EmployStats Welcomes Proma Paromita

About Proma Paromita

Proma received her Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the Asian University for Women in Bangladesh in the year 2018. After receiving her Bachelor’s degree, Proma traveled to Richardson, TX to attend The University of Texas at Dallas to receive her Master of Science in Econometrics and Quantitative Economics this year. She enjoyed her applied regression and labor economics courses, as well as listening to the University’s podcast.

Proma’s favorites include:

Hobbies:

  • Origami
  • Handcrafts
  • Reading

  • Types of Movies and Books

  • Thriller Movies
  • Detective Novels

  • Favorite Book

  • Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

  • Favorite Foods

  • Pasta 
  • Chicken Wings

  • Favorite Quote

  • “I think therefore I am” said by René Descartes
  • We are extremely excited to have Proma on our team. We offer our warmest welcome to our new team member.

    Neumark and Vaccaro write The Career Evolution of the Sex Gap in Wages: Discrimination vs. Human Capital Investment

    The Career Evolution of the Sex Gap in Wages: Discrimination vs. Human Capital Investment was written by David Neumark and Giannina Vaccaro for the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).

    Abstract

    Several studies find that there is little sex gap in wages at labor market entry, and that the sex gap in wages emerges (and grows) with time in the labor market. This evidence is consistent with (i) there is little or no sex discrimination in wages at labor market entry, and (ii) the emergence of the sex gap in wages with time in the labor market reflects differences between men and women in human capital investment (and other decisions), with women investing less early in their careers. Indeed, some economists explicitly interpret the evidence this way. We show that this interpretation ignores two fundamental implications of the human capital model, and that differences in investment can complicate the interpretation of both the starting sex gap in wages (or absence of a gap), and the differences in “returns” to experience. We then estimate stylized structural models of human capital investment and wage growth to identify the effects of discrimination and differences in human capital investment, and find evidence more consistent with discrimination reducing women’s wages at labor market entry.

    Read – The Career Evolution of the Sex Gap in Wages: Discrimination vs. Human Capital Investment

    • Find the paper on the NBER website here.
    • Find the paper on the SSRN website here.