Chandrima Chakraborty is Assistant Professor of Economics at Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India. Her research interests include Econometrics, Empirical-studies-on-Gender/Education/Productivity/Efficiency/Environmental and Health economics.Dipyaman Pal is Assistant Professor of Economics at Bethune College, West Bengal, India. His research interests include Econometrics, Empirical-studies-on-Gender/Volatility/Productivity/Efficiency/Environmental and Health economics.