Discarding facts: The economics of caste

James G. Scoville

doi:10.1111/1467-9361.00197

Discarding facts: The economics of caste

James G. Scoville

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In contrast with previous modeling by Akerlof, the author develops a model of a caste system which utilizes the stylized facts that caste occupations are hereditary, compulsory, and endogamous. Some implications of the model are tested with data from the Census of India.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	378-391
Number of pages	14
Journal	Review of Development Economics
Volume	7
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9361.00197
State	Published - Aug 2003

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