of chronic malnourishment in India - that is, the difference in stunting incidence across caste and religious groups. A … larger than the India-Africa gap, but that children from the socio-economically dominant group, the upper caste Hindus, are …India is home to some 120 million children under the age of 5, 36 percent of whom are chronically malnourished. The …

India may influence COVID-19's impact through the differential impact of lockdown policies across caste and religious groups …. India, the second most populous country in the world, is a relevant case for such analysis, not only because it has …

Caste-based quotas in hiring have existed in the public sector in India for decades. Recently there has been debate … about introducing similar quotas in private sector jobs. This paper uses an audit study to determine the extent of caste …-based discrimination in the Indian private sector. On average low-caste applicants need to send 20 percent more resumes than high-caste …

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

The caste system - a system of elaborately stratified social hierarchy - distinguishes India from most other societies … caste status and occupational segregation that has existed historically in India. We find evidence that the occupational … similar occupational convergence for ST households. -- caste ; occupational diversification ; poverty ; India …