Hao Li

Hao Li is an Assistant Professor of economics at Institute of Economics and Finance, Nanjing Audit University, China. She holds a Ph.D. in economics from Southern Methodist University (SMU), US. Her fields of research include labour economics, applied econometrics, health economics, and economics of education.

Economic mobility in India: Estimation using ‘noisy’ data
There has been a dramatic rise in inequality in India post-liberalisation. This article finds economic mobility to be markedly low, with at least seven out of 10 poor households remaining poor or at-risk of being poor during 2005-2012. It also finds that Muslims, lower-caste groups, and rural households are in a more disadvantageous position in terms of escaping poverty or transitioning into poverty compared to Hindus, upper-caste groups, and urban households.
