David Lam

David Lam

University of Michigan

H-index: 43

North America-United States

About David Lam

David Lam, With an exceptional h-index of 43 and a recent h-index of 23 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Michigan, specializes in the field of Development economics, economic demography.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Has the world survived the population bomb? A 10-year update

Demographic Challenges for Global Labor Markets in the 21st Century, Africa in a Changing World

A wager on global food prices 2001–2020: Who won and what does it mean?

Reduced fertility from better access to contraception may not improve women’s health

The Interrelationship of Growth, Formality, Informality, and Regulation

Labour markets in low-income countries: Challenges and opportunities

Child Labour and the Youth Employment Challenge

The economics of education in South Africa

David Lam Information

University

Position

Professor of Economics

Citations(all)

8267

Citations(since 2020)

2017

Cited By

8825

hIndex(all)

43

hIndex(since 2020)

23

i10Index(all)

92

i10Index(since 2020)

45

Email

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University of Michigan

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David Lam Skills & Research Interests

Development economics

economic demography

Top articles of David Lam

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Has the world survived the population bomb? A 10-year update

Population and Environment

David Lam

2023/6

Demographic Challenges for Global Labor Markets in the 21st Century, Africa in a Changing World

David Lam

Murray Leibbrandt

2023

A wager on global food prices 2001–2020: Who won and what does it mean?

The Journal of Population and Sustainability

Stan Becker

David Lam

2022

Reduced fertility from better access to contraception may not improve women’s health

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

David Lam

2021/7/20

The Interrelationship of Growth, Formality, Informality, and Regulation

David Lam

Ahmed Elsayed

2021

Labour markets in low-income countries: Challenges and opportunities

David Lam

Ahmed Elsayed

2021

Child Labour and the Youth Employment Challenge

Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries

David Lam

Ahmed Elsayed

2021/12/9

The economics of education in South Africa

Nicola Branson

David Lam

2021/11/18

Transforming knowledge systems for life on Earth: Visions of future systems and how to get there

Energy Research & Social Science

Ioan Fazey

Niko Schäpke

Guido Caniglia

Anthony Hodgson

Ian Kendrick

...

2020/12/1

Why Has Income Inequality Increased while Education Inequality Has Decreased in Many Developing Countries?

The Political Economy of Inequality: US and Global Dimensions, Sisay Asefa and Wei-Chiao Huang, eds. Kalamazoo, MI: WE Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

David Lam

2020

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Co-Authors

H-index: 69
John Knodel

John Knodel

University of Michigan

H-index: 61
Anne Case

Anne Case

Princeton University

H-index: 61
Robert Schoeni

Robert Schoeni

University of Michigan

H-index: 52
Murray Leibbrandt

Murray Leibbrandt

University of Cape Town

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