This paper examines the differences in welfare, as measured by per capita expenditure (PCE), between social groups in rural India across the entire welfare distribution. The paper establishes that the disadvantage suffered by two historically disadvantaged groups - Scheduled Castes (SCs) and...

In order to credibly "sell" legitimate children to their spouse, women must forego more attractive mating opportunities. This paper derives the implications of this observation for the pattern of matching in marriage markets, the dynamics of human capital accumulation, and the evolution of the...

Bei allen Vorbehalten ein notwendiges, realitätsnahes Buch! Es mag Ernüchterung herrschen über die Ergebnisse der Reformen, an deren Erarbeitung der Mediziner und Professor für Gesundheitsökonomie für die SPD beteiligt war, weil Lobbyisten und Privilegierte ihre Pfründen erhalten konnten....