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Intergenerational Occupational Mobility among Men in India

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We examine the intergenerational occupational mobility among men born during 1945-1985 in India. We distinguish between prevalence and association, and use the Altham Statistic as a measure of distance between son-father occupation associations across birth cohorts/social groups. We also attempt to isolate the specific odds ratios that account for the largest part of the distance. We find that the mobility in the 1975-1984 birth cohort is higher than the mobility in the 1945-1954 birth cohort. Scheduled Castes/Tribes born during 1965-1984 experienced a higher mobility compared with the entire 1965-1984 birth cohort or higher castes born during 1965-1984.

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  • Mehtabul Azam, 2015. "Intergenerational Occupational Mobility among Men in India," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 51(10), pages 1389-1408, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:51:y:2015:i:10:p:1389-1408
    DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2015.1036040
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