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Horizontal inequality, COVID-19, and lockdown readiness: Evidence from IndiaA growing body of research shows that COVID-19 both reflects and exacerbates existing inequalities...
Horizontal inequality Ethnic inequality CasteWorking Paper
Social mobility and inequality between groupsThe relationship between social mobility and inequality is well studied in the literature, but far greater attention has been paid to ‘vertical’ than to ‘horizontal’ inequality...
Social mobility Horizontal inequality Ethnic inequalityBlog
Research insights, new friends and meeting Stiglitz: Shreya Bhattacharya - 2018 PhD FellowIn the fall of 2018 UNU-WIDER welcomed 11 doctoral students from around the world as part of our PhD Fellowship Programme ...
UNU-WIDER PhD Fellowship Ethnic inequality CasteWorking Paper
Ethnicity and risk sharing network formation: Evidence from rural VietnamEthnic inequality remains a persistent challenge for Vietnam. This paper aims at better understanding this ethnic gap through exploring the formation of risk sharing networks in rural areas...
Risk-sharing network Homophily Ethnic inequalityJournal Special Issue
Horizontal Inequality: Persistence and ChangeA considerable body of research suggests that horizontal inequality between ethnic groups has major socioeconomic implications, in particular for peace and economic development...
Group-based inequality Horizontal inequality Ethnic groupJournal Article
Horizontal inequality as an outcomeA considerable body of research suggests that horizontal inequality between ethnic groups has major socioeconomic implications, in particular for peace and economic development...
Group-based inequality Horizontal inequality Ethnic groupWorking Paper
Horizontal inequality as a dependent variableA considerable body of research suggests that horizontal inequality between ethnic groups has major socioeconomic implications, in particular for peace and economic development...
Group-based inequality Horizontal inequality Ethnic groupWorking Paper
How status inequality between ethnic groups affects public goods provision: Experimental evidence on caste and tolerance for teacher absenteeism in IndiaThis article contributes to the growing scholarship on how ethnic inequality can dampen the provision of public goods and services. On the one hand, it pushes beyond purely economic inequality to include status inequality between population groups...
Caste Ethnic inequality Public goods provisions