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David Lam

Social Sciences · University of Michigan

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Established · publishing since 1984
Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareIncome, Poverty, and InequalityGender, Labor, and Family DynamicsLabor market dynamics and wage inequalityIntergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies

Publications

127

Citations

4,766

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

41

Publishing since 1984

In context
Among 1,148 established Social Sciences PIs within our index
Citations: 4,766cohort median 1,166
Publications / year (recent): 0.6cohort median 2.2

Typically publishes in teams of ~2 · 95% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 11 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.6/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 3 publications18192020: 2 publications202021: 8 publications8212022: 1 publication222023: 1 publication232024: 1 publication242526
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at University of Michigan each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators2018: 1 collaborator2019: 0 collaborators2020: 0 collaborators2021: 0 collaborators2022: 0 collaborators2023: 0 collaborators2024: 0 collaborators2025: 0 collaborators1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Anais×2
  • Population and Development Review×1
  • The Journal of Human Resources×1
  • Population and Environment×1
  • Gastroenterology Research×1
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Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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