Multigenerational Mobility in India

Most studies of intergenerational mobility focus on adjacent generations, and there is limited knowledge about multigenerational that is, status transmission across three generations. We examine educational occupational in India, using a nationally representative data-set the India Human Development Survey which contains information education occupation for find has increased over generations education, but not occupation. also are stark differences social groups, with individuals belonging to socially disadvantaged communities lagging behind progress. Multigenerational Muslims have decreased comparison Hindus While we an increase other groups such as Scheduled Castes, Tribes, Other Backward Classes compared General do evidence