David Lam

University of Michigan–Ann Arbor — United States

Social Sciences · Social Sciences

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Research Topics

Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare(53), Income, Poverty, and Inequality(39), Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics(28), Labor market dynamics and wage inequality(12), Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies(12)

Publications131 total

Accurately Modeling the Output Torque and Stiffness of Ankle-Foot Orthoses with a Compliant Linkage Model
2025
The Variable Stiffness Orthosis: Customizable Mechanics for Assistance and Rehabilitation
2024· 2 citedOpen Access
The Next 2 Billion: Can the World Support 10 Billion People?
Population and Development Review·2024· 26 citedOpen Access
Has the world survived the population bomb? A 10-year update
Population and Environment·2023· 17 citedOpen Access
Barriers to Hepatitis C Virus Care and How Federally Qualified Health Centers Can Improve Patient Access to Treatment
Gastroenterology Research·2022· 3 citedOpen Access
Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries
2021· 9 cited
The Impact of Migration on Employment Outcomes
2021Open Access
Challenges in Rural Labour Markets
2021Open Access
Child Labour and the Youth Employment Challenge
2021· 3 citedOpen Access
Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries
2021· 5 citedOpen Access
Gender Dimensions of Developing Labour Markets
2021Open Access
Lessons about Labour Market Programmes and Policies
2021Open Access
Reduced fertility from better access to contraception may not improve women’s health
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2021· 1 citedOpen Access
Is There a Male-Breadwinner Norm? The Hazards of Inferring Preferences from Marriage Market Outcomes
The Journal of Human Resources·2020· 22 citedOpen Access
Why Has Income Inequality Increased while Education Inequality Has Decreased in Many Developing Countries?
2020· 4 citedOpen Access
Perspective piece on “Trends in health and retirement in Latin America: Are older workers healthy enough to extend their working lives?” by Laeticia De Souza, Bernardo Queiroz, and Vegard Skirbekk
The Journal of the Economics of Ageing·2018· 4 citedOpen Access
Is There a Male Breadwinner Norm? The Hazards of Inferring Preferences from Marriage Market Outcomes
2018· 15 citedOpen Access
Is There a Male Breadwinner Norm? The Hazards of Inferring Preferences from Marriage Market Outcomes
SSRN Electronic Journal·2018· 3 citedOpen Access
The impact of the no-fee school policy on enrolment and school performance: Evidence from NIDS Waves 1-3
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics·2017· 7 cited
The Impact of Race on Earnings and Human Capital in Brazil, South Africa and the United States
Anais·2016· 7 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Murray Leibbrandt(13), Cally Ardington(6), Jeffrey A. Miron(5), Deborah Levison(4), Vimal Ranchhod(4), Robert F. Schoeni(3), Suzanne Duryea(3), Letícia J. Marteleto(3), Nicola Branson(3), Kermyt G. Anderson(2), Anne Case(2), Taryn Dinkelman(2), Matthew Welch(2), Théodore C. Bergstrom(2), Hillard Kaplan(1), Jane B. Lancaster(1), Truong Si Anh(1), John Knodel(1), Jed Friedman(1), Clare Hofmeyr(1)