2515
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Essays on deliberate errors in surveys
Olbrich, L. (2025): Essays on deliberate errors in surveys. München, 259 p. DOI:10.5282/edoc.34655
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Climate emotions, thoughts, and plans among US adolescents and young adults: a cross-sectional descriptive survey and analysis by political party identification and self-reported exposure to severe weather events
Lewandowski, R., Clayton, S., Olbrich, L., Sakshaug, J., Wray, B., Schwartz, S., Augustinavicius, J., Howe, P., Parnes, M., Wright, S., Carpenter, C., Wiśniowski, A., Ruiz, D. & Susteren, L. (2024): Climate emotions, thoughts, and plans among US adolescents and young adults: a cross-sectional descriptive survey and analysis by political party identification and self-reported exposure to severe weather events. In: The Lancet planetary health, Vol. 8, No. 11, p. e879-e893. DOI:10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00229-8
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Data quality control in the 6th wave of the IAB-BAMF-SOEP Survey of Refugees, samples M3-M6
Schwanhäuser, S. & Olbrich, L. (2024): Data quality control in the 6th wave of the IAB-BAMF-SOEP Survey of Refugees, samples M3-M6. (SOEP Survey Papers 1334: Series C - Data Documentations), Berlin, 7 p.
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Detecting Interviewer Fraud Using Multilevel Models
Olbrich, L., Kosyakova, Y., Sakshaug, J. & Schwanhäuser, S. (2024): Detecting Interviewer Fraud Using Multilevel Models. In: Journal of survey statistics and methodology, Vol. 12, No. 1, p. 14-35. DOI:10.1093/jssam/smac036
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Revision and new data quality concept due to deviant interviewer behavior in the IAB Job Vacancy Survey
Bossler, M., Gürtzgen, N., Kubis, A., Küfner, B., Olbrich, L. & Schwanhäuser, S. (2022): Revision and new data quality concept due to deviant interviewer behavior in the IAB Job Vacancy Survey. (FDZ-Methodenreport 05/2022 (en)), Nürnberg, 19 p. DOI:10.5164/IAB.FDZM.2205.en.v1
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The reliability of adult self-reported height: The role of interviewers
Olbrich, L., Kosyakova, Y. & Sakshaug, J. (2022): The reliability of adult self-reported height: The role of interviewers. In: Economics and Human Biology, Vol. 45, p. 1-14. DOI:10.1016/j.ehb.2022.101118
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Interviewer:innenkontrolle im Panel Arbeitsmarkt und soziale Sicherung (PASS)
Beste, J., Olbrich, L. & Schwanhäuser, S. (2021): Interviewer:innenkontrolle im Panel Arbeitsmarkt und soziale Sicherung (PASS). (FDZ-Methodenreport 04/2021 (de)), Nürnberg, 11 p. DOI:10.5164/IAB.FDZM.2104.de.v1
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Positive Learning or Deviant Interviewing? Mechanisms of Experience on Interviewer Behavior
Kosyakova, Y., Olbrich, L., Sakshaug, J. & Schwanhäuser, S. (2022): Positive Learning or Deviant Interviewing? Mechanisms of Experience on Interviewer Behavior. In: Journal of survey statistics and methodology, Vol. 10, No. 2, p. 249-275. DOI:10.1093/jssam/smab003
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Interviewerkontrolle in der 4. Welle der IAB-BAMF-SOEP-Befragung von Geflüchteten, Stichproben M3-M5
Olbrich, L., Kosyakova, Y., Sakshaug, J. & Schwanhäuser, S. (2020): Interviewerkontrolle in der 4. Welle der IAB-BAMF-SOEP-Befragung von Geflüchteten, Stichproben M3-M5. (SOEP Survey Papers 901: Series C - Data Documentations), Berlin, 3 p.
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Flüchtlingsmonitoring: Endbericht
Brenzel, H., Brücker, H., Fendel, T., Guichard, L., Jaschke, P., Keita, S., Kosyakova, Y., Olbrich, L., Trübswetter, P. & Vallizadeh, E. (2019): Flüchtlingsmonitoring: Endbericht. (Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales. Forschungsbericht 528), Berlin, 119 p.
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Identification of interviewer falsification in the IAB-BAMF-SOEP Survey of Refugees in Germany
Kosyakova, Y., Olbrich, L., Sakshaug, J. & Schwanhäuser, S. (2019): Identification of interviewer falsification in the IAB-BAMF-SOEP Survey of Refugees in Germany. (FDZ-Methodenreport 02/2019 (en)), Nürnberg, 33 p. DOI:10.5164/IAB.FDZM.1902.en.v1
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Evaluating methods to prevent and detect inattentive respondents in web Surveys (im Erscheinen)
Olbrich, L., Sakshaug, J. & Lewandowski, E. (2025): Evaluating methods to prevent and detect inattentive respondents in web Surveys (im Erscheinen). In: Sociological methods & research.