If discrimination against an historically oppressed social group is dismantled, will the group forge ahead? The authors present experimental evidence that a history of social and legal disabilities may have persistent effects on a group's earnings through its impact on individuals' expectations. In the first experiment, 321 high-caste and 321 low-caste junior high school male student volunteers in rural India performed the task of solving mazes under...
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2004/6/01
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ورقة عمل خاصة ببحوث السياسات
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WPS3351
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2010/7/01
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Belief systems and durable inequalities : an experimental investigation of Indian caste
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piece rate