This paper investigates the role of physical attractiveness in retail managers' decisions about hiring salespeople. Using data on attractiveness and the potential employment qualifications of 30 candidates, we found that retail managers prefer to hire candidates who are more physically...

We investigate labor-market discrimination in CPA firms based on physical appearance, and we find that accountants in managerial positions prefer to hire attractive candidates. This beauty premium is larger in the four big CPA firms ("Big 4") and can be explained by the perception that...