A Division of Laborers : Identity and Efficiency in India

A Division of Laborers : Identity and Efficiency in India

Workers' social identity affects their choice of occupation, and therefore the structure and prosperity of the aggregate economy. This paper studies this phenomenon in a setting where work and identity are particularly intertwined: the Indian...

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Main Authors: Cassan, Guilhem, Keniston, Daniel, Kleineberg, Tatjana
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE
HUMAN CAPITAL ALLOCATION
CASTE
NETWORKS
PRODUCTIVITY
OCCUPATIONAL IDENTITY
INSTITUTIONS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/676661613498714271/A-Division-of-Laborers-Identity-and-Efficiency-in-India
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35140

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/676661613498714271/A-Division-of-Laborers-Identity-and-Efficiency-in-India
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35140

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