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American Economic Journal: Applied Economics: Vol. 4 No. 2 (April 2012)
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Castes and Labor Mobility
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Hnatkovska, Viktoria,
Amartya Lahiri, and
Sourabh Paul. 2012. "Castes and Labor Mobility."
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics,
4(2): 274-307.
DOI: 10.1257/app.4.2.274
DOI: 10.1257/app.4.2.274
Abstract
We examine the relative fortunes of the historically disadvantaged scheduled castes and tribes (SC/ST) in India in terms of their education attainment, occupation choices, consumption and wages. We study the period 1983-2005 using household survey data from successive rounds of the National Sample Survey. We find that this period has been characterized by a significant convergence of education, occupation distribution, wages and consumption levels of SC/STs toward non-SC/ST levels. Using various decomposition
approaches we find that the improvements in education account for a major part of the wage and consumption convergence. (JEL I24, O15, O17, Z13)
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Hnatkovska, Viktoria (U British Columbia)
Lahiri, Amartya (U British Columbia)
Paul, Sourabh (National Council of Applied Economic Research, New Delhi)
Lahiri, Amartya (U British Columbia)
Paul, Sourabh (National Council of Applied Economic Research, New Delhi)
JEL Classifications
I24: Education and Inequality
O15: Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
O17: Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
Z13: Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Social and Economic Stratification
O15: Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
O17: Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
Z13: Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Social and Economic Stratification
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