Identity is an important determinant of economic behavior. While the existing literature focuses on one identity dimension at a time, we show that the multiplicity of identity dimensions matters for economic behavior and that neglecting it may lead policymakers to overlook important, unexpected effects of economic policies. We exploit the randomized nature of political reservations for women in India to show that a policy designed along one identity dimension (gender) alters the distribution of the benefits of this policy along another one (caste). We propose differences in gender norms across caste groups as a mechanism.

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身份和公共政策：政治保留对印度妇女的意外影响

身份是经济行为的重要决定因素。尽管现有文献一次只关注一个身份维度，但我们表明身份维度的多样性对经济行为至关重要，而忽视身份维度可能会使决策者忽略经济政策的重要，意想不到的影响。我们利用对印度妇女的政治保留的随机性质来表明，一项沿着一个身份维度（性别）设计的政策会改变这一政策沿着另一身份（种姓）的利益分配。我们提出了不同种姓群体在性别规范上的差异作为一种机制。