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Research & Publications Office to host seminar on ‘Merit, Identity, and Redistribution: Experimental Evidence on Affirmative Action’ on 18 February

The talk will be delivered by Dr. Véronique Gille, University of Paris-Dauphine

9 February, 2026, Bengaluru: The Office of Research and Publications (R&P) will host a seminar on, ‘Merit, Identity, and Redistribution: Experimental Evidence on Affirmative Action’, to be led by Dr. Véronique Gille, University of Paris-Dauphine (Public Policy area), at 2.30 pm on 18th February 2026, in Classroom P-22.

Abstract: The researchers study whether opposition to affirmative action reflects general aversion to preferential treatment or bias against the social identity of beneficiaries. Using an incentivized online experiment with university students in India, they compare perceptions and behavior toward candidates admitted through caste-based versus income-based affirmative action. Evaluators assessed test-takers’ competence and allocated monetary rewards under different selection rules. The researchers find that caste-based beneficiaries from India’s historically stigmatized and marginalized groups (Scheduled Castes and Tribes, or SC-ST), particularly from high-income households, are perceived as less competent, while income-based beneficiaries from non-marginalized groups are viewed more favorably. Yet, these negative perceptions do not translate into penalties: caste-based beneficiaries – especially those from low-income households – receive allocations beyond what their grades predict, whereas income-based beneficiaries are rewarded in line with perceived competence. Results highlight a duality: affirmative action elicits both identity-driven stigma and redistributive generosity. These findings show that shifting from caste to income criteria does not eliminate bias, underscoring the persistent salience of social identity in redistributive policies.

Speaker Profile: Véronique Gille is a researcher at Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) and LEDa (Université Paris-Dauphine/PSL) in Paris, where she works on development economics, political economics, and applied microeconomics with a focus on issues such as education, inequality, and social policy.

Webpage Link: https://sites.google.com/site/veroniquegille/home

Add to Calendar 2026-02-18 05:30:00 2026-02-10 12:22:29 Research & Publications Office to host seminar on ‘Merit, Identity, and Redistribution: Experimental Evidence on Affirmative Action’ on 18 February The talk will be delivered by Dr. Véronique Gille, University of Paris-Dauphine 9 February, 2026, Bengaluru: The Office of Research and Publications (R&P) will host a seminar on, ‘Merit, Identity, and Redistribution: Experimental Evidence on Affirmative Action’, to be led by Dr. Véronique Gille, University of Paris-Dauphine (Public Policy area), at 2.30 pm on 18th February 2026, in Classroom P-22. Abstract: The researchers study whether opposition to affirmative action reflects general aversion to preferential treatment or bias against the social identity of beneficiaries. Using an incentivized online experiment with university students in India, they compare perceptions and behavior toward candidates admitted through caste-based versus income-based affirmative action. Evaluators assessed test-takers’ competence and allocated monetary rewards under different selection rules. The researchers find that caste-based beneficiaries from India’s historically stigmatized and marginalized groups (Scheduled Castes and Tribes, or SC-ST), particularly from high-income households, are perceived as less competent, while income-based beneficiaries from non-marginalized groups are viewed more favorably. Yet, these negative perceptions do not translate into penalties: caste-based beneficiaries – especially those from low-income households – receive allocations beyond what their grades predict, whereas income-based beneficiaries are rewarded in line with perceived competence. Results highlight a duality: affirmative action elicits both identity-driven stigma and redistributive generosity. These findings show that shifting from caste to income criteria does not eliminate bias, underscoring the persistent salience of social identity in redistributive policies. Speaker Profile: Véronique Gille is a researcher at Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) and LEDa (Université Paris-Dauphine/PSL) in Paris, where she works on development economics, political economics, and applied microeconomics with a focus on issues such as education, inequality, and social policy. Webpage Link: https://sites.google.com/site/veroniquegille/home IIM Bangalore IIM Bangalore communications@iimb.ac.in Asia/Kolkata public
18 Feb 2026

