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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Main Author: Sinha, Rishabh
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 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
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spelling okr-10986-296712021-06-08T14:42:45Z Closer, but No Cigar : Intergenerational Mobility across Caste Groups in India Sinha, Rishabh EDUCATION INTERGENERATIONAL MOBILITY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OCCUPATIONAL MOBILITY SECONDARY EDUCATION SEMI-SKILLED WORKER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT CASTE STRUCTURE POVERTY ALLEVIATION COHORT ANALYSIS SCHEDULED TRIBES SCHEDULED CASTES UPWARD MOBILITY 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. 2018-04-12T18:44:26Z 2018-04-12T18:44:26Z 2018-04 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/737371523464777672/Closer-but-no-cigar-intergenerational-mobility-across-caste-groups-in-India http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29671 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8401 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper South Asia India
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topic EDUCATION
INTERGENERATIONAL MOBILITY
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
OCCUPATIONAL MOBILITY
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SEMI-SKILLED WORKER
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
CASTE STRUCTURE
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
COHORT ANALYSIS
SCHEDULED TRIBES
SCHEDULED CASTES
UPWARD MOBILITY
spellingShingle EDUCATION
INTERGENERATIONAL MOBILITY
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
OCCUPATIONAL MOBILITY
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SEMI-SKILLED WORKER
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
CASTE STRUCTURE
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
COHORT ANALYSIS
SCHEDULED TRIBES
SCHEDULED CASTES
UPWARD MOBILITY
Sinha, Rishabh
Closer, but No Cigar : Intergenerational Mobility across Caste Groups in India
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relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8401
description 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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author Sinha, Rishabh
author_facet Sinha, Rishabh
author_sort Sinha, Rishabh
title Closer, but No Cigar : Intergenerational Mobility across Caste Groups in India
title_short Closer, but No Cigar : Intergenerational Mobility across Caste Groups in India
title_full Closer, but No Cigar : Intergenerational Mobility across Caste Groups in India
title_fullStr Closer, but No Cigar : Intergenerational Mobility across Caste Groups in India
title_full_unstemmed Closer, but No Cigar : Intergenerational Mobility across Caste Groups in India
title_sort closer, but no cigar : intergenerational mobility across caste groups in india
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/737371523464777672/Closer-but-no-cigar-intergenerational-mobility-across-caste-groups-in-India
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