Productivity or Discrimination? Beauty and the Exams

Do good looks make people more productive? An impact of looks on earnings has been found in the empirical literature: plain people earn less than average-looking people who earn less than the good-looking. However, an important question remains unanswered: is the impact of beauty due to pure discrimination or productivity? We provide evidence against the hypothesis of Becker-type discrimination stemming from tastes and in favor of productivity-related discrimination.

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Year of publication:	2005-05
Authors:	Cipriani, Giam Pietro ; Zago, Angelo
Institutions:	Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Facoltà di Economia
Subject:	Physical appearance \| discrimination \| productivity

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 18/2005 2 pages long
Classification:	J71 - Discrimination ; I20 - Education. General
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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