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Erscheinungsjahr: 
2012
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
WIDER Working Paper No. 2012/101
Verlag: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Zusammenfassung: 
Using data from the India Human Development Survey (IHDS) 2005, we examine intergenerational occupational mobility in India, an issue on which very few systematic and rigorous studies exist. We group individuals into classes and document patterns of mobility at the rural, urban and all-India levels, and for different caste groups. We find substantial intergenerational persistence, particularly in the case of low-skilled and low-paying occupations, e.g. almost half the children of agricultural labourers end up becoming agricultural labourers. We also document differences across caste groups. Overall, our results suggest considerable inequality of opportunity in India.
Schlagwörter: 
intergenerational mobility : inequality of opportunity
distributive justice
social class
JEL: 
D31
D63
ISBN: 
978-92-9230-567-3
Dokumentart: 
Working Paper

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