Closer, but No Cigar : Intergenerational Mobility across Caste Groups in India
This paper compares the intergenerational mobility of educational and occupational attainment of men from disadvantaged groups (Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST)) in India with the intergenerational mobility of men outside these group...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/737371523464777672/Closer-but-no-cigar-intergenerational-mobility-across-caste-groups-in-India http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29671 |
| Summary: | This paper compares the
intergenerational mobility of educational and occupational
attainment of men from disadvantaged groups (Scheduled
Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST)) in India with the
intergenerational mobility of men outside these groups
during 1983-2009. Although there has been a modest
convergence in mobility rates of non-SC/ST and SC/ST men in
educational attainment, there has been no significant
convergence in the mobility rates of occupational
attainment. Upward mobility of SC/ST men remains much lower
compared to non-SC/ST men. Additionally, the former are more
susceptible than the latter to moving down the
intergenerational ladder. The mobility gap varies over a
large range across states, but the cross-state variation has
declined, with convergence being higher in states with
larger gaps initially. The paper finds no evidence of higher
convergence in states with higher economic growth. As such,
policies that focus on growth may not necessarily deliver
convergence in outcomes across social groups. |
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