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This Handbook deals with theoretical and empirical evidence on the economics of discrimination and affirmative action across the world, assessed over a variety of social identities, such as caste, race, ethnicity, gender, disability, age, tribal status. It also outlines methodological advances in this area, with plenty of additional references for the interested reader. It combines theoretical frameworks developed in the West with historical writings about discrimination and social justice from primarily Indian philosophers, aspects which are typically not found under one roof. It offers the reader a combination of insights into theories across a range of disciplines, as well as evidence, data –both quantitative and qualitative, in addition to the latest methodological advances in the estimation of discrimination – econometric, experimental, mixed-methods.

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Ashwini Deshpande is Professor of Economics, Ashoka University, India. She is Founding Director of the University’s Centre for Economic Data and Analysis (CEDA). Prior to Ashoka University, Professor Deshpande was affiliated to the Delhi School of Economics. She is also a Fellow of the International Economic Association, Research Fellow at IZA Institute of Labour Economics; a Fellow of the Global Labour Network (GLO); and non-resident Senior Research Fellow of UNU-WIDER, Helsinki. She has published extensively on economics of discrimination and affirmative action, focusing on caste and gender in India. Other areas of her research interest are social identity and economic outcomes, specially labour market outcomes, self-employment; early childhood development, and education.  Recipient of the 2007 VKRV Rao Award for India Economist under 45, she has many books published by leading global publishers to her credit.

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