Caste and punishment : the legacy of caste culture in norm enforcement (English)

Well-functioning groups enforce social norms that restrain opportunism, but the social structure of a society may encourage or inhibit norm enforcement. This paper studies how the exogenous assignment to different positions in an extreme social hierarchy - the caste system - affects individuals' willingness to punish violations of a cooperation norm. Although the analysis controls for individual wealth, education, and political participation, low-caste...

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Hoff,Karla;

Kshetramade,Mayuresh V.;

Fehr, Ernst;
Document Date
2009/09/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS5040
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Caste and punishment : the legacy of caste culture in norm enforcement
Keywords
years of schooling

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Hoff,Karla; Kshetramade,Mayuresh V.; Fehr, Ernst.

Caste and punishment : the legacy of caste culture in norm enforcement (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5040 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/270431468152720802

Caste and punishment : the legacy of caste culture in norm enforcement (English)

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