Inherited caste identity is an important determinant of life opportunity for a fifth of the world's
population, but is not given the same significance in global development policy debates as …

The caste system, its salient characteristics, and its subtle and more obvious
transformations, coupled with its persistence and pervasiveness, have been central to …

An avid gamer and sharp media critic explains meritocracy's negative contribution to video
game culture—and what can be done about it Video games have brought entertainment …

Machine learning algorithms for prediction are increasingly being used in critical decisions
affecting human lives. Various fairness formalizations, with no firm consensus yet, are …

Is the caste system disappearing? Are traditional hierarchies being replaced by competing
equalities? Do globalization and liberalization automatically result in diminishing …

Caste plays a role at every stage of an Indian's economic life, in school, university, the labor
market, and into old age. The influence of caste extends beyond private economic activity …

The article argues for what can be called a 'relational'approach to poverty: one that first
views persistent poverty as the consequence of historically developed economic and …

Caste is a contested terrain in India's society and polity. This book explores contemporary
realities of caste in rural and urban India. It examines questions of untouchability …

This paper provides a theoretical introduction to the study of discrimination with particular
reference to the caste system. It sets the stage for the four empirical papers that follow, by …

We report the results of an experiment that was designed to test for discrimination in grading
in India. We recruited teachers to grade exams. We randomly assigned child …