Details about David Lam

Homepage:	https://faculty.isr.umich.edu/davidl/
Workplace:	Economics Department, University of Michigan, (more information at EDIRC) Institute for Social Research (ISR), University of Michigan, (more information at EDIRC) Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2023

1. Demographic Challenges for Global Labor Markets in the 21st Century, Africa in a Changing World
   SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town

2018

2. Is There a Male Breadwinner Norm? The Hazards of Inferring Preferences from Marriage Market Outcomes
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (18)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (18)
   See also Journal Article Is There a Male-Breadwinner Norm? The Hazards of Inferring Preferences from Marriage Market Outcomes, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2022) View citations (6) (2022)

2017

3. The impact of the no-fee school policy on enrolment and school performance: Evidence from NIDS Waves 1-3
   SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (3)

2015

4. Fertility and mother's labour market behaviour: Evidence from the 2011 South African Census
   SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (1)
5. Income Inequality in Education, and Children's Schooling Attainment in Brazil
   Discussion Papers, Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada - IPEA View citations (4)
6. Schooling Inequality, Returns to Schooling, and Earnings Inequality: Evidence from Brazil and South Africa
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (11)

2014

7. Assessing the Impact of Social Grants on Inequality: A South African Case Study
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (1)
   See also Chapter Assessing the Impact of Social Grants on Inequality: A South African Case Study, International Economic Association Series, Palgrave Macmillan (2016) View citations (5) (2016)

2013

8. Changes in education, employment and earnings in South Africa – A cohort analysis
   SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (5)
9. Credit Constraints and the Racial Gap in Post-Secondary Education in South Africa
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   Also in SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town (2013) View citations (6)
10. Educational expenditure in South Africa: Evidence from the National Income Dynamics Study
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (3)
11. Progress through school and the determinants of school dropout in South Africa
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Progress through school and the determinants of school dropout in South Africa, Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals (2014) View citations (22) (2014)

2012

12. Education and Inequality: The South African Case
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (11)
13. Education: Analysis of the NIDS Wave 1 and 2 Datasets
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (8)

2011

14. Estimating the effect of adolescent fertility on educational attainment in Cape Town using a propensity score weighted regression
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (14)

2009

15. The impact of AIDS on intergenerational support in South Africa: Evidence from the Cape Area Panel Study
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (5)

2008

16. Education and Youth Unemployment in South Africa
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (15)

2007

17. Schooling as a Lottery: Racial Differences in School Advancement in Urban South Africa
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Schooling as a lottery: Racial differences in school advancement in urban South Africa, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2011) View citations (36) (2011)

2006

18. The Demography Of Youth In Developing Countries And Its Economic Implications
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2006) View citations (8)

2005

19. Dynamics of child labor: labor force entry and exit in urban Brazil
    Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank View citations (8)
    See also Chapter Dynamics of Child Labor: Labor-Force Entry and Exit in Urban Brazil, Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan (2009) View citations (2) (2009)
20. Labour force withdrawal of the elderly in South Africa
    SALDRU/CSSR Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (9)
21. The Sensitivity of Estimates of Post-Apartheid Changes in South African Poverty and Inequality to key Data Imputations
    SALDRU/CSSR Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (26)

2004

22. A dinâmica da escolaridade das crianças brasileiras durante a transição demográfica: aumento no tamanho da coorte versus diminuição no tamanho da família
    Textos para Discussão Cedeplar-UFMG, Cedeplar, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais View citations (1)
23. Savings, Insurance and Debt over the Post-Apartheid Period: A Review of Recent Research
    SALDRU/CSSR Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article SAVINGS, INSURANCE AND DEBT OVER THE POST‐APARTHEID PERIOD: A REVIEW OF RECENT RESEARCH, South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa (2004) View citations (10) (2004)

1996

24. Effects on Family Background on Earnings and Returns to Schooling: Evidence from Brazil
    Working Papers, RAND - Reprint Series View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Effects of Family Background on Earnings and Returns to Schooling: Evidence from Brazil, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1993) View citations (228) (1993)

1995

25. Family Ties and Labor Markets in the United States and Brazil
    Working Papers, RAND - Reprint Series View citations (15)
    Also in Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program (1993) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Family Ties and Labor Markets in the United States and Brazil, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (1994) View citations (42) (1994)

1993

26. Private Interhousehold Transfers of Money and Time: New Empirical Evidence
    Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations (6)

1991

27. The Two-Sex Problem and the Marriage Squeeze in an Equilibrium Model of Mariage Market
    Working Papers, Michigan - Center for Research on Economic & Social Theory View citations (6)

1990

28. DECLINING INEQUALITY IN SCHOOLING IN BRAZIL AND ITS EFFECTS ON INEQUALITY IN EARNING
    Working Papers, Yale - Economic Growth Center View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Declining inequality in schooling in Brazil and its effects on inequality in earnings, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (1991) View citations (42) (1991)

1989

29. The Effects of Cohort Size on Mariage Market in Twentieth Century Sweden
    Working Papers, Michigan - Center for Research on Economic & Social Theory View citations (6)

Undated

30. The Effect of Cohort Sizes on Marriage Markets in Twentieth Century Sweden
    Papers, University of Michigan, Department of Economics View citations (5)

Journal Articles

2025

1. The Next 2 Billion: Can the World Support 10 Billion People?
   Population and Development Review, 2025, 51, (1), 63-102

2022

2. Is There a Male-Breadwinner Norm? The Hazards of Inferring Preferences from Marriage Market Outcomes
   Journal of Human Resources, 2022, 57, (6), 1885-1914 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Is There a Male Breadwinner Norm? The Hazards of Inferring Preferences from Marriage Market Outcomes, IZA Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (18) (2018)

