Home < People < Department Administration < David Lam David 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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