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Hnatkovska, Viktoria; Lahiri, Amartya; Paul, Sourabh B. – Journal of Human Resources, 2013
We contrast the intergenerational mobility rates of the historically disadvantaged scheduled castes and tribes (SC/ST) in India with the rest of the workforce in terms of their education attainment, occupation choices and wages. Using survey data from successive rounds of the National Sample Survey between 1983 and 2005, we find that…
Descriptors: Intergenerational Programs, Generational Differences, Social Class, Barriers
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Shastry, Gauri Kartini – Journal of Human Resources, 2012
Recent studies suggest that globalization increases inequality, by increasing skilled wage premiums in developing countries. This effect may be mitigated, however, if human capital responds to global opportunities. I study how the impact of globalization varies across Indian districts with different costs of learning English. Linguistic diversity…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Linguistics, Foreign Countries, English