David Lam
Professor Emeritus, Department of Economics
Research Professor Emeritus, Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research
University of Michigan
| E-mail: | Email David Lam |
| Address: | Institute for Social Research University of Michigan 426 Thompson Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106 |
| Phone: | 734-763-3798 |
| Fax: | 734-763-0227 |
About
David Lam is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Economics and Research Professor Emeritus in the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan. He served as director of the Institute for Social Research from 2015 to 2021. He is Honorary Professor of Economics at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He received a M.A. in demography in 1982 and a Ph.D. in economics in 1983 from the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on the interaction of economics and demography in developing countries, including analysis of the economics of population growth, fertility, marriage, and aging. He has worked extensively in Brazil and South Africa, where his research analyzes links between education, labor markets, and income inequality. He was a Fulbright visiting researcher at the Institute for Applied Economic Research in Rio de Janeiro in 1989-90. He was a visiting professor in the School of Economics at the University of Cape Town in 1997-98, 2004-06, and 2013-14. His collaborations with the University of Cape Town include the Cape Area Panel Study, a longitudinal survey of young people in Cape Town supported by the U.S. National Institutes of Health. More about David >>
Current Research
Dr. Lam’s research focuses on the interaction of economics and demography in developing countries, including analysis
of the economics of population growth, fertility, marriage, and aging. Current research projects include analysis of the links between education and income inequality in Brazil and South Africa, the impact of demographic change on labor markets, and the links between birth rates and education in developing countries. He is collaborating with researchers from the University of Cape Town on projects analyzing youth transitions in education, childbearing, and employment using the Cape Area Panel Study, a longitudinal survey supported by the U.S. National Institutes of Health. More about Research >>
