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Physical Attractiveness, Employment, and Earnings

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  • Pfeifer, Christian

    (Leuphana University Lüneburg)

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Survey data is used to estimate the impact of physical attractiveness rated by the interviewer as well as by the respondent on employment probability and labor income of men and women. In addition to mean linear and non-linear effects on earnings, simultaneous quantile regressions are applied to analyze heterogeneity across the wage distribution.

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  • Pfeifer, Christian, 2011. "Physical Attractiveness, Employment, and Earnings," IZA Discussion Papers 5664, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    • Handle: RePEc:iza:izadps:dp5664
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    1. Cabane Charlotte & Lechner Michael, 2015. "Physical Activity of Adults: A Survey of Correlates, Determinants, and Effects," Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), De Gruyter, vol. 235(4-5), pages 376-402, August.
    2. Konrad Lewszyk & Piotr Wójcik, 2023. "Modelling Subjective Attractiveness," Working Papers 2023-06, Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw.
    3. Yufei Mao & Wenxin Hu & Cheng Xu & Yanqi Sun, 2024. "Beauty and Flexible Employment in the Digital Age: The Mediating Role of Social Capital," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 15(4), pages 19439-19459, December.
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    5. Kseniya Bortnikova, 2020. "Beauty and Productivity: A Meta-Analysis," Working Papers IES 2020/18, Charles University Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Economic Studies, revised Jun 2020.
    6. Maurer-Fazio, Margaret & Lei, Lei, 2014. ""As Rare as a Panda": How Facial Attractiveness, Gender, and Occupation Affect Interview Callbacks at Chinese Firms," IZA Discussion Papers 8605, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    7. S. Baert & L. Decuypere, 2014. "Better sexy than flexy? A lab experiment assessing the impact of perceived attractiveness and personality traits on hiring decisions," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(9), pages 597-601, June.
    8. Henk Erik Meier & Michael Mutz, 2020. "Does Attractiveness Lead to or Follow From Occupational Success? Findings From German Associational Football," SAGE Open, , vol. 10(1), pages 21582440209, January.
    9. Balcar, Jiří, 2021. "Non-cognitive skills matter, beauty not that much: Evidence from hiring technicians," Journal of East European Management Studies, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 26(1), pages 44-72.

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    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing
    • J10 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - General

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