Functions at the IAB
Professional background
Dr Sebastian Prechsl studied sociology with a minor in economics at Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, where he also completed his PhD in 2022.
He joined the research department “Panel Study Labor Market and Social Security” in January 2025. As a postdoctoral researcher at the Data Science and AI Lab (SODA) at LMU Munich and the Institute for Employment Research, he is part of the DFG funded project “Integrating data donation in survey infrastructure: Quantifying, explaining, and addressing errors in representation and measurement”.
Besides his focus on data donation, his further research interests include the emergence and consequences of social inequalities in the labor market context with a particular focus on social networks, health, and subjective wellbeing. His research has been published in journals such as European Sociological Review, Socio-Economic Review and Social Science & Medicine.
Activities
Publications
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Reciprocity and job mobility: The effect of effort-reward imbalance in the employer-employee relationship on turnover intentions and actual job changes
Prechsl, S. (2025): Reciprocity and job mobility: The effect of effort-reward imbalance in the employer-employee relationship on turnover intentions and actual job changes. In: Social science research, Vol. 127. DOI:10.1016/j.ssresearch.2024.103133
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Shelter from the storm: do partnerships buffer the well-being costs of unemployment?
Prechsl, S. & Wolbring, T. (2024): Shelter from the storm: do partnerships buffer the well-being costs of unemployment? In: European Sociological Review, Vol. 40, No. 5, p. 820-837. DOI:10.1093/esr/jcad066
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The intervening role of social integration in the effect of education on subjective mental health
Kroh, J. & Prechsl, S. (2023): The intervening role of social integration in the effect of education on subjective mental health. In: Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, Vol. 85. DOI:10.1016/j.rssm.2023.100786
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Do changes in network structure explain why unemployment damages health? Evidence from German panel data
Krug, G. & Prechsl, S. (2022): Do changes in network structure explain why unemployment damages health? Evidence from German panel data. In: Social Science & Medicine, Vol. 307. DOI:10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115161
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Social policy and labor supply: the impact of activating labor market institutions on reservation wages
Fuchs, B., Prechsl, S. & Wolbring, T. (2023): Social policy and labor supply: the impact of activating labor market institutions on reservation wages. In: Socio-economic review, Vol. 21, No. 2, p. 863-884. DOI:10.1093/ser/mwac002
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The role of social integration in the adverse effect of unemployment on mental health
Krug, G. & Prechsl, S. (2020): The role of social integration in the adverse effect of unemployment on mental health. Testing the causal pathway and buffering hypotheses using panel data. In: Social science research, Vol. 86. DOI:10.1016/j.ssresearch.2019.102379
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The role of social relationships in the adverse effect of unemployment on mental health - Testing the causal pathway and buffering hypotheses using panel data
Krug, G. & Prechsl, S. (2019): The role of social relationships in the adverse effect of unemployment on mental health - Testing the causal pathway and buffering hypotheses using panel data. (SocArXiv Papers), 35 p. DOI:10.31235/osf.io/syzvp
