Caste discrimination and transaction costs in the labor market: Evidence from rural North India
Caste discrimination and transaction costs in the labor market: Evidence from rural North India
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jdeveco.2008.06.002
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发表时间：
2009-03-01
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5
通讯作者：
Ito, Takahiro
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作者：
Ito, Takahiro
本文试图利用北印度农村的家庭数据，对劳动力市场中基于种姓的歧视进行量化。在回归分析中，与进入劳动力市场和保留工资相关的交易成本与市场工资一起被同时估计。估计结果证明劳动力市场存在交易成本，并在获得正规就业方面歧视落后阶层。与之前的研究一致，研究结果表明，到目前为止，印度的保留政策取得的成果充其量也是有限的。此外，本文使用的模型与传统(简化形式)方法的估计值的比较表明，在传统简化形式方法中，劳动力市场进入中的歧视可能被低估。(C)2008爱思唯尔B.V.保留所有权利。
This paper is in empirical attempt to quantify caste-based discrimination in the labor market using household data taken from rural North India. In the regression analysis, transaction costs associated with entry into the labor market and reservation wages are estimated simultaneously along with market wages. The estimation results provide evidence of the existence of transaction costs in the labor market and discrimination against backward classes with regard to access to regular employment. In line with previous studies, the results suggest that the achievements of India's reservation policy so far have at best been limited. In addition, a comparison between the estimates from the model employed in this paper and conventional (reduced-form) approaches shows that discrimination in labor market entry is likely to be underestimated in the conventional reduced-form approaches. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.