Research & Publications Office to host seminar on ‘Merit, Identity, and Redistribution: Experimental Evidence on Affirmative Action’ on 18 February

Add to Calendar 2026-02-18 05:30:00 2026-02-10 12:22:29 Research & Publications Office to host seminar on ‘Merit, Identity, and Redistribution: Experimental Evidence on Affirmative Action’ on 18 February The talk will be delivered by Dr. Véronique Gille, University of Paris-Dauphine 9 February, 2026, Bengaluru: The Office of Research and Publications (R&P) will host a seminar on, ‘Merit, Identity, and Redistribution: Experimental Evidence on Affirmative Action’, to be led by Dr. Véronique Gille, University of Paris-Dauphine (Public Policy area), at 2.30 pm on 18th February 2026, in Classroom P-22. Abstract: The researchers study whether opposition to affirmative action reflects general aversion to preferential treatment or bias against the social identity of beneficiaries. Using an incentivized online experiment with university students in India, they compare perceptions and behavior toward candidates admitted through caste-based versus income-based affirmative action. Evaluators assessed test-takers’ competence and allocated monetary rewards under different selection rules. The researchers find that caste-based beneficiaries from India’s historically stigmatized and marginalized groups (Scheduled Castes and Tribes, or SC-ST), particularly from high-income households, are perceived as less competent, while income-based beneficiaries from non-marginalized groups are viewed more favorably. Yet, these negative perceptions do not translate into penalties: caste-based beneficiaries – especially those from low-income households – receive allocations beyond what their grades predict, whereas income-based beneficiaries are rewarded in line with perceived competence. Results highlight a duality: affirmative action elicits both identity-driven stigma and redistributive generosity. These findings show that shifting from caste to income criteria does not eliminate bias, underscoring the persistent salience of social identity in redistributive policies. Speaker Profile: Véronique Gille is a researcher at Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) and LEDa (Université Paris-Dauphine/PSL) in Paris, where she works on development economics, political economics, and applied microeconomics with a focus on issues such as education, inequality, and social policy. Webpage Link: https://sites.google.com/site/veroniquegille/home IIM Bangalore IIM Bangalore communications@iimb.ac.in Asia/Kolkata public

The talk will be delivered by Dr. Véronique Gille, University of Paris-Dauphine

9 February, 2026, Bengaluru: The Office of Research and Publications (R&P) will host a seminar on, ‘Merit, Identity, and Redistribution: Experimental Evidence on Affirmative Action’, to be led by Dr. Véronique Gille, University of Paris-Dauphine (Public Policy area), at 2.30 pm on 18th February 2026, in Classroom P-22.

Abstract: The researchers study whether opposition to affirmative action reflects general aversion to preferential treatment or bias against the social identity of beneficiaries. Using an incentivized online experiment with university students in India, they compare perceptions and behavior toward candidates admitted through caste-based versus income-based affirmative action. Evaluators assessed test-takers’ competence and allocated monetary rewards under different selection rules. The researchers find that caste-based beneficiaries from India’s historically stigmatized and marginalized groups (Scheduled Castes and Tribes, or SC-ST), particularly from high-income households, are perceived as less competent, while income-based beneficiaries from non-marginalized groups are viewed more favorably. Yet, these negative perceptions do not translate into penalties: caste-based beneficiaries – especially those from low-income households – receive allocations beyond what their grades predict, whereas income-based beneficiaries are rewarded in line with perceived competence. Results highlight a duality: affirmative action elicits both identity-driven stigma and redistributive generosity. These findings show that shifting from caste to income criteria does not eliminate bias, underscoring the persistent salience of social identity in redistributive policies.

Speaker Profile: Véronique Gille is a researcher at Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) and LEDa (Université Paris-Dauphine/PSL) in Paris, where she works on development economics, political economics, and applied microeconomics with a focus on issues such as education, inequality, and social policy.

Webpage Link: https://sites.google.com/site/veroniquegille/home