Household Income Mobility in India: 1993-2011

Mehtabul Azam

No 10308, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: Using nationally representative longitudinal survey, we examine the income mobility among rural (urban) Indian households over 1993-2004 and 2004-2011 (2004-2011). We find mobility estimates that mirror the social hierarchy: Forward Hindu Caste (FHC) households experienced the highest (lowest) upward (downward) mobility. Considerable gaps between FHC households and households from the disadvantaged social groups remain in upward/downward mobility even after controlling for households characteristics. We find lower conditional gaps in both upward/downward mobility in rural India for the disadvantaged groups (except for Muslims) over 2004-2011 compared to 1993-2004. For Muslims, the gaps in downward mobility increased over 2004-11 compared to 1993-2004.

Keywords: scheduled castes/tribes; intragenerational; income mobility; social groups; India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D31 I32 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 64 pages
Date: 2016-10
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Published - revised version published in: Review of Development Economics, 2022, 26 (4), 1902 - 1943

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Journal Article: Household income mobility in India, 1993–2011 (2022)
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