Guy Stecklov

Professor
phone 604 822 2660
location_on ANSO-2218
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Education

Ph.D. Demography, University of California at Berkeley, December 1996
M.A. Economics, University of California at Berkeley, 1994
B.A. International Relations, Tufts University, 1989 cum laude


About

Guy Stecklov is a Professor of Sociology at the University of British Columbia. He research focuses on social and economic inequality and demographic change. He uses statistical and demographic methods to explore varying processes including fertility decline, immigration and assimilation, social and ethnic identity transformation, as well as urbanization and development. He has authored or co-authored papers in Demography, Population and Development Review, Population Studies, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, American Sociological Review, Social Forces, Annual Review of Sociology, and Journal of Public Economics. He is currently serving a term as a Deputy Editor of Demography.


Teaching


Research

Research Topics

Population and Development; Migration dynamics; Immigrant Assimilation; Ethnic and Racial Identity; Research and Survey Methodology

Research Interests

My research explores the link between social inequalities and violent conflict on demographic change. Initially focused on sub-Saharan Africa, my work has shifted to cover other geographic settings. My studies are often motivated by concerns about methodology, such as social survey data collection or statistical approaches, and how different methods may shape our understanding of human behavior. In recent years, my attention has increasingly turned towards historical studies on migration, assimilation, and reproductive patterns in North America and makes use of massive, full-count data that is becoming available to understand our past. My latest project explores the impact of World War I on Canada’s social and demographic evolution during the early 20th Century. This project leverages newly accessible, full-count census data and makes use of linkages with military records for over 600,000 Canadian soldiers who served in WWI. These data enable us to track individuals (and siblings) over time and investigate how the war altered demographic trends and social and economic outcomes during this period. Core questions from this project include an understanding of how the war and military service impacted Canada’s fertility transition; did WWI accelerate Canada’s transformation into a predominantly urban society?;  and was the war, and military service in particular, pivotal in forging a distinct “Canadian” identity?

Several Current Projects

1.The impact of WW1 on Canadian social and demographic patterns.
2. The use of statistical methods to identify social and ethnic identity for immigrant and minority populations in North American historical contexts.
3. The use of experiments embedded in social surveys to better understand social and behavioral interactions in poor countries.
4. How bibliometric data may be used to explore social change from Covid-19 pandemic.

Publications

Recent Publications since 2018

  1. Ashira Menashe-Oren and Guy Stecklov. “Age-specific sex ratios: Examining rural-urban variation within low- and middle-income countries,” Population Studies 77, August 2023, pages 539-558.
  2. Joshua R. Goldstein and Guy Stecklov. “Naming the Precious Child: New Evidence of Intentional Family Planning in Historical Populations,” Demography 60, April 2023, pages 493-516.
  3. Xinyi Zhao, Samin Aref, Emilio Zagheni and Guy Stecklov, “Return migration of German-affiliated researchers: Analyzing departure and return by gender, cohort, and discipline using Scopus bibliometric data 1996-2020,” Scientometrics 127, March 2022, pages 7707-7729.
  4. Xinyi Zhao, Samin Aref, Emilio Zagheni, and Guy Stecklov, “International migration in academia and citation performance: An analysis of German-affiliated researchers by gender and discipline using Scopus publications 1996-2020, Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics (ISSI 2021).
  5. Barbara Okun and Guy Stecklov. “The Impact of Grandparental Death on the Fertility of Adult Children,” Demography 58(3), March 2021, pages 847-870.
  6. Weinreb, Alex, Stecklov, Guy & Arslan, Aslihan. Effects of changes in rainfall and temperature on age- and sex-specific patterns of rural-urban migration in sub-Saharan Africa. Population and Environment 42, August, 2020, pages219–254.
  7. Inbar Weiss and Guy Stecklov. “Assimilation and ethnic marriage-squeeze in early 20th century America: a gender perspective,” Demographic Research 42(4), January, 2020, pages 99-132.
  8. Ashira Menashe-Oron and Guy Stecklov. “Urban-Rural Disparities in Adult Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa,” Demographic Research 39(5), July 2018, pages 136-176.
  9. Guy Stecklov, Alex Weinreb, and Calogero Carletto. “Can Incentives Improve Survey Data Quality in Developing Countries? Results from a Field Experiment in India,” Journal of the Royal Statistical Society – Series A Vol. 181(4), October 2018, pages 1033-1056.
  10. Ashira Menashe-Oron and Guy Stecklov. “Rural/Urban Population Age and Sex Composition in sub-Saharan Africa 1980–2015,” Population and Development Review 44(1), March 2018, 7-35 (lead article).
  11. Alex Weinreb, Mariano Sana, and Guy Stecklov, “Strangers in the Field: A Methodological Experiment on Interviewer–Respondent Familiarity,” forthcoming in Bulletin of Sociological Methodology/Bulletin de Méthodologie Sociologique 137(1), January 2018, pages 94-1119.

