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Applying for social programs in India: Roles of local politics and caste networks in affirmative action

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Date
2018
Dewey
Croissance et développement économiques
Sujet
India; Affirmative action; Caste; Political reservations
JEL code
P.P4.P48; O.O1.O12; I.I3.I38
Journal issue
Journal of Comparative Economics
Volume
46
Number
2
Publication date
06-2018
Article pages
436-456
Publisher
Elsevier
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jce.2017.12.001
URI
https://basepub.dauphine.fr/handle/123456789/20089
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Author
Gille, Véronique
12772 Développement, institutions et analyses de long terme [DIAL]
Type
Article accepté pour publication ou publié
Abstract (EN)
India has among the most extensive affirmative action programs in the world. Depending on the State, up to 50% of jobs in the public sector are reserved for members of low castes. However, recruitment is highly discretionary, making it hard for low castes without connections to access reserved jobs and thereby benefit from affirmative action. This paper studies how having a local elected leader from the same caste affects the probability of applying for reserved jobs. The identification strategy focuses on the political reservation system at the village level that determines the caste group of the local elected leader. Taking data from three States in South India, I find that households are more likely to apply when the local elected leader is from their caste group. The evidence suggests that the impact is driven by updated beliefs regarding the probability of a successful application.

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