Making up people-The effect of identity on performance in a modernizing society

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 106, Issue , 2014, Pages 118-131

  Hoff, Karla ^a   Pandey, Priyanka ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

C93; Caste; D02; D03; I2; Institutional change; Labels; O15; Randomized experiment; Social identity; Stereotype threat

Indexed keywords

CASTE; EXPERIMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; MODERNIZATION; NATIONAL IDENTITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STEREOTYPIC BEHAVIOR;

INDIA;

EID: 84884938140     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2013.08.009     Document Type: Article

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