Additional Description


Guy Stecklov

Professor
phone 604 822 2660
location_on ANSO-2218
file_download Download CV
Education

Ph.D. Demography, University of California at Berkeley, December 1996
M.A. Economics, University of California at Berkeley, 1994
B.A. International Relations, Tufts University, 1989 cum laude


About

Guy Stecklov is a Professor of Sociology at the University of British Columbia. He research focuses on social and economic inequality and demographic change. He uses statistical and demographic methods to explore varying processes including fertility decline, immigration and assimilation, social and ethnic identity transformation, as well as urbanization and development. He has authored or co-authored papers in Demography, Population and Development Review, Population Studies, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, American Sociological Review, Social Forces, Annual Review of Sociology, and Journal of Public Economics. He is currently serving a term as a Deputy Editor of Demography.


Teaching


Research

Research Topics

Population and Development; Migration dynamics; Immigrant Assimilation; Ethnic and Racial Identity; Research and Survey Methodology

Research Interests

My research explores the link between social inequalities and violent conflict on demographic change. Initially focused on sub-Saharan Africa, my work has shifted to cover other geographic settings. My studies are often motivated by concerns about methodology, such as social survey data collection or statistical approaches, and how different methods may shape our understanding of human behavior. In recent years, my attention has increasingly turned towards historical studies on migration, assimilation, and reproductive patterns in North America and makes use of massive, full-count data that is becoming available to understand our past. My latest project explores the impact of World War I on Canada’s social and demographic evolution during the early 20th Century. This project leverages newly accessible, full-count census data and makes use of linkages with military records for over 600,000 Canadian soldiers who served in WWI. These data enable us to track individuals (and siblings) over time and investigate how the war altered demographic trends and social and economic outcomes during this period. Core questions from this project include an understanding of how the war and military service impacted Canada’s fertility transition; did WWI accelerate Canada’s transformation into a predominantly urban society?;  and was the war, and military service in particular, pivotal in forging a distinct “Canadian” identity?

Several Current Projects

1.The impact of WW1 on Canadian social and demographic patterns.
2. The use of statistical methods to identify social and ethnic identity for immigrant and minority populations in North American historical contexts.
3. The use of experiments embedded in social surveys to better understand social and behavioral interactions in poor countries.
4. How bibliometric data may be used to explore social change from Covid-19 pandemic.

Publications

Recent Publications since 2018

  1. Ashira Menashe-Oren and Guy Stecklov. “Age-specific sex ratios: Examining rural-urban variation within low- and middle-income countries,” Population Studies 77, August 2023, pages 539-558.
  2. Joshua R. Goldstein and Guy Stecklov. “Naming the Precious Child: New Evidence of Intentional Family Planning in Historical Populations,” Demography 60, April 2023, pages 493-516.
  3. Xinyi Zhao, Samin Aref, Emilio Zagheni and Guy Stecklov, “Return migration of German-affiliated researchers: Analyzing departure and return by gender, cohort, and discipline using Scopus bibliometric data 1996-2020,” Scientometrics 127, March 2022, pages 7707-7729.
  4. Xinyi Zhao, Samin Aref, Emilio Zagheni, and Guy Stecklov, “International migration in academia and citation performance: An analysis of German-affiliated researchers by gender and discipline using Scopus publications 1996-2020, Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics (ISSI 2021).
  5. Barbara Okun and Guy Stecklov. “The Impact of Grandparental Death on the Fertility of Adult Children,” Demography 58(3), March 2021, pages 847-870.
  6. Weinreb, Alex, Stecklov, Guy & Arslan, Aslihan. Effects of changes in rainfall and temperature on age- and sex-specific patterns of rural-urban migration in sub-Saharan Africa. Population and Environment 42, August, 2020, pages219–254.
  7. Inbar Weiss and Guy Stecklov. “Assimilation and ethnic marriage-squeeze in early 20th century America: a gender perspective,” Demographic Research 42(4), January, 2020, pages 99-132.
  8. Ashira Menashe-Oron and Guy Stecklov. “Urban-Rural Disparities in Adult Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa,” Demographic Research 39(5), July 2018, pages 136-176.
  9. Guy Stecklov, Alex Weinreb, and Calogero Carletto. “Can Incentives Improve Survey Data Quality in Developing Countries? Results from a Field Experiment in India,” Journal of the Royal Statistical Society – Series A Vol. 181(4), October 2018, pages 1033-1056.
  10. Ashira Menashe-Oron and Guy Stecklov. “Rural/Urban Population Age and Sex Composition in sub-Saharan Africa 1980–2015,” Population and Development Review 44(1), March 2018, 7-35 (lead article).
  11. Alex Weinreb, Mariano Sana, and Guy Stecklov, “Strangers in the Field: A Methodological Experiment on Interviewer–Respondent Familiarity,” forthcoming in Bulletin of Sociological Methodology/Bulletin de Méthodologie Sociologique 137(1), January 2018, pages 94-1119.

