The past three decades have seen a sharp macroeconomic takeoff in India. How have these aggregate changes affected the economic disparity between the different social groups? We examine this issue by studying the time series evolution of the economic disparities between scheduled castes and...

How have the poorest sections of society in India responded to the rapid changes in the Indian economy over the past 30 years? We examine this issue by focusing on the fortunes of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) - the historically disadvantaged and underprivileged castes in India....

India has witnessed a remarkable catch-up by the historically disadvantaged scheduled castes and tribes (SC/STs) towards non-SC/ST levels in their education attainment levels, occupation choices as well as wages during the period 1983-2012. Using a heterogenous agent, multi-sector model we show...