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Economic Comparison and Group Identity: Lessons from India
Abstract : The caste system has framed a large part of the recent Indian history. Clear tensions between different castes, as well as low-castes' demands for positive discriminations, have played a central role in India's political and social life. We focus here on the intensity of economic comparison within the caste, and between castes. Our underlying goal is to reach a better understanding of this caste interplay. Relying on an happiness panel data set, we find that economic comparison inside the caste affects well-being negatively. Very interestingly, comparison between "rival" castes is found to decrease well-being even more. This latter finding is consistent with the caste struggles we observe.
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