2021

3. Reduced fertility from better access to contraception may not improve women’s health
   Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2021, 118, (29), e2110170118

2019

4. 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, 2019, 13, (C), 84-85

2014

5. Progress through school and the determinants of school dropout in South Africa
   Development Southern Africa, 2014, 31, (1), 106-126 View citations (22)
   See also Working Paper Progress through school and the determinants of school dropout in South Africa, SALDRU Working Papers (2013) View citations (15) (2013)
6. Youth bulges and youth unemployment
   IZA World of Labor, 2014, 26 View citations (5)

2013

7. Reply to Stan Becker, “Has the World Really Survived the Population Bomb? (Commentary on “How the World Survived the Population Bomb: Lessons from 50 Years of Extraordinary Demographic History”)”
   Demography, 2013, 50, (6), 2183-2186 View citations (2)

2012

8. Editorial: IZA Journal of Labor and Development
   IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 2012, 1, (1), 1-2

2011

9. How the World Survived the Population Bomb: Lessons From 50 Years of Extraordinary Demographic History
   Demography, 2011, 48, (4), 1231-1262 View citations (25)
10. Schooling as a lottery: Racial differences in school advancement in urban South Africa
    Journal of Development Economics, 2011, 95, (2), 121-136 View citations (36)
    See also Working Paper Schooling as a Lottery: Racial Differences in School Advancement in Urban South Africa, SALDRU Working Papers (2007) View citations (13) (2007)

2010

11. Education Inequality in South Africa: Evidence from the National Income Dynamics Study
    Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 2010, 34, (3), 85-109

2008

12. Stages of the Demographic Transition from a Child's Perspective: Family Size, Cohort Size, and Children's Resources
    Population and Development Review, 2008, 34, (2), 225-252 View citations (19)

2007

13. Effects of economic shocks on children's employment and schooling in Brazil
    Journal of Development Economics, 2007, 84, (1), 188-214 View citations (178)
14. Intermittent child employment and its implications for estimates of child labour
    International Labour Review, 2007, 146, (3-4), 217-251 View citations (8)

2006

15. The sensitivity to key data imputations of recent estimates of income poverty and inequality in South Africa
    Economic Modelling, 2006, 23, (5), 822-835 View citations (25)

2004

16. SAVINGS, INSURANCE AND DEBT OVER THE POST‐APARTHEID PERIOD: A REVIEW OF RECENT RESEARCH
    South African Journal of Economics, 2004, 72, (3), 604-640 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Savings, Insurance and Debt over the Post-Apartheid Period: A Review of Recent Research, SALDRU/CSSR Working Papers (2004) View citations (9) (2004)

1999

17. Effects of Schooling on Fertility, Labor Supply, and Investments in Children, with Evidence from Brazil
    Journal of Human Resources, 1999, 34, (1), 160-192 View citations (126)

1998

18. Family size and children’s education in Vietnam
    Demography, 1998, 35, (1), 57-70 View citations (41)

1996

19. The effects of temperature on human fertility
    Demography, 1996, 33, (3), 291-305 View citations (36)

1994

20. Family Ties and Labor Markets in the United States and Brazil
    Journal of Human Resources, 1994, 29, (4) View citations (42)
    See also Working Paper Family Ties and Labor Markets in the United States and Brazil, Working Papers (1995) View citations (15) (1995)
21. Modeling Seasonality in Fecundability, Conceptions, and Births
    Demography, 1994, 31, (2), 321-346 View citations (20)

1993

22. Effects of Family Background on Earnings and Returns to Schooling: Evidence from Brazil
    Journal of Political Economy, 1993, 101, (4), 710-40 View citations (228)
    See also Working Paper Effects on Family Background on Earnings and Returns to Schooling: Evidence from Brazil, Working Papers (1996) View citations (3) (1996)

1991

23. Declining inequality in schooling in Brazil and its effects on inequality in earnings
    Journal of Development Economics, 1991, 37, (1-2), 199-225 View citations (42)
    See also Working Paper DECLINING INEQUALITY IN SCHOOLING IN BRAZIL AND ITS EFFECTS ON INEQUALITY IN EARNING, Working Papers (1990) View citations (1) (1990)

1990

24. O Declínio na Desigualdade da Escolaridade no Brasil e seus Efeitos na Desigualdade de Rendimentos
    Brazilian Review of Econometrics, 1990, 10, (2)

1989

25. Population Growth, Age Structure, and Age-Specific Productivity: Does a Uniform Age Distribution Minimize Lifetime Wages?
    Journal of Population Economics, 1989, 2, (3), 189-210 View citations (11)

1988

26. Lorenz curves, inequality, and social welfare under changing population composition
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 1988, 10, (1), 141-162 View citations (5)
27. Marriage Markets and Assortative Mating with Household Public Goods: Theoretical Results and Empirical Implications
    Journal of Human Resources, 1988, 23, (4), 462-487 View citations (216)

1986

28. The Dynamics of Population Growth, Differential Fertility, and Inequality
    American Economic Review, 1986, 76, (5), 1103-16 View citations (37)

Chapters

2016

1. Assessing the Impact of Social Grants on Inequality: A South African Case Study
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Assessing the Impact of Social Grants on Inequality: A South African Case Study, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2014) View citations (1) (2014)

2009

2. Dynamics of Child Labor: Labor-Force Entry and Exit in Urban Brazil
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Dynamics of child labor: labor force entry and exit in urban Brazil, The World Bank (2005) View citations (8) (2005)

1997

3. Demographic variables and income inequality
   Chapter 18 in Handbook of Population and Family Economics, 1997, vol. 1, Part B, pp 1015-1059 View citations (15)

Editor

1. IZA Journal of Development and Migration
   Sciendo & Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA)
2. IZA Journal of Labor & Development
   Springer