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abstract: 'India has the world''s biggest and arguably most aggressive
employment-based affirmative action policy for minorities. This paper
exploits the institutional features of a federally mandated employment
quota policy to examine its causal impact on the economic lives of the
two distinct minority groups (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes). My
main finding is that a 1-percentage point increase in the employment
quota for Scheduled Castes increases the likelihood of obtaining a
salaried job by 0.6-percentage points for male Scheduled Caste members
residing in the rural sector. The employment quota policy has no impact
for Scheduled Tribes. Contrary to popular notion, I do not find evidence
of ``elite-capture{''''} among the Scheduled Castes - the impact is
concentrated among members who have completed less than secondary
education. Consistent with the employment results, I find that the
policy improved the well-being of Scheduled Castes members in rural
areas who have completed less than secondary education. Finally, the
impact of the employment quota policy varies by state characteristics.
(C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.'
affiliation: 'Prakash, N (Corresponding Author), Univ Connecticut, Dept Econ, 365
Fairfield Way,Oak Hall, Storrs, CT 06269 USA.
Prakash, N (Corresponding Author), Univ Connecticut, Human Rights Inst, 365 Fairfield
Way,Oak Hall, Storrs, CT 06269 USA.
Prakash, Nishith, Univ Connecticut, Storrs, CT USA.
Prakash, Nishith, IZA, Bonn, Germany.
Prakash, Nishith, HiCN, Bonn, Germany.
Prakash, Nishith, GLO, Bonn, Germany.
Prakash, Nishith, CReAM, Bonn, Germany.'
author: Prakash, Nishith
author-email: nishith.prakash@uconn.edu
author_list:
- family: Prakash
given: Nishith
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2020.10.017
eissn: 1879-1751
files: []
issn: 0167-2681
journal: JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR \& ORGANIZATION
keywords: 'Employment quota; Scheduled Castes; Scheduled Tribes; Consumption
expenditure; Public sector; India'
keywords-plus: 'CIVIL-RIGHTS ACT; AFFIRMATIVE-ACTION; LABOR-MARKET; POLICY; CALIFORNIA;
LAW'
language: English
month: DEC
number-of-cited-references: '39'
orcid-numbers: Prakash, Nishith/0000-0001-8046-5593
pages: 494-509
papis_id: 492ac50496fe37fd8ccb0057b11ca2a0
ref: Prakash2020impactemployment
times-cited: '4'
title: The impact of employment quotas on the economic lives of disadvantaged minorities
in India
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000609237200025
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '1'
volume: '180'
web-of-science-categories: Economics
year: '2020'