Physical attractiveness, employment, and earnings

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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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Pfeifer, Christian
Publisher:	Bonn : Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Subject:	Menschen \| Arbeitsnachfrage \| Lohndifferenzierung \| Deutschland \| attractiveness \| beauty \| employment \| wages

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Series:	IZA Discussion Papers ; 5664
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	666550131 [GVK] hdl:10419/51972 [Handle]
Classification:	J31 - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials by Skill, Training, Occupation, etc ; J71 - Discrimination ; J10 - Demographic Economics. General
Source:	EconStor

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