Evaluating the Effect of Beauty on Labor Market Outcomes: A Review of the Literature.

Liu, Xing; Sierminska, Eva

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“…This approach, however relies on the (rather strong) assumption that the error term is uncorrelated with the past values of the endogenous variable. It is perhaps due to the absence of persuasive instruments that attractiveness is treated as exogenously determined in most previous studies in this literature (see the review by Liu and Sierminska, 2014). Identification in these studies largely relies on controlling for potentially confounding influences.…”

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Do employers reward physical attractiveness in transition countries?

Mavisakalyan

2018

Economics & Human Biology

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This paper studies the labour market returns to physical attractiveness using data from three transition countries of the Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. I estimate a large positive effect of attractive looks on males' probability of employment. Results from the most comprehensive model suggest a marginal effect of 11.1 percentage points. Using a partial identification approach, I show that this relationship is likely to be causal. After accounting for covariates, particularly measures of human capital, there is no evidence for a statistically significant link between females' attractiveness and employment.

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Do employers reward physical attractiveness in transition countries?

Mavisakalyan

2018

Economics & Human Biology

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“…In other words, the overall beauty premium for good-looking women is 12 per cent, whereas for men it is 17 per cent (Hamermesh, 2011: 45-46). See also Liu and Sierminska (2014). 13.…”

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What’s wrong with everyday lookism?

Mason

2021

Politics, Philosophy & Economics

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Everyday lookism, by which I mean the widespread practice of commenting upon and judging the appearance of others, is often regarded as morally troubling. But when, and why, is it morally problematic? I argue that in many cases everyday lookism is wrongful because it involves morally objectionable appearance discrimination. I consider various respects in which everyday lookism can be morally objectionable in virtue of the acts of wrongful discrimination it involves. I argue that these acts are wrongful when they are demeaning, or when they have unjust consequences whether singly or cumulatively. There are a number of ways in which they may have unjust consequences. First, the appearance norms in which these acts are rooted may be biased in such a way that the acts contribute to creating an unjust distribution of benefits and burdens. Second, these acts may combine to make everyday lookism oppressive in virtue of impairing the personal autonomy of its victims or contributing to doing so. Third, these acts may be unjustly harmful in terms of their effects.

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“…Possible explanations for the mechanism through which attractiveness can affect earnings mentioned in literature include particularly discrimination, occupational self-selection and individual differences (Hamermesh, 2011; Kanazawa and Still, 2017; Liu and Sierminska, 2014). The first of these explanations is that physically less attractive workers are discriminated against (and paid less accordingly).…”

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“…Physical traits clearly play an important role in workplace interactions and labour market outcomes (e.g. DeGroot and Motowidlo, 1999; Hamermesh and Biddle, 1994; Liu and Sierminska, 2014). Attractiveness, weight and body image have palpable importance for social interaction and social mobility (Hakim, 2010) and they are important determinants of popularity and influence over other people (Webster and Driskell, 1983).…”

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“…In addition, other authors argue that the social, psychological and even labour market effects associated with physical appearance are likely to be culturally specific (e.g. Adams, 1980; Liu and Sierminska, 2014). Except for one German study (Doorley and Sierminska, 2012), we have no knowledge about the role of attractiveness in the labour market from a Central European country.…”

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Beauty still matters: The role of attractiveness in labour market outcomes

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Matějů

2018

International Sociology

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The main objective of the study is threefold: first, to examine the role of attractiveness in the Czech labour market; second, to assess gender differences in returns of attractiveness; and third, to show that the positive association between attractiveness and earnings does not disappear even when cognitive skills, social background, occupational status and individual characteristics are controlled for. The study uses data from the first large-scale sociological survey focusing on attractiveness carried out in the Czech Republic. The results provide strong evidence for the hypothesis that, in general, more attractive people have a better chance of higher socioeconomic occupational status as well as higher incomes than less attractive individuals even when controlling for cognitive skills, social background, occupational status and personality. However, the analysis also shows that the relationships are different for men and women. The study finds that the income premium for attractiveness is markedly higher among prime-aged women than men. The authors conclude that there have been profound changes in the last 30–40 years in the Western world and that the importance of physical attractiveness and erotic capital has been increasing, especially for women.

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Evaluating the Effect of Beauty on Labor Market Outcomes: A Review of the Literature.

Cited by 18 publications

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Do employers reward physical attractiveness in transition countries?

Do employers reward physical attractiveness in transition countries?

What’s wrong with everyday lookism?

Beauty still matters: The role of attractiveness in labour market outcomes

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