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Research Interests
Sociologist Julia Behrman’s research explores the relationship between inequality in educational opportunity and demographic processes, with emphasis on fertility and family formation. Much of her work is motivated by a central question: How does family background shape educational opportunities, and in turn, how does education shape fertility, family formation, and the intergenerational transmission of inequality? Her work takes an international comparative perspective that focuses on contexts in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia undergoing rapid economic, social, and demographic change. More recent work has explored the interplay between international migration and family change among migrants from high-fertility African and Asian countries to lower-fertility European countries.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Sociology, PhD, New York University
… → 2017
Sociology, MA, New York University
… → 2014
Anthropology & Development, MSc, The London School of Economics and Political Science
… → 2008
Sociology, BA, Williams College
… → 2006
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Grants
- 1 Finished
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Collaborative Research: International Migration and Fertility: Towards a Multidimensional Understanding
8/1/19 → 8/31/23
Project: Research project
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A brief report on the COVID-19 pandemic and ideal family size in the United States
Behrman, J., Apr 2023, In: Journal of Marriage and Family. 85, 2, p. 645-656 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations -
Quantitative Data Availability and Measurement of US Immigrant and Immigration Policies: IMR Methods Note
Weitzman, A., Behrman, J. & Ascherio, M., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: International Migration Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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International Migration and Modern Contraceptive Use: A Research Note on African Migrants to France
Behrman, J. A., Eilers, M. A., Brooks, I. H. M. & Weitzman, A., Feb 1 2022, In: Demography. 59, 1, p. 27-36 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Migrating to New Contraceptive Contexts: The Case of Migrants from Turkey to France
Behrman, J., Buyukakbas, E. & Weitzman, A., 2022, In: Socius. 8Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Point of Reference: A Multisited Exploration of African Migration and Fertility in France
Behrman, J. A. & Weitzman, A., Sep 2022, In: International Migration Review. 56, 3, p. 911-940 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations
Datasets
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Gender and Wealth in Demographic Research: A Research Brief on a New Method and Application
Shiffer-Sebba, D. (Creator) & Behrman, J. A. (Creator), ICPSR - Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research, 2020
DOI: 10.3886/e124922v1, https://www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/project/124922/version/V1/view
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Replication Data for: Gender and Wealth in Demographic Research: A Research Brief on a New Method and Application.
Behrman, J. A. (Creator) & Shiffer-Sebba, D. (Creator), Harvard Dataverse, 2022
DOI: 10.7910/dvn/a8mnoc, https://dataverse.harvard.edu/citation?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/A8MNOC
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Learning Inequality in Francophone Africa: School Quality and the Educational Achievement of Rich and Poor Children
Gruijters, R. J. (Creator) & Behrman, J. A. (Creator), SAGE Journals, 2020
DOI: 10.25384/sage.c.4985927.v1, https://sage.figshare.com/collections/Learning_Inequality_in_Francophone_Africa_School_Quality_and_the_Educational_Achievement_of_Rich_and_Poor_Children/4985927/1
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Replication Data for: Gender and Wealth in Demographic Research: A Research Brief on a New Method and Application
Behrman, J. A. (Creator) & Shiffer-Sebba, D. (Creator), Harvard Dataverse, 2021
DOI: 10.7910/dvn/zokyop, https://dataverse.harvard.edu/citation?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/ZOKYOP
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