Pallab Ghosh

Pallab Ghosh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Oklahoma. His research bridges Labor Economics, Econometrics, and Development Economics, with a focus on income inequality, gender wage gaps, and the impact of crime/incarceration on labor markets. He also advances econometric methodologies for quantile regression and counterfactual analysis.

• Education: Ph.D. from Syracuse University (2014).
• Fields: Labor Economics, Econometrics, Development Economics.

Research Highlights: Ghosh examines trends in U.S. income inequality, gender wage disparities, and how crime rates affect minority labor outcomes. His methodological work includes innovations in handling endogeneity in quantile regressions and decomposition techniques for counterfactual distributions. Recently, he has explored the economics of journal publications, analyzing how coauthorship and networking influence top-tier economics journal contributions.

Scientific Awards:

• Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award (Maxwell School, Syracuse University, 2014)
• Albert Einstein Award (HP, 2008)

Email: pallab.ghosh@ou.edu