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Discarding Facts: the Economics of Caste |
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| Authors: | James G Scoville |
| Institution: | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA; |
| Abstract: | In contrast with previous modeling by Akerlof, the author develops a model of a caste system which utilizes the stylized facts that caste occupations are hereditary, compulsory, and endogamous. Some implications of the model are tested with data from the Census of India. |
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