Replication data for: Development from Representation? A Study of Quotas for the Scheduled Castes in India

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Project Citation:

Jensenius, Francesca Refsum. Replication data for: Development from Representation? A Study of Quotas for the Scheduled Castes in India. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2015. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113613V1

Project Description

Summary: This paper estimates the constituency-level development effects of quotas for the Scheduled Castes (SCs) in India, using a unique dataset of development indicators for more than 3,100 state assembly constituencies in 15 Indian states in 1971 and 2001. Matching constituencies on pretreatment variables from 1971, I find that 30 years of quotas had no detectable constituency-level effect on overall development or redistribution to SCs. Interviews with politicians and civil servants in 2010 and 2011 suggest that these findings can be explained by the power of political parties and the electoral incentives created by the quota system. (JEL D72, J15, O15, O17, Z13)

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: elections data; Census data; matching

JEL Classification:
      D72 Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
      J15 Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
      O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
      O17 Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
      Z13 Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

Geographic Coverage: India

Time Period(s): 1972 – 2007 (Census data from 1971 and 2001 and electoral returns 1974 to 2007)

Universe: The study looks at the characteristics of elected representatives and development trajectories for state assembly constituencies in the 15 largest Indian states

Data Type(s): administrative records data; census/enumeration data; other:; aggregate data

Collection Notes: Census data (available at the block and village levels) were estimated/aggregated to the state assembly constituency level

Methodology

Data Source: Electoral returns and census data (block level data from the Primary Census Abstract and village level data from the Village Directory)

Unit(s) of Observation: State assembly constituency and village,

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