Search Results - subject:"Scheduled castes"

The Impact of Employment Quotas on the Economic Lives of Disadvantaged Minorities in India

Prakash, Nishith - 2020

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 … Scheduled Castes â€“ the impact is concentrated among members who have completed less than secondary education. Consistent with …

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The impact of employment quotas on the economic lives of disadvantaged minorities in India

Prakash, Nishith - 2020

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 … Scheduled Castes - the impact is concentrated among members who have completed less than secondary education. Consistent with …

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Essays on women and historically disadvantaged social groups, and Indian development policy

Bagavathinathan, Karan Singh - 2019

Die folgende These evaluiert drei indische Entwicklungspolitiken, dessen Ziel die Förderung von Frauen und historisch benachteiligten sozialen Gruppen ist. Diese drei Konzepte sind: der Vorbehalt für Frauen in öffentlichen Arbeitsprogrammen; politische Repräsentierung von Frauen in den...

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Household Income Mobility in India: 1993-2011

Azam, Mehtabul - 2016

Using nationally representative longitudinal survey, we examine the income mobility among rural (urban) Indian households over 1993-2004 and 2004-2011 (2004-2011). We find mobility estimates that mirror the social hierarchy: Forward Hindu Caste (FHC) households experienced the highest (lowest)...

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Is multi-party coalition government better for the protection of socially backward classes in India?

Basu, Kaushik; Biswas, Sattwick Dey; Harish, Pratik; … - 2016

classes, i.e. Scheduled Castes, in India. We have looked at the impact of types of government on the reduction of the gap … between Scheduled Castes and Upper Castes in terms of various socio-economic indicators. Our analysis suggests that single …

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Is multi-party coalition government better for the protection of socially backward classes in India?

Basu, Kaushik; Biswas, Sattwick Dey; Harish, Pratik; … - 2016

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Household income mobility in India : 1993-2011

Azam, Mehtabul - 2016

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Doing more than Lip-service to the Backward Sections

Krishnan, P.S - eSocialSciences - 2014

The Scheduled Castes form 16 percent of the population yet their issues have largely remained silent. Itâ€™s high time …

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Welfare and Poverty Impacts of Indiaâ€™s National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme: Evidence from Andhra Pradesh

Deininger, Klaus; Liu, Yanyan - eSocialSciences - 2013

Indiaâ€™s National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) is one of the largest public works programs globally. Understanding the impacts of NREGS and the pathway through which its impacts are realized thus has important policy implications. A three-round 4,000-household panel from...

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Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Tribes (STs) in Andhra Pradesh: A Situation Assessment Analysis

Motkuri, Venkatanarayana - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

The paper presents the development status of SC and ST in Andhra Pradesh, their problems and prospects from the inclusive growth and human development perspectives. It presents the prevailing situation in respect of SC/ST and their level of backwardness with respect to parameters such as income,...

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