exists in India. This paper exploits the institutional features of federally mandated employment quota policy to examine its … group by education, gender, and geographical location. -- Caste ; employment ; wage differentials ; public sector ; India …

effects, we examine the relationship between state bureaucracy and the impact of privatization on firm productivity. We find … is driven by the impact of bureaucracy on the post-privatization business environment, with better institutional support … and less corruption when bureaucracies are large. -- Privatization ; bureaucracy ; economic reform ; Russia …

Caste-based quotas in hiring have existed in the public sector in India for decades. Recently there has been debate …

, upon 7-19 years olds' school enrollment and grade progression in rural North India. It hopes both to extend to less …' grade progression. -- early childhood development ; less developed country ; India ; schooling …