Abstract
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) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 378-391 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Review of Development Economics |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| State | Published - Aug 2003 |