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