BEAUTY AND THE LABOR-MARKET

被引：48

作者：

HAMERMESH, DS

BIDDLE, JE

机构：

[1] NATL BUR ECON RES,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02138

[2] MICHIGAN STATE UNIV,DEPT ECON,E LANSING,MI 48824

来源：

AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW | 1994年 / 84卷 / 05期

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中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

We examine the impact of looks on earnings using interviewers' ratings of respondents' physical appearance. Plain people earn less than average-looking people, who earn less than the good-looking. The plainness penalty is 5-10 percent, slightly larger than the beauty premium. Effects for men are at least as great as for women. Unattractive women have lower labor-force participation rates and marry men with less human capital. Better-looking people sort into occupations where beauty may be more productive; but the impact of individuals' looks is mostly independent of occupation, suggesting the existence of pure employer discrimination.

引用

页码：1174 / 1194

页数：21

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