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photo areaDavid Lam

Professor of Economics
PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 1983

U of M Affiliation(s)
Research Professor, Population Studies Center

Contact Information
University of Michigan
Department of Economics
611 Tappan Street
218 Lorch Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1220
Phone: 734-763-9237 (Econ)
734-763-3009 (Pop Studies)
Fax: Economics - 734-764-2769 Population Studies Center - 734-763-1428
Email: davidl@umich.edu
Fields of Study
Economic Development
Economic Demography

About David Lam

David Lam is Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics and Research Professor in the Population Studies Center. Professor 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. 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 and again in 2004-06. His collaborations with the University of Cape Town include the Cape Area Panel Study, a longitudinal survey supported by the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

Homepage
http://www.psc.isr.umich.edu/~davidl

Curriculum Vitae

http://www.psc.isr.umich.edu/~davidl/lamvita.pdf

Publications

Research papers available via PSC Publications web site



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