Additional Description


Guy Stecklov

Professor
phone 604 822 2660
location_on ANSO-2218
Education

Ph.D. Demography, University of California at Berkeley, December 1996
M.A. Economics, University of California at Berkeley, 1994
B.A. International Relations, Tufts University, 1989 cum laude

file_download Download CV
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Guy Stecklov is a Professor of Sociology at the University of British Columbia. He research focuses on social and economic inequality and demographic change. He uses statistical and demographic methods to explore varying processes including fertility decline, immigration and assimilation, social and ethnic identity transformation, as well as urbanization and development. He has authored or co-authored papers in Demography, Population and Development Review, Population Studies, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, American Sociological Review, Social Forces, Annual Review of Sociology, and Journal of Public Economics. He is currently serving a term as a Deputy Editor of Demography.

Teaching keyboard_arrow_down
Research keyboard_arrow_down

Research Topics

Population and Development; Migration dynamics; Immigrant Assimilation; Ethnic and Racial Identity; Research and Survey Methodology

Research Interests

My research explores the link between social inequalities and violent conflict on demographic change. Initially focused on sub-Saharan Africa, my work has shifted to cover other geographic settings. My studies are often motivated by concerns about methodology, such as social survey data collection or statistical approaches, and how different methods may shape our understanding of human behavior. In recent years, my attention has increasingly turned towards historical studies on migration, assimilation, and reproductive patterns in North America and makes use of massive, full-count data that is becoming available to understand our past. My latest project explores the impact of World War I on Canada’s social and demographic evolution during the early 20th Century. This project leverages newly accessible, full-count census data and makes use of linkages with military records for over 600,000 Canadian soldiers who served in WWI. These data enable us to track individuals (and siblings) over time and investigate how the war altered demographic trends and social and economic outcomes during this period. Core questions from this project include an understanding of how the war and military service impacted Canada’s fertility transition; did WWI accelerate Canada’s transformation into a predominantly urban society?;  and was the war, and military service in particular, pivotal in forging a distinct “Canadian” identity?

Several Current Projects

1.The impact of WW1 on Canadian social and demographic patterns.
2. The use of statistical methods to identify social and ethnic identity for immigrant and minority populations in North American historical contexts.
3. The use of experiments embedded in social surveys to better understand social and behavioral interactions in poor countries.
4. How bibliometric data may be used to explore social change from Covid-19 pandemic.
Publications keyboard_arrow_down

Recent Publications since 2018

  1. Ashira Menashe-Oren and Guy Stecklov. “Age-specific sex ratios: Examining rural-urban variation within low- and middle-income countries,” Population Studies 77, August 2023, pages 539-558.
  2. Joshua R. Goldstein and Guy Stecklov. “Naming the Precious Child: New Evidence of Intentional Family Planning in Historical Populations,” Demography 60, April 2023, pages 493-516.
  3. Xinyi Zhao, Samin Aref, Emilio Zagheni and Guy Stecklov, “Return migration of German-affiliated researchers: Analyzing departure and return by gender, cohort, and discipline using Scopus bibliometric data 1996-2020,” Scientometrics 127, March 2022, pages 7707-7729.
  4. Xinyi Zhao, Samin Aref, Emilio Zagheni, and Guy Stecklov, “International migration in academia and citation performance: An analysis of German-affiliated researchers by gender and discipline using Scopus publications 1996-2020, Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics (ISSI 2021).
  5. Barbara Okun and Guy Stecklov. “The Impact of Grandparental Death on the Fertility of Adult Children,” Demography 58(3), March 2021, pages 847-870.
  6. Weinreb, Alex, Stecklov, Guy & Arslan, Aslihan. Effects of changes in rainfall and temperature on age- and sex-specific patterns of rural-urban migration in sub-Saharan Africa. Population and Environment 42, August, 2020, pages219–254.
  7. Inbar Weiss and Guy Stecklov. “Assimilation and ethnic marriage-squeeze in early 20th century America: a gender perspective,” Demographic Research 42(4), January, 2020, pages 99-132.
  8. Ashira Menashe-Oron and Guy Stecklov. “Urban-Rural Disparities in Adult Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa,” Demographic Research 39(5), July 2018, pages 136-176.
  9. Guy Stecklov, Alex Weinreb, and Calogero Carletto. “Can Incentives Improve Survey Data Quality in Developing Countries? Results from a Field Experiment in India,” Journal of the Royal Statistical Society – Series A Vol. 181(4), October 2018, pages 1033-1056.
  10. Ashira Menashe-Oron and Guy Stecklov. “Rural/Urban Population Age and Sex Composition in sub-Saharan Africa 1980–2015,” Population and Development Review 44(1), March 2018, 7-35 (lead article).
  11. Alex Weinreb, Mariano Sana, and Guy Stecklov, “Strangers in the Field: A Methodological Experiment on Interviewer–Respondent Familiarity,” forthcoming in Bulletin of Sociological Methodology/Bulletin de Méthodologie Sociologique 137(1), January 2018, pages 94-1119.
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