Beauty vs. brains: Early labor market outcomes of high school graduates

被引：74
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作者：
Fletcher, Jason M. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Yale Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Div Hlth Policy & Adm, New Haven, CT 06511 USA
来源：
ECONOMICS LETTERS | 2009年 / 105卷 / 03期
关键词：
Beauty; Wages; PRODUCTIVITY; WAGES;
D O I：
10.1016/j.econlet.2009.09.006
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
This paper examines the wage returns to attractiveness for young high school graduates. Findings show that wage returns to attractiveness are large relative to ability and beauty and ability are complements at high attractiveness ratings but substitutes at low ratings. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码：321 / 325
页数：5
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