Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/51757 
Year of Publication: 
2011
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 5894
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This article investigates the effects of a large-scale public sector employment quota policy for disadvantaged minorities (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) in India on their occupational choices, as defined by skill level, during the 1980s and 1990s. We find that, first, the employment quota policy significantly affects the occupational structure of both disadvantaged minority populations. In response to the employment quotas, individuals belonging to the Scheduled Caste group are more likely to choose high-skill occupations and less likely to choose low- and middle-skill occupations, while individuals belonging to the Scheduled Tribe group are less likely to choose high-skill occupations and more likely to choose low- and middle-skill occupations. Second, the impact of the employment quotas is significantly related with an individual's years of schooling. Overall, the results indicate that the employment quota policy changes the occupational choices of individuals within the targeted populations and contributes to their improved socio-economic standing.
Subjects: 
affirmative action
employment quota
occupational choice
skill
caste
India
JEL: 
J62
J61
J24
O10
O